Risk of Rain 2 developer Hopoo Games opens up about the process of taking its acclaimed 2D roguelike into 3D, and what it takes to build a great roguelike with a small team. ...

Red Lens is looking for a solid, experienced programmer to become a key member of an existing high profile team as a vendor providing top level software engineering expertise. ...

Destiny 2 game director Luke Smith shares a candid discussion of balance changes, encounter design, and the game's relationship with microtransactions. ...

In this 2019 GDC talk, Owlchemy Labs' Devin Reimer and Andrew Eiche share lessons learned and stories of success and failure from the development of Vacation Simulator. ...

In this 2015 feature, designer Mike Stout takes a look at examples of in-game training that skip the boring tutorials and teach players the rules of the game by letting them play the game. ...

Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty won't rule out multi-platform first-party launches, but says the decision needs to make sense for that specific franchise. ...

This article discusses when and how game design has become a profession. Oh, and it also suggests seven books that every game designer needs to read. ...

Nate Mitchell, one of the original co-founders of the now Facebook-owned VR company, has left Oculus altogether. ...

Come to XRDC in October and learn firsthand what it takes to build and operate (and design games for) one of the largest free-roam location-based VR venues in Europe! ...

IGF organizers seek new game developers, journalists and academics to be a part of the judging body for this competition, so if you think you'd be a good fit, apply before September 3rd! ...