Last month Valve made one of the biggest changes to its Steam platform ever, adding game recommendations based on a variety of factors, including "Steam Curators." ...

Uken Games' Owen Lawson and Hexany Audio creative director Richard Ludlow are coming to GDC Next this year to share tips on designing social gameplay and crafting great audio on an indie budget. ...

How game design works on the human brain, as illustrated by a board game classic: "Ticket to Ride is great at creating tension. You see what you want but you're blocked from doing it." ...

Scammers are out there, looking for download codes, but "the good news for developers is that protecting yourself is actually quite easy, so long as you're willing to put in the work," writes Brian Rowe. ...

"Is Kickstarter funding getting slashed in half? Hang on. When we look at projects earning less than $500,000, the numbers are thankfully more steady." ...

As Twine's version 2.0 enters beta, creator Chris Klimas reflects on the game creation tool whose role and impact he could never have anticipated -- and how many more potential creators remain to be reached. ...

"Even the tiniest game design idea can go through a long process... Starting small and evaluating the troubles of an existing design can guide any game developer to creative, interesting results." ...

Game jam enthusiast Orihaus has been lauded for his visual style in the past. With this is mind, it's not surprising that he's decided to put visuals first with his latest project, For Each Our Roads of Winter. ...

Gamasutra's own Mike Rose shares what he's learned about the YouTuber business -- and how devs can take advantage of it -- during his GDC Europe 2014 Independent Games Summit talk. ...

Sessions on Bioshock Infinite, Steam porting and the state of the industry strike a balance between exploring the art and business of making video games at GDC 2015. ...