Survey Of 4,000 Game Developers Says Half Of Them Want To Unionize
In a survey of nearly 4,000 game developers published today by the Game Developers Conference, half of developers…
Independent Games Festival 2019 Finalists Announced, Return Of The Obra Dinn Leads The Pack
The Independent Games Festival, known as the IGF, has announced its finalists for 2019's awards show, which will be…
After Nearly A Decade Of Development, Spy Party Is Looking Great
In most multiplayer video games, you’re on equal footing with your opponents. You’re on the same map, with the same…
We Played A Delicious Edible Tabletop Game
I played several different games at the Game Developers Conference last week, but I only ate one of them.
The Main Game Dev Advocacy Group Is Wishy-Washy On Unions
Here at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, there’s an increasing momentum for the action that game…
The Best Video Game Trees, According To Someone Who Makes Them
Fun fact: there’s an entire company dedicated to helping game developers create believable trees. SpeedTree offers…
Bard's Tale IV's Special Weapons Are Also Puzzles
The puzzles in The Room series are equal parts captivating and haunting, but they have just one problem: you can’t use…
Surprise, Zelda Won Game Of The Year At The Game Developers Choice Awards
Nintendo’s latest Zelda adventure followed up its win at the 2017 Game Awards with GOTY honours at tonight’s Game…
Former BioWare Studio Head Talks About Life Under EA
At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Jason Schreier and I sat down with Aaryn Flynn, formerly of…
Harold Halibut is an adventure game where everything is handmade. “Almost every object you see in the game exists in…
What The Golf is my favorite game of GDC so far. Its developers assert that golf is boring, so they’ve made tons of…
Game Workers Unite is a fledgling effort to get game devs unionized that’s formed around this year’s GDC. The…
Breath Of The Wild Wins Big At 2018 DICE Awards
The 21st D.I.C.E. Awards—voted on by over 30,000 members of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences—just wrapped up…
GDC Pulls Award After Outcry Over Atari Co-founder Nolan Bushnell [Update]
A day after saying it would give Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell its 2018 Pioneer Award, the organizers of the Game…
Blizzard Talks About How They Came Up With Overwatch's New Hero, Orisa
Overwatch’s newest hero, Orisa, isn’t what you’d call, er, typical. She’s a quadrupedal robo-tank with horns, and she…
Overwatch's Unique Art Style Began With Torbjorn
It’s well-documented that Tracer was Overwatch’s first playable hero, but before the game was ever playable, another…