Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone, Volume) shares his thoughts on Steam's new discoverability and curation systems: "Make no mistake. This new system is not a meritocracy." ...

"Frankly, I'm worried that VR is turning into a 'guy space,' where women are made to feel less welcome. That's not okay! I want to share the joys of VR with everyone, and so I don't want anyone to feel excluded." ...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch developers Phil Tibitoski and John Murphy join the speaker lineup at GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC this November alongside game industry veteran Raph Koster. ...

Everyone has an opinion on how to "fix" Steam. This week, Valve launched Steam Discovery, whereby you now you put your wallet into the hands of "The Curators." ...

"For years, I've told friends and colleagues that game stories suck. People nod their heads, then happily play and continue making story-driven games anyway." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Lindsey Joyce on topics ranging from our overzealous use of the term 'interactivity' to whether games can exist sans politics. ...

Cliff Bleszinski is on board, and so are many other Western developers. Now, the company formally announces its new publishing division: Nexon XP. ...

"One of the tasks we find ourselves doing quite frequently is controlling the timing of things (loop an animation for x seconds, randomize AI behavior every y seconds, etc.)." ...

"While you'll always face compromises, there is nothing stopping anyone from creating a vast, engaging, and epic-scale game on an indie budget." ...

Gamasutra was in Hollywood over the weekend for Oculus Connect 2014, where visionaries including Palmer Luckey, John Carmack, and Jesse Schell shared their vision for the future of virtual reality. ...