The New York City festival dedicated to celebrating games' positive social impact has announced its list of 2015 award nominees and its "Game Changer" award winner, Tracy Fullerton. ...

"Perform your own game analysis. Analyze your own game against similar games today and yesteryear. How do they measure up? Define your own key metrics and the criteria you deem necessary for a successful game." ...

If you're interested in attending GDC 2015 and missed your chance to register online, don't worry! You can still register onsite next week. ...

An in-depth analysis of an experiment in using different types of animated -- that is, moving -- cover in shooters. "Can we make the most efficient gameplay also the most engaging gameplay?" ...

A guide to getting in with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo from a small indie studio that's been through the process -- "It's way easier to get on the respective platforms then it was some years ago." ...

"Contract( ) generates free, plain-English agreements for and between game developers. It's based on the idea that developers do not need legalese to come to an agreement or to resolve a disagreement." ...

In this classic feature, design consultant Alexandre Mandryka examines what happens when game designers have no clear career path, and there's no culture in the studio that helps nurture them. ...

The founding team includes notable Halfbrick talent, including Phil Larsen, Hugh Walters and Luke Muscat -- creator of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. ...

"I wanted enemies to circle the players, and not just in a predictable flat y=? plane. No, instead they should fly all sorts of curved paths above and below their targets." Here's how! ...

Organizers of GDC and the Game Narrative Summit are happy to announce the 2015 Student Narrative Analysis Competition winners, who all receive passes to this year's March conference. ...