GDC Europe 2014 saw the triumphant European debut of one of the most popular GDC sessions: the #1ReasonToBe panel, a raucous celebration and exploration of gender and alternative voices in games. ...
"How to stay independent despite being part of the commercial landscape is the big challenge. It's a technical, social, legal as well as intellectual challenge." ...
"I have always defended 'laser-focused' game design that keeps only what is absolutely needed and cuts off any 'unnecessary' parts... but I've been exploring a more balanced approach." ...
NYU's Eric Zimmerman: A rules-centric approach is a very dry and restrictive way of looking at game design. It's a formal approach to game design (more on that below). But it's often incredibly useful." ...
"I already knew I was going to do an JRPG going in, because this is the seventh Rude Bear, and there was no way RBVII wasn't going to be a Final Fantasy parody." ...
"A couple of mediocre YouTube videos got me a job in the middleware industry. I'm not making games, but I'm helping others make games and making tons of contacts in the industry in the process." ...
Double Fine programmer Oliver Franzke writes about the technique used in Broken Age to "integrate Shay into (the beautiful) world" with character lighting. ...
According to new stats released by the company at Unity's Unite event in Seattle, Nintendo's audience for download games isn't as young as you might expect. ...
The International Game Developers Association responds to events where developers and other industry members have been "the subject of harassment and 'doxxing' attacks." ...
A new promotional video for Marc Ten Bosch's 4D puzzler Miegakure seeks to explain how the game implements four-dimensional movement as a puzzle-solving mechanic. ...