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A screenshot of Judy from Cyberpunk, looking at the camera and sporting a tattoo with the number 13.

Ways of designing intimacy in games Ways of designing intimacy in games

Indie designers and artists discuss different ways to make sexuality and intimacy more common in game design.

byMichael Piantini

Nov 1, 2023

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Clean Slate vs. Reactive Design Clean Slate vs. Reactive Design

byWarren Spector

Oct 31, 2023

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10 design lessons learned from 30 years of horror games 10 design lessons learned from 30 years of horror games

Oct 31, 2023

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Navi characters and human characters in HQ

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora devs on crafting their own corner of James Cameron's sci-fi universe Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora devs on crafting their own corner of James Cameron's sci-fi universe

byAlessandro Fillari

Oct 30, 2023

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Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2 Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

byChris Casiano, Rick Luebbers

Oct 26, 2023

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Do chess pieces have a mood? — The moodboard and character design in Chessarama Do chess pieces have a mood? — The moodboard and character design in Chessarama

byThalia Chiquetano

Oct 26, 2023

1 Min Read

Top 5 Lessons I Learned After Decades Designing Blockbuster RPGs

Top 5 Lessons I Learned After Decades Designing Blockbuster RPGs

Baldur’s Gate has been reinventing the RPG genre since 1998

Baldur’s Gate has been reinventing the RPG genre since 1998

A closer look at Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged Track Builder

A closer look at Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged Track Builder

byFrancesco Riggi

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

city roads and buildings

How roads and roundabouts became the "backbone" of Cities: Skylines II

How roads and roundabouts became the "backbone" of Cities: Skylines II

Postmortem: Windy Meadow

Postmortem: Windy Meadow

A screenshot of Max Payne 2. Max Payne brandishes a sawed-off double barreled shotgun.

Looking back at the legacy of Remedy's Max Payne 2

Looking back at the legacy of Remedy's Max Payne 2

byKhee Hoon Chan

Designing Killer Queen: from playground experiment to modern arcade sensation

Designing Killer Queen: from playground experiment to modern arcade sensation

Long Gone Days - Early Access Devblog

Long Gone Days - Early Access Devblog

A screenshot of key Phantom Liberty character 'Songbird'

Scoring for empathy by warping convention in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Scoring for empathy by warping convention in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Deep Dive: Designing a narrative for multiple middles and multiple heroes in Saltsea Chronicles

Deep Dive: Designing a narrative for multiple middles and multiple heroes in Saltsea Chronicles

byHannah Nicklin

A screenshot from Cyber Knights: Flashpoint. A character opens fire on an unsuspecting guard.

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint has a brilliant tool for spinning cyberpunk stories

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint has a brilliant tool for spinning cyberpunk stories

byBryant Francis

A photograph of Will Shen against a dark background.

Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

Something Wicked Games snaps up former Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen

byBryant Francis

Emotional Engagement in Video Games: Measuring Emotions

Emotional Engagement in Video Games: Measuring Emotions

byMaria Amirkhanyan

Cozy Farming Sim But Make It Dino: How Paleo Pines Blazed a Unique Path In a Well-Worn Genre with Dinosaurs

Cozy Farming Sim But Make It Dino: How Paleo Pines Blazed a Unique Path In a Well-Worn Genre with Dinosaurs

byNina Roussakoff

Testing Games with AI Bots

Testing Games with AI Bots

bySophia Clarke

Inspiring, not Demotivating: The Art of Giving Feedback

Inspiring, not Demotivating: The Art of Giving Feedback

byAnastasia Zaiceva

Frostpunk 2 screen showing a city in the frozen depths

Frostpunk 2 leans into "the human experience" of a city-builder

Frostpunk 2 leans into "the human experience" of a city-builder

byAlessandro Fillari

Don’t think per tool, think per workflow

Don’t think per tool, think per workflow

byRobin-Yann Storm

A screenshot from Alan Wake 2. The video game version of Alan Wake looks at his live-action counterpart.

Why Remedy revived Alan Wake by reviving Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2

Why Remedy revived Alan Wake by reviving Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2

byAlessandro Fillari

Are female characters in games really weak?

Are female characters in games really weak?

byYongcheng Liu

A screenshot from El Paso, Elsewhere. The player character dives while firing two guns at a werewolf-looking enemy.

Making and breaking the Max Payne-like rules of El Paso, Elsewhere

Making and breaking the Max Payne-like rules of El Paso, Elsewhere

bySam Machkovech

Synergistic effect of music in games and how it adds value to player experience

Synergistic effect of music in games and how it adds value to player experience

byYongcheng Liu

From Concept to Card: How to Design an Epic TCG Set

From Concept to Card: How to Design an Epic TCG Set

byCaleb Compton

Enemy Design in Death of a Wish

Enemy Design in Death of a Wish

Two characters onscreen in Life By You having a conversation about work

Rod Humble and King Choi illustrate the ambition of Life By You

Rod Humble and King Choi illustrate the ambition of Life By You

How the relationship between you and the character affecting your outfit choices?

How the relationship between you and the character affecting your outfit choices?

byYongcheng Liu

A screenshot from Remnant 2. A player character with a gun faces off against a monster with an axe.

Design lessons from the procedural puzzle pieces of Remnant II

Design lessons from the procedural puzzle pieces of Remnant II

byBryant Francis

VIDEOVERSE imbues young love with vintage social interface style

VIDEOVERSE imbues young love with vintage social interface style

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