2014 was...something. But it was more than just groups of people at each others' throats over their opinions on video games. ...

"Being cognizant of your game's goals and understanding your game's audience and their goals, providing different types of leaderboards can create incredibly strong impulses to play." ...

"On the surface of it, fear (as a narrative device) is a pretty simple concept, and one that fits really well with video games... but there are a number of difficulties." ...

"Papers, Please gets players engaged in the idea of document checking by designing more than just a reward structure, but layering rewards to weave a complex and difficult context around making a very simple decision." ...

GDC 2015 organizers reaffirm their partnership with the Indie Giving charity effort by donating 30 GDC 2015 Indie Games Summit tickets - contribute to get your pass now! ...

"I attempt to demystify the science and psychology of selling (pitching). I'm writing primarily for small indie game developers who will often need to pitch themselves." ...

Author, teacher and noted game designer/researcher/critic Gonzalo Frasca will be delivering a keynote address at the third annual IndieCade East conference in February. ...

"Why does this work? Solid teams who embrace this pattern know that every three weekends they can potentially go home early, and not have to worry about anything breaking." ...

The developer behind the upcoming iOS version of Papers Please was forced to revise his game after Apple deemed certain parts of it to be "pornographic" in nature. ...

Lucky Frame, creators of the recent Nightmare Cooperative and the IGF nominated Bad Hotel and Pugs Luv Beats, have decided they can no longer make games. ...