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The Doom Slayer bashes a shield into a demon's head as other demons charge him.

Doom: The Dark Ages' development details shine light on the state of modern triple-A production Doom: The Dark Ages' development details shine light on the state of modern triple-A production

Fine-tuned difficulty controls, slowed-down gameplay, and a jettisoned multiplayer mode tell us something about modern triple-A game design.

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Jan 22, 2025

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A robotic middle finger emerges from a laptop screen.

Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI

byBryant Francis

Jan 22, 2025

1 Min Read

Three screenshots from Astro Bot placed side-by-side

Astro Bot wins big at the 2025 New York Game Awards Astro Bot wins big at the 2025 New York Game Awards

Jan 22, 2025

1 Min Read

Nintendo finally unveils the Switch 2, its successor to the Nintendo Switch Nintendo finally unveils the Switch 2, its successor to the Nintendo Switch

byBryant Francis, Chris Kerr

Jan 16, 2025

1 Min Read

Screenshot from 2024's Consume Me.

Jenny Jiao Hsia's Consume Me leads the list of 2025 IGF Awards finalists Jenny Jiao Hsia's Consume Me leads the list of 2025 IGF Awards finalists

byJustin Carter

Jan 15, 2025

1 Min Read

6 elements of visual guidance 6 elements of visual guidance

Jan 13, 2025

1 Min Read

Photograph of the late game designer, Alan Emrich.

Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Book Excerpt: World Design for 2D Action-Adventures

Book Excerpt: World Design for 2D Action-Adventures

byChristopher Totten, Adrian Sandoval

Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some

Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

How balance can affect difficulty

How balance can affect difficulty

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top 10 games of the year

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top 10 games of the year

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

A promo image for Bryant's top 10 game of the year list featuring four games.

Game Developer 2024 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year

Game Developer 2024 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004)

Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004)

byKeita Takahashi

Four images from the best games of 2024.

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

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byChris Kerr, Bryant Francisand 3 more

Two thieves brawl against each other and a guard in a library in Thick as Thieves.

How Thick as Thieves adapts immersive sim tricks for multiplayer shenanigans

How Thick as Thieves adapts immersive sim tricks for multiplayer shenanigans

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Featured Blogs

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Featured Blogs

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

friendly faces from Puzzmo

How newspaper games like Wordle became behemoths

How newspaper games like Wordle became behemoths

byCarli Velocci, Contributor

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Deep Dives

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Deep Dives

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

How to create a 'fair' auto-aiming system in a robot shooter

How to create a 'fair' auto-aiming system in a robot shooter

byKirill Sharikov

Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

byAnton Volnykh

How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

byIshan Manjrekar

Colorful cards from Marvel Snap featuring character art

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

game icons on a factory belt

Why you can't objectively build great games

Why you can't objectively build great games

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

Characters from the Warcraft franchise strike a pose.

What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old

What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

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byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more

Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences

Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences

byAugustas Vachauzas

The art of game balance: evolution

The art of game balance: evolution

byBreno Azevedo

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

byMichael Yichao

Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?

Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access

Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access

Key art for Animal Well, featuring a mysterious purple Kangaroo.

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

bySam Machkovech, Contributor

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