How did a game destined for failure become a cult smash? In this classic feature, Edmund McMillen discusses how he added religion to Zelda, mixed it with a roguelike, and came out with a surprise hit. ...

A quick guide on avoiding an annoying mistake: "This misery only happened to me because I was dumb. But it would have helped if Unity had thrown a warning." ...

Lars Doucet writes: "It's encouraging that even after nearly two months, the standard 'Vanilla' traffic doesn't seem to be decreasing, not even noticeably dipping below the baseline after a big sale." ...

"If you don't know what retargeting is, it's sending ads to people who've already visited your website.The benefit of retargeting, is that you're targeting someone who's already familiar with you." ...

Why "words fall inherently short" -- "If you are a game designer, but unable to code, know this: the best way to validate and communicate your own ideas to others is to make your own prototypes." ...

Speaking at GDC 2014, Tomorrow Corporation cofounder Kyle Gray expounded on lessons learned in the making Little Inferno, ' a satirical fireplace simulator with a deep, dark secret.' ...

"Which kind of platform is VR? Is it 'the same thing but better,' or something qualitatively different than traditional video games?" ...

"Monument Valley is currently being discussed as a cautionary example of the dangers of charging for paid content updates on mobile. Bad reviews are bad... right?" ...

"We are trying to make the code completely modular, so all the systems exist with as few dependencies as possible. They fetch all their information from the world, process it, and then put the information back." ...

"It'd be interesting to see games with 'stupid choices' where outcomes are not clear at all. I see no reason why we need to lay out everything in front of players." ...