At GDC 2017, game designer Lisa Brown explains how she applied 3D level design skills she'd honed at Insomniac Games to her work as a level designer on Heart Machine's 2D game Hyper Light Drifter.  ...

At GDC 2017, StudioMDHR's Jake Clark (an animator and designer on the game) took the stage to break down how Cuphead's vibrant visuals are created, as well as the studio's philosophy of design. ...

The folks at the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation have helped put together the Twine Cookbook, an open-source repository of "recipes" devs can use to do advanced tricks with Twine. ...

Six years ago, Edmund McMillen's Zelda-inspired religious roguelike broke the mold and became a surprise hit. Take a look back at this classic postmortem on how those stars came to align. ...

"Many old games were frustrating because of design mistakes, not the actual core gameplay mechanics. We can make a new adventure game using the old mechanics in a way that doesn't feel frustrating." ...

"Many old games were frustrating because of design mistakes, not the actual core gameplay mechanics. We can make a new adventure game using the old mechanics in a way that doesn't feel frustrating." ...

At GDC 2017, game industry vet Don Daglow addressed some of the most critical issues that face newly-minted indie leaders: managing money, key people issues, and keys to finishing what you start.  ...

Take a look back at this GDC talk from two The Flame and the Flood and Fortnite devs about how they've made AI that can adapt and thrive in both procedurally-generated and user-generated spaces. ...

Any devs still hoping for an invite to Steam Dev Days this year should probably pack it in, as Valve's Tom Giardino noted on Twitter that there won't be one -- and 2018 isn't looking good, either. ...

At GDC 2017, game designer and cultural researcher Sabine Harrer takes the stage to discuss grief as context for game design, confronting 3 major challenges you'll face if you make a game about grief. ...