"PAX is one of the best opportunities we have each year to observe lots of 'real gamers' of all ages, sexes, etc, playing our games," says Spry Fox's David Edery. ...

"There is no recipe for guaranteed success in games and anyone claiming the contrary is either out of touch with reality or dishonest," writes Guillaume Boucher-Vidal, founder of independent studio Nine Dots. ...

"I find many implementations pretty tedious (buying/using MP restorative items constantly, or saving all magic for the boss), but preferences aside, it's just plain boring when so many games do the same thing." ...

The SETI Institute, a not-for-profit organization that searches for extraterrestrial intelligence, has today announced that it is looking to get game developers involved via a game jam. ...

How to avoid making "traps" -- defined as "a mechanic purposefully or accidentally designed to look beneficial to the player but doesn't provide appropriate benefit." ...

"Compensation had two definite peaks, one at around $55,000 and one around $110,000. We believe this reflects the premium that top composers and sound designers with the right skills and knowledge can demand." ...

"I believe we need more games that are environmental/world and plot driven -- games where the player character isn't the hero, nor does the story or world bend for them or wait for them." ...

"Working alone is a sure way to lose perspective on your work, and I've been cloistered on Darknet for months. Over the past week, I was suddenly hit with an avalanche of external feedback." ...

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, the stealth action game from Pocketwatch games that launched last year, has sold over 1 million copies. ...

Image & Form released SteamWorld Dig in August 2013. Here, the team describes the process it went through in designing the main mechanic of the game, which (as you may have guessed) is the digging. ...