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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

Feb 7, 2024

7 Min Read

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

Feb 5, 2024

13 Min Read

Design Analysis: Snatcher's Representation of Detective Gameplay

Design Analysis: Snatcher's Representation of Detective Gameplay

byRobert Howard

Microsoft owes everyone more context for mass Xbox layoffs

Microsoft owes everyone more context for mass Xbox layoffs

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A chef stands in a cyberpunk Ramen cafe in NVIDIA's AI tech demo.

Is NVIDIA's AI-driven NPC tech just really expensive improv?

Is NVIDIA's AI-driven NPC tech just really expensive improv?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Food for thought: taking food in games beyond mechanics and into the narrative

Food for thought: taking food in games beyond mechanics and into the narrative

byWojtek Borowicz, Blogger

A close-up of a complex film camera on a set.

If Hollywood adapts more games, developers deserve a cut

If Hollywood adapts more games, developers deserve a cut

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Replacing MetroidVania

Replacing MetroidVania

byRobert Green, Blogger

Changeable Minds

Changeable Minds

byJon Ingold, Blogger

To Mod or Not to Mod: Why The Future of Gaming is User Generated

To Mod or Not to Mod: Why The Future of Gaming is User Generated

byShahar Sorek , Chief Marketing Officer

Importance of Contrast (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Importance of Contrast (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Meta Quest mobile app downloads declined by 25% in 2023, despite a strong Q4

Meta Quest mobile app downloads declined by 25% in 2023, despite a strong Q4

byGeorge Jijiashvili, Senior Principal Analyst, Games

Pushing the Button....Wait. Not That One: The Launch of Fish Game

Pushing the Button....Wait. Not That One: The Launch of Fish Game

byGordon McGladdery, Blogger

Tapping into Top Tier Japanese Media: Our Indie Game’s Unprecedented Success

Tapping into Top Tier Japanese Media: Our Indie Game’s Unprecedented Success

byYa-Ting Tu, Blogger

VR industry braces for setback: Omdia forecasts declining sales until 2026

VR industry braces for setback: Omdia forecasts declining sales until 2026

byGeorge Jijiashvili, Senior Principal Analyst, Games

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria - Building A Vision of Khazad-dûm for the Fourth Age

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria - Building A Vision of Khazad-dûm for the Fourth Age

byBradley Fulton, Art director

My Kind of Town: Propping Up Arresting Game Settlements

My Kind of Town: Propping Up Arresting Game Settlements

byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger

A fantasy landscape

Not in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in Games

Not in Kansas Anymore: Crafting and Conveying Authentic Worldbuilding in Games

byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger

Filling in the dotted line: bezier curves and creative pride

Filling In The Dotted Line: Bezier Curves and Creative Pride

byAidan Barrett, Blogger

Cultural Influences in the game music composition of Secrets of Skeifa Island

Cultural Influences in the game music composition of Secrets of Skeifa Island

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

How ‘Lies of P’ Music Was Made

How ‘Lies of P’ Music Was Made

byYeakun Yoo, Blogger

Game Preservation: Saving digital worlds for future generation of gamers

Game Preservation: Saving digital worlds for future generation of gamers

byMarcin Paczyński, Blogger

Designing a New Sub-Genre

Designing a New Sub-Genre

byOmar Mohammed, Blogger

Curves in Games: The Art of Bezier Curves

Curves in Games: The Art of Bezier Curves

byDongxin Tian, Blogger

Some Factors to Managing a Team

Some Factors to Managing a Team

byJonah Lukin, Blogger

Turning Bugs Into Features

Turning Bugs Into Features

byAlex Bognar, Blogger

A Guide to Choosing Age-Appropriate Games: Tools for Informed Decisions by Parents

A Guide to Choosing Age-Appropriate Games: Tools for Informed Decisions by Parents

byPatrick Klepek, Blogger

Creating a Scalable Framework for Puzzle Levels

Creating a Scalable Framework for Puzzle Levels

byHamilton Gilbert, Blogger

Kinetics and the 12 Tone Approach (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

Kinetics and the 12 Tone Approach (The Game Music of Jurassic World Primal Ops: GDC 2023)

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Extended Reality

The VR Industry Can Learn from Filmmaking to Portray Immersion

The VR Industry Can Learn from Filmmaking to Portray Immersion

byWesley Herbst, Blogger

Audio Implementation Practices to Ease Development Stress

Audio Implementation Practices to Ease Development Stress

byElliot Callighan, Blogger

Orbitect, Spreadsheets, and JSON

Orbitect, Spreadsheets, and JSON

byMatt Javanshir, Blogger

The words "AI ethics" rendered in a glowing blue font against a cyberspace-y background.

The Sam Altman saga casts a shadow on "ethical" AI

The Sam Altman saga casts a shadow on "ethical" AI

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Shades of progress — Revamping our diorama colors in Dragon Slayers

Shades of progress — Revamping our diorama colors in Dragon Slayers

byThalia Chiquetano, Blogger

Don't Take the Magic Circle So Seriously - Have Some Fun With It, Instead

Don't Take the Magic Circle So Seriously - Have Some Fun With It, Instead

byDon Everhart, Blogger

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