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Logo for Lego & UNICEF's RITEC Design Toolbox.

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

The RITEC Design Toolbox was conceived as a means for designers to 'ensure their products are aligned with best practices for children's well-being.'

byJustin Carter

Nov 21, 2024

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Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more

Nov 21, 2024

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Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

Nov 19, 2024

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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

Nov 18, 2024

1 Min Read

The art of game balance: evolution The art of game balance: evolution

byBreno Azevedo

Nov 18, 2024

1 Min Read

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

byMichael Yichao

Nov 14, 2024

1 Min Read

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

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

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

byGregory Lobanov

A character in Slitterhead with a creepy mask and claws.

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

A woman looks at a computer through a magnifying glass.

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

byBryant Francis

The overdesign trap of game design

The overdesign trap of game design

Designing a clunky combat system on purpose in Crow Country

Designing a clunky combat system on purpose in Crow Country

Effective ways to use gore in your game

Effective ways to use gore in your game

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byCraig Russell, Laura Doddsand 1 more

How we developed the co-op horror game Cursed Companions

How we developed the co-op horror game Cursed Companions

Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova

Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova

byMatt Larrabee

Key art from Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. Characters from the game are posed against a gold background.

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy

In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy

byAlessandro Fillari

Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)

Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)

Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)

Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)

Beyond Good and Evil 2 keyart featuring female protagonist and a monkey companion

Fawzi Mesmar joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 team as creative director

Fawzi Mesmar joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 team as creative director

A woman casts purple magic with a staff. A blue-faced fantasy character stands behind her.

Avowed director Carrie Patel explains how Obsidian pushes boundaries in the fantasy genre

Avowed director Carrie Patel explains how Obsidian pushes boundaries in the fantasy genre

byBryant Francis

5 tips for no-bull indie game design

5 tips for no-bull indie game design

The number 10 in green and blue lighting.

One lesson from 10 years of writing for Game Developer

One lesson from 10 years of writing for Game Developer

byBryant Francis

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

Fog of Woe: What the Silent Hill 2 remake gets right about immersing players in its world

Fog of Woe: What the Silent Hill 2 remake gets right about immersing players in its world

byMichel Sabbagh

VFX as game design tools: The ludology of VFX in God of War: Ragnarok and Halo Infinite

VFX as game design tools: The ludology of VFX in God of War: Ragnarok and Halo Infinite

byAntonio Gil Herrera

How point and click gameplay elevates the psychological thriller in Gloomy Juncture

How point and click gameplay elevates the psychological thriller in Gloomy Juncture

byFilipe Rodrigues

Call for Submissions: Let's talk about horror games

Call for Submissions: Let's talk about horror games

In Machine Yearning, players create and memorize a language from 'nonsense'

In Machine Yearning, players create and memorize a language from 'nonsense'

Nyx from Star Wars Outlaws.

Star Wars Outlaws shows the limits of 'familiar, but with a twist'

Star Wars Outlaws shows the limits of 'familiar, but with a twist'

byBryant Francis

Wrapped in Plastic: An exploration of input and narrative working in harmony

Wrapped in Plastic: An exploration of input and narrative working in harmony

Deep Dive: Creating a multi-layered game world in Tenet of the Spark

Deep Dive: Creating a multi-layered game world in Tenet of the Spark

byArtem Shcherbakov

Extended Reality

From console to VR: MudRunner’s journey to virtual reality

From console to VR: MudRunner’s journey to virtual reality

byAndrey Vasilyev

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