Ben Esposito spent six years of his life making a wonderful game about a hole that eats up a California county -- and he learned a lot along the way. ...

At GDC 2019 expert speakers get 20 slides apiece (each of which is displayed for 16 seconds before auto-advancing) to help them share a piece of game design wisdom -- in 5 minutes 20 seconds or less! ...

Want to attend GDC 2020? Check out the GDC scholarship partners list, where you'll find links to each program as they're announced as well as further details on other low-cost ways of attending GDC. ...

Chargebacks and refunds are overlooked costs of video game business that occur after you†™ve made a sale. Learn how to effectively manage these costs and lower operational expenses with this free e-book. ...

This week's highlights include a couple of pieces on the hotly awaited The Outer Worlds, and a gratifyingly complex New York Times magazine piece on the nature of game addiction - or indeed, any addiction. ...

Consider applying now to be a volunteer Conference Associate (CA), because you can earn the equivalent of an All-Access Pass by putting in roughly 25 hours of (paid) on-site work! ...

Mechanical and strict, or random and fuzzy? Frictional Games creative director Thomas Grip shares his approach to creating the unique monsters of existential nightmare, Soma. ...

Conversations should be dramatic, but maybe the player wants to just get some answers. How do you design a scene to balance both character and gameplay? ...

In this 2019 GDC talk Marie Foulston discusses the conception and execution of a novel museum exhibition aimed at defining a new curatorial language for the video game medium. ...

In this 2019 GDC session, CheckPoint's Jennifer Hazel discusses different models of workplace psychology and how understanding them can help game devs build healthier, more effective working habits. ...