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The Maturity Breath of the Wild Brings to Nintendo's Game Design The Maturity Breath of the Wild Brings to Nintendo's Game Design

The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is an amazing game, but it's easy to overlook how Nintendo has designed their most mature game yet.

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Mar 22, 2018

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How a lack of control fosters empathy in Bury Me, My LoveHow a lack of control fosters empathy in Bury Me, My Love

byGame Developer

Mar 22, 2018

1 Min Read

How Capcom designed Monster Hunter: World to feel approachable and alive How Capcom designed Monster Hunter: World to feel approachable and alive

Mar 22, 2018

1 Min Read

How (and why) you should better represent Muslims in your games How (and why) you should better represent Muslims in your games

Mar 22, 2018

1 Min Read

There is no right way to be queen in Reigns: Her MajestyThere is no right way to be queen in Reigns: Her Majesty

byGame Developer

Mar 21, 2018

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Sonic the Hedgehog's origin story, according to the devs who made him Sonic the Hedgehog's origin story, according to the devs who made him

Mar 21, 2018

1 Min Read

How Mario Kart influenced Nintendo's fighting game, ARMS

How Mario Kart influenced Nintendo's fighting game, ARMS

bySimon Parkin, Contributor

Translating the 2D hardbody towers of Mount Your Friends into 3D

Translating the 2D hardbody towers of Mount Your Friends into 3D

byJack Yarwood, Contributor

How Platinum designed and tuned Nier: Automata to 'feel' good

How Platinum designed and tuned Nier: Automata to 'feel' good

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

Sex as a narrative tool: The dos and don'ts of writing sex scenes in games

Sex as a narrative tool: The dos and don'ts of writing sex scenes in games

byAlissa McAloon, Publisher

The player-directed level design of Tacoma

The player-directed level design of Tacoma

byEmma Kidwell, Contributor

Writing comedic games the West of Loathing way

Writing comedic games the West of Loathing way

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

SimCity creator Will Wright's new game will harvest your memories

SimCity creator Will Wright's new game will harvest your memories

byChris Kerr, News Editor

Unity getting new rendering, machine learning, and performance tools

Unity getting new rendering, machine learning, and performance tools

byChris Kerr, News Editor

Military-themed video games can promote a damaging vision of real war

Military-themed video games can promote a damaging vision of real war

bySimon Parkin, Contributor

Ex-BioWare scribe Mike Laidlaw shares storytelling lessons

Ex-BioWare scribe Mike Laidlaw shares storytelling lessons

byKatherine Cross, Contributor

Against "Accessibility"

Against "Accessibility"

byJames Margaris, Blogger

Common Stealth Level Design Mistakes

Common Stealth Level Design Mistakes

byBen Bauer, Blogger

A Mortician's Tale deconstructs how death should be designed

A Mortician's Tale deconstructs how death should be designed

byGame Developer, Staff

In order to create empathy in players, writers need to get personal

In order to create empathy in players, writers need to get personal

byGame Developer, Staff

How devs deal with making enemies that feel 'okay' to kill

How devs deal with making enemies that feel 'okay' to kill

byGame Developer, Staff

The Witness team announces a grant for underrepresented devs

The Witness team announces a grant for underrepresented devs

byGame Developer, Staff

Scope Creep: A useful, treacherous tool, says Heat Signature dev

Scope Creep: A useful, treacherous tool, says Heat Signature dev

byKris Graft, Contributor

Appreciating the magic (and power) of hidden game mechanics

Appreciating the magic (and power) of hidden game mechanics

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

Life Is Strange writer on how to run a successful writer's room

Life Is Strange writer on how to run a successful writer's room

bySimon Parkin, Contributor

Building a partnership between writers and narrative designers

Building a partnership between writers and narrative designers

byKatherine Cross, Contributor

Using data to look at what VR games get right (and wrong) about accessibility

Using data to look at what VR games get right (and wrong) about accessibility

byAlissa McAloon, Publisher

The Trust Spectrum

The Trust Spectrum

byRaph Koster, Blogger

Choice Is Consequence

Choice Is Consequence

byGregory Pellechi, Blogger

Read Short Stories, Become A More Well-Rounded Level Designer

Read Short Stories, Become A More Well-Rounded Level Designer

byAnthony Panecasio, Blogger

Combining tower defense with a shooter - game design implications

Combining tower defense with a shooter - game design implications

byPiotr Bomak, Blogger

Nintendo's influence on independent devs and their games

Nintendo's influence on independent devs and their games

byGame Developer, Staff

Established Japanese devs are making games under a new approach

Established Japanese devs are making games under a new approach

byGame Developer, Staff

One dev's quest to support every controller you can plug into a USB port

One dev's quest to support every controller you can plug into a USB port

byGame Developer, Staff

IGDA GDSIG's 2018 Play Harder Challenge

IGDA GDSIG's 2018 Play Harder Challenge

bySande Chen, Blogger

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