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A teenage girl runs across a stone bridge in the Scottish Highlands

A Highland Song crafts its story to make each adventure your own A Highland Song Crafts its Story to Make Each Adventure Your Own

Joseph Humfrey talks about how A Highland Song carefully crafts its story elements in order to make each playthrough feel unique to you.

Feb 27, 2024

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Baldur's Gate 3 character Lae'zel stands on a rooftop.

Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'

byBryant Francis

Feb 26, 2024

1 Min Read

A colorful wasp flees from the jaws of a vibrant antlion

How NIDUS uses vibrant visuals and symbiotic characters to push players to their limits How NIDUS uses vibrant visuals and two symbiotic characters to push players to their limits

Feb 26, 2024

1 Min Read

Promotional art showing a Black baseball players for MLB The Show 23.

MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion 'needed to tell a story'MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion "needed to tell a story"

byBryant Francis

Feb 26, 2024

1 Min Read

A cat-person from Asgard's Wrath 2.

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Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2 Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2

byBryant Francis

Feb 23, 2024

1 Min Read

Koji Kondo and his translator stand onstage at the 2024 DICE Awards.

Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game

byBryant Francis

Feb 23, 2024

1 Min Read

a mech looking at a gravestone

The graveyard of features in games: when stuff that seemed promising just doesn't work

Featured Blog | The graveyard of features in games: when stuff that seemed promising just doesn't work

byBoris Burangulov

Designing maps that complement game mechanics

Designing maps that complement game mechanics

Thoughts on Minit Fun Racer

Thoughts on Minit Fun Racer

byJan Willem Nijman

A wrecked car in Pacific Drive.

Randomizing terrain with Houdini to shape player goals in Pacific Drive

Randomizing terrain with Houdini to shape player goals in Pacific Drive

byBryant Francis

Shy of 150: A part-time solo dev's first two weeks of collecting Steam wishlists

Shy of 150: A part-time solo dev's first two weeks of collecting Steam wishlists

byRobert Seidel

How HGTV and player feedback refurbished House Flipper 2

How HGTV and player feedback refurbished House Flipper 2

Larian takes to the stage at the DICE Awards in Vegas

Baldur's Gate 3 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 big winners at 27th Annual DICE Awards

Baldur's Gate 3 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 big winners at 27th Annual DICE Awards

The Adventures of Micah: The Origin

The Adventures of Micah: The Origin

How chess inspires winning moves for strategic game design

How chess inspires winning moves for strategic game design

byChristian Lövstedt

Can Ryukishi07’s “Sound Novels” be considered Games?

Can Ryukishi07’s “Sound Novels” be considered Games?

byMichael Betar IV

A photograph of Yoshitaka Murayama

Obituary: Eiyuden Chronicle and Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama has passed away

Obituary: Eiyuden Chronicle and Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama has passed away

Skull shaped cave

Interrogating the public spectacle of pain in BlueSuburbia

Interrogating the public spectacle of pain in BlueSuburbia

Crafting Immersive Audio Experiences for Interactive VR Narratives

Crafting Immersive Audio Experiences for Interactive VR Narratives

byLarry Yu-cheng Chang

Key artwork for Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Nintendo says Super Mario Bros. Wonder soared due to multiplayer magic

Nintendo says Super Mario Bros. Wonder soared due to multiplayer magic

Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar

Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored at GDCA 2024

Composer Yoko Shimomura and game designer Fawzi Mesmar honored at GDCA 2024

byBeth Elderkin

How HAWKED Evolves Extraction Shooters with Treasure Hunts and Puzzles

How HAWKED Evolves Extraction Shooters with Treasure Hunts and Puzzles

byVladimir Semykin

A woman with curly hair sketches while sitting on a curb.

Game developers, don't give up on your bad sketches

Game developers, don't give up on bad sketches

byBryant Francis

Yuffie from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reinvents the original's big open world moment

How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reinvents the original's big open world moment

byAlessandro Fillari

Laralyn McWilliams hosting a talk at GDC 2019.

Obituary: Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

byJustin Carter

Fun, Unrestricted: Embracing Accessibility In Gaming

Fun, Unrestricted: Embracing Accessibility In Gaming

Backrooms, Liminal Spaces, And The Subliminal Menace Of Loneliness in Indie Horror Games

Backrooms, Liminal Spaces, And The Subliminal Menace Of Loneliness in Indie Horror Games

byNathalie Lawhead

Design Analysis: Snatcher's Representation of Detective Gameplay

Design Analysis: Snatcher's Representation of Detective Gameplay

byRobert Howard

Exploring the 2024 State of the Game Industry report - Game Developer Podcast ep. 39

State of the Game Industry 2024: Discussing unionization, layoffs, and monetization

byDanielle Riendeau

A monkey-shaped Pal in Palworld runs with an AK-47 in hand.

What do developers think about the success of Palworld?

What do developers think about the success of Palworld?

byBryant Francis

Something strange in your neighborhood? Call the Home Safety Hotline

Something strange in your neighborhood? Call the Home Safety Hotline

Sargon battles a pair of warriors in a forest environment.

How Memory Shards help players find secrets in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How Memory Shards help players find secrets in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

byBryant Francis

VAUDEVILLE PRE-MORTEM

VAUDEVILLE PRE-MORTEM

bySimone Odoardi

surreal pixel art landscape featuring sweets

Dali meets Monkey Island: Behind the surreal style of Twilight Oracle

Dali meets Monkey Island: Behind the surreal style of Twilight Oracle

byDanielle Riendeau

Robocop: Rogue City and the curse of the shooter/rpg genre smash.

Robocop: Rogue City and the curse of the shooter/rpg genre smash.

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