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Design of Omerta: City of Gangsters, a Breakdown Design of Omerta: City of Gangsters, a Breakdown

A close look at mechanics, theming and overall design choices made, and alternatives that could have been explored.

byRyan Czech, Blogger

Feb 6, 2013

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The 4 ways Call of Duty and Dead Space's Glen Schofield stays inspired The 4 ways Call of Duty and Dead Space's Glen Schofield stays inspired

bySimon Carless

Feb 6, 2013

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Jesse Schell holds the keys to video game utopia Jesse Schell holds the keys to video game utopia

Feb 6, 2013

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Road to the IGF: Henry Smith's SpaceteamRoad to the IGF: Henry Smith's Spaceteam

Feb 6, 2013

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Applying Abstract Models to Game Design Applying Abstract Models to Game Design

byJoshua Starner

Feb 5, 2013

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Five things I should put in all my future mobile games Five things I should put in all my future mobile games

byChristopher Haag

Feb 5, 2013

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Strategy Games Are Broken

Strategy Games Are Broken

byJon Shafer, Blogger

Let's Talk Stealth

Let's Talk Stealth

byNate Paolasso, Blogger

Player Skill, Character Skill, and Skill Progression Systems

Player Skill, Character Skill, and Skill Progression Systems

byOzzie Smith, Blogger

How to make the move from game developer to game designer

How to make the move from game developer to game designer

bySoren Johnson, Blogger

Unity support on to the way for BlackBerry 10

Unity support on to the way for BlackBerry 10

byMike Rose, Blogger

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword & Nintendo's Art Legacy

Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword & Nintendo's Art Legacy

byAndrew Lavigne, Blogger

New School Blues Dev. Diary #14: Tangram Puzzle Design

New School Blues Dev. Diary #14: Tangram Puzzle Design

byYoyo Bolo, Blogger

Video: How to function as a depressed, solo game developer

Video: How to function as a depressed, solo game developer

byGame Developer, Staff

The Player's Bill of Rights

The Player's Bill of Rights

byLaralyn McWillams, Blogger

New School Blues Dev. Diary #13: Tracing Puzzle Design

New School Blues Dev. Diary #13: Tracing Puzzle Design

byYoyo Bolo, Blogger

Accessible Strategy is not an Oxymoron: Design Pillars for Skulls of the Shogun

Accessible Strategy is not an Oxymoron: Design Pillars for Skulls of the Shogun

The Witcher's CD Projekt emphasizes its non-linear focus with new REDengine

The Witcher's CD Projekt emphasizes its non-linear focus with new REDengine

byMike Rose, Blogger

Stealth in 2D: Design lessons from Mark of the Ninja

Stealth in 2D: Design lessons from Mark of the Ninja

byPatrick Miller, Blogger

Depth and accessibility can be friends, says Tropico dev

Depth and accessibility can be friends, says Tropico dev

byMike Rose, Blogger

A Designer's First Aid Kit for "I don't get it"

A Designer's First Aid Kit for "I don't get it"

byJohn Bell, Blogger

Road to the IGF: Simogo's Year Walk

Road to the IGF: Simogo's Year Walk

byLeigh Alexander, Contributor

10 Ways to Retain Your Players

10 Ways to Retain Your Players

byMickey Blumental, Blogger

Work Hard, Play Hard

Work Hard, Play Hard

byPhil Chu, Blogger

A Better Classification System for RPGs

A Better Classification System for RPGs

byRobert Boyd, Blogger

The Final Bite of The Walking Dead Season One

The Final Bite of The Walking Dead Season One

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Is the World Ready for Game Criticism?

Is the World Ready for Game Criticism?

byBen Serviss, Blogger

New School Blues Dev. Diary #12: Testing

New School Blues Dev. Diary #12: Testing

byYoyo Bolo, Blogger

Video: Jon Blow on 'The Truth in Game Design'

Video: Jon Blow on 'The Truth in Game Design'

byGame Developer, Staff

The Aesthetics of Game Art and Game Design

The Aesthetics of Game Art and Game Design

byChris Solarski, Blogger

Full range of Havok development tools now available for Wii U

Full range of Havok development tools now available for Wii U

byMike Rose, Blogger

CBT in Games: How Games Can Change the Way We Think

CBT in Games: How Games Can Change the Way We Think

byAlice Rendell, Blogger

byJon Shafer, Blogger

Text Adventures Are New. Really!

Text Adventures Are New. Really!

byAlex Warren, Blogger

Linearity is Okay in Games

Linearity is Okay in Games

byJohn Bell, Blogger

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