World of Goo's Ron Carmel: "An invitation from a friend to come play a game with them for a week, even if it costs $10, is an excellent value proposition for anyone who can afford to pay for a game." ...

World of Goo's Ron Carmel: "An invitation from a friend to come play a game with them for a week, even if it costs $10, is an excellent value proposition for anyone who can afford to pay for a game." ...

Don't miss QWOP creator Bennett Foddy's talk on bending physics engines to your will; it's just one of many insightful talks from experts in the GDC 2015 Independent Games Summit. ...

Soon, Gamasutra's editorial staff will begin to publish our picks for the best and most significant games -- but that's only half of the picture. Once again, we're asking you to join in. ...

Maya, 3ds Max, and many other game dev tools are now free to students and teachers at secondary and university levels. ...

"Independent game developers should probably think about these points when displaying info about their product. [They're] all inter-related, and you need to have a strategy for updating all of them!" ...

There's another Train Jam happening on the way to GDC next year, and GDC 2015 officials are providing a dedicated space where devs can display the games they've made during the jam. ...

"We always see mazes displayed as black and white, surely because it's easier to read and play, but adding colors can change everything. From a simple game to art." ...

"There are so many ways to create interesting worlds, it's a shame that we stick to the same presets again and again. Besides, aren't we all getting tired of playing the same Tolkien fan fiction game over and over?" ...

With traditional and particularly exciting adventure Thimbleweed Park doing impressively well on Kickstarter, we thought we'd ask creators (and legendary Maniac Mansion duo) Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick a few things. ...