"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." ...

From selecting your team members to tracking their work, this blog post offers useful advice for keeping an independently developed game project up and running. ...

"I think the two most critical were probably the uniqueness of our game (or perception of it) and the fact that we didn't have a large enough and engaged fan base from the start." ...

How times are changing for PC distribution: "'We'll release on Steam and be okay' is just as bad an idea as the marketing strategy of 'Apple will feature us.'" ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging intersections of Shakespeare and gameplay to the pop musicality of Bayonetta 2. ...

This GDC 2014 talk offers us a first-hand look into how Capy Games' Super Time Force uses concepts from quantum mechanics to tackle the video game time paradox problem. ...

"It took me 5 months to go from ZERO to ONE! 5 Months ago I decided to dive deep into game development. Something deep down was telling me I needed to understand all facets of game development." ...

Swedish industry vets have teamed up to launch Stugan, a non-profit accelerator program that aims to host 20 developers in a cabin in the Swedish hinterlands for two months to make their games. ...

Goat Simulator company Coffee Stain Studios put much of the game industry to shame today, showing just how easy it is to turn your serious action game into a fully-fledged MMO. ...