At GDC 2014 Ubisoft's Patrick Redding argues that for a game to be meaningful, players should suffer occasional setbacks that they can recover from -- and offers advice on setting up good setbacks. ...

GDC 2018 organizers are reminding you to make time to check out all the cutting-edge talks taking place during the day-long VFX Bootcamp that helps kick off the conference next year in San Francisco. ...

Josh Ge's released his tactical scifi roguelike Congmind through Steam Early access a month ago. He digs deep into the sales figures and stats, and shares what he's learned since launch. ...

We've gathered unusual solutions to unusual problems from resourceful coders across the industry. Delight at their ingenuity, marvel at their audaciousness, and learn from their mistakes. ...

At GDC 2017 a remarkable array of game makers gathers to showcase their innovative, offbeat, or just plain weird and wondrous game prototypes at the Experimental Gameplay Workshop. ...

PlayEveryWare director Thomas O'Connor knows a lot about porting games, and at GDC 2018 he'll share what he's learned so other devs can make better decisions about shipping games on consoles. ...

"The intention was to keep the focus on the decisions made by the player both before and during the missions, rather than simply relying on the player's skill in a particular mechanic." ...

At GDC 2016, Oculus' Ruth Tomandl reminds fellow devs that, as John Carmack says, focus is a matter of deciding what you're not going to do -- and gives a great talk about how and when to say no. ...

The latest Video Game Deep Cuts includes a look at HAL Laboratory's last self-published title, a poke at a famous game artwork's use of Mario's clouds, and how SOMA's patch allows you to play sans monsters.  ...

"The vast majority of migrants have smartphones. We felt the best way to tell the story we wanted to tell efficiently was to mimic the device they use and the way they use it." ...