"I wanted to do something that mattered -- not something just to make money. It forced the question: what would I do if I was gong to be dead in a year," shared Crashlands dev Samuel Coster. ...
"The first thing you need to do is end 'white cis-gender able-bodied men' as the default," said dev Shawn Alexander Allen today in his GDC talk on breaking stereotypes to write better game characters. ...
Nintendo has released a video detailing many of the indie games coming to the Switch while also showing some of the console's quirks in action. ...
Every year, a group of GDC attendees travel to the show via train, and hold a 60-hour game jam while they ride the rails. A reporter who was on the Amtrak California Zephyr describes what went down. ...
Every year, a group of GDC attendees travel to the show via train, and hold a 60-hour game jam while they ride the rails. A reporter who was on the Amtrak California Zephyr describes what went down. ...
At GDC today, Finji CEO and cofounder Rebekah Saltsman shared some advice on cultivating "good" conflict during game dev and avoiding toxic conflict, based on years of experience running Finji. ...
"Emergent storytelling is one of the few ways in which video games can still truly surprise us," said Monomi Park co-founder Nick Popovich during a talk at the 2017 Game Developer's Conference. ...
"Emergent storytelling is one of the few ways in which video games can still truly surprise us," said Monomi Park co-founder Nick Popovich during a talk at the 2017 Game Developer's Conference. ...
As much as a talent for storytelling, any successful game writer must have a raft of supplementary skills, a panel of experienced writers said at GDC 2017 today. ...
This week's Video Game Deep Cuts longform article/video highlights include the magic of The Void, John Romero on the TEd tool, Hyper Light Drifter's charm, & much more. ...