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A witch sitting at a table in a house that is floating in space. A humanoid snake creature is coiled around the building.

How The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood uses player-crafted tarot cards to better connect them to the story How The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood uses player-crafted tarot cards to better connect them to the story

Deconstructeam speaks about the reasons why they made players craft their own tarot cards, and how that very player creativity creates tighter connections to their story and world.

Mar 11, 2024

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11 Min Read

A female presenting person walking to a car in a parking lot

The Wreck explores how examining past traumas can reshape life in the present The Wreck explores how examining past traumas can reshape life in the present

Mar 8, 2024

12 Min Read

The logo for Owlchemy Labs on a black background.

Owlchemy Labs CEO Andrew Eiche thinks devs should be bullish about AI Owlchemy Labs CEO Andrew Eiche thinks devs should be bullish about AI

byBryant Francis

Mar 8, 2024

8 Min Read

A paladin rides a horse and holds a magical proclomation.

Two pillars devs need to know to pitch a Dungeons & Dragons game Two pillars devs need to know to pitch a Dungeons & Dragons game

byBryant Francis

Mar 7, 2024

2 Min Read

You have to hit the rock: How (the) Gnorp Apologue uses minimal design to maximum effect You have to hit the rock: How (the) Gnorp Apologue uses minimal design to maximum effect

Mar 7, 2024

9 Min Read

A collection of GWU Zines distributed in 2019

Corporate kryptonite? Developers and insiders discuss the power of game industry unions Corporate kryptonite? Developers and insiders discuss the power of game industry unions

Mar 7, 2024

17 Min Read

A planet covered in humans trying to mine it

Countering colonizing efforts through caring for a planet in Planetka

Countering colonizing efforts through caring for a planet in Planetka

Key art for Barnyard games. A chicken holds a golf club in its mouth in the foreground.

Why the former Borderlands boss is betting big on UEFN development

Why the former Borderlands boss is betting big on UEFN development

byBryant Francis

A floating statue looks serenely out from a mountaintop

Isles of Sea and Sky uses limitations and theme to inspire creativity in puzzle crafting

Isles of Sea and Sky uses limitations and theme to inspire creativity in puzzle crafting

A player character fights monsters in Dragon's Dogma 2.

The 'Pawns' of Dragon's Dogma 2 are the tip of an emergent iceberg

The 'Pawns' of Dragon's Dogma 2 are the tip of an emergent iceberg

byAlessandro Fillari

A colossal horned creature in a mask gets ready to charge

Feeling out art styles to make your game stand out in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Feeling out art styles to make your game stand out in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Bodies float before a headless giant

Diverse backgrounds in theater, music, and dance shaped time-bending thriller 1000xRESIST

Diverse backgrounds in theater, music, and dance shaped time-bending thriller 1000xRESIST

Several people, one looking frustrated, wander through a massive ornate shop

How Final Profit: A Shop RPG uses every element in the pursuit of endless (immoral?) cash

How Final Profit: A Shop RPG uses every element in the pursuit of endless (immoral?) cash

Miles Morales as Spider-Man looks at his phone while standing on a building sideways.

There's plenty of Nadji Jeter in Marvel's Spider-Man 2's take on Miles Morales

There's plenty of Nadji Jeter in Marvel's Spider-Man 2's take on Miles Morales

byBryant Francis

Rod Fergusson and several Diablo IV developers onstage accepting their DICE 2024 award.

Diablo boss Rod Fergusson: don't treat devs like 'knobs and dials'

Diablo boss Rod Fergusson: don't treat devs like 'knobs and dials'

byBryant Francis

A book filled with glyphs and images of people running, looking, and hiding.

Immersing players in the culture of a people with language puzzler Chants of Sennaar

Immersing players in the culture of a people with language puzzler Chants of Sennaar

Two cars from Forza Motorsport

What surprising series influenced the design of Forza Motorsport? Dark Souls

What surprising series influenced the design of Forza Motorsport? Dark Souls

byBryant Francis

two feet on the glydr control deck

Accessibility and fancy footwork with GLYDR's John Warren - Game Developer Podcast ep. 40

Accessibility and fancy footwork with GLYDR's John Warren

byDanielle Riendeau

Bodies hang upwards on chains against a red sky

TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations

TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations

A screenshot from Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Spider-Man flies over New York

Insomniac Games used finger-thwapping balloons for the sound of Spider-Man's wingsuit

Insomniac Games used finger-thwapping balloons for the sound of Spider-Man's wingsuit

byBryant Francis

Sam Lake appearing in Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake

Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake

byBryant Francis

Horsing around with horror in The Pony Factory

Horsing around with horror in The Pony Factory

A teenage girl runs across a stone bridge in the Scottish Highlands

A Highland Song crafts its story to make each adventure your own

A Highland Song Crafts its Story to Make Each Adventure Your Own

A screenshot from Cocoon. The player character (a bug) pulls on a door.

Why art from the '70s is great inspiration for games like Cocoon

Why art from the '70s is great inspiration for games like Cocoon

byBryant Francis

Baldur's Gate 3 character Lae'zel stands on a rooftop.

Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'

Baldur's Gate 3's item balancing went big because small stat changes are 'not cool'

byBryant Francis

A colorful wasp flees from the jaws of a vibrant antlion

How NIDUS uses vibrant visuals and symbiotic characters to push players to their limits

How NIDUS uses vibrant visuals and two symbiotic characters to push players to their limits

Promotional art showing a Black baseball players for MLB The Show 23.

MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion 'needed to tell a story'

MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion "needed to tell a story"

byBryant Francis

Two combatants preparing to fight in Mortal Kombat 1

Q&A: How the Mortal Kombat 1 score brought nuance to a brutal world

Q&A: How the Mortal Kombat 1 score brought nuance to a brutal world

A cat-person from Asgard's Wrath 2.

Extended Reality

Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2

Some players have spent over 250 hours in Asgard's Wrath 2

byBryant Francis

Cyberpunk 2077 protagonist V stands in front of a skyscraper.

Cyberpunk 2077's embattled launch was felt across Poland

Cyberpunk 2077's embattled launch was felt across Poland

byBryant Francis

Koji Kondo and his translator stand onstage at the 2024 DICE Awards.

Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game

Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game

byBryant Francis

A wrecked car in Pacific Drive.

Randomizing terrain with Houdini to shape player goals in Pacific Drive

Randomizing terrain with Houdini to shape player goals in Pacific Drive

byBryant Francis

How HGTV and player feedback refurbished House Flipper 2

How HGTV and player feedback refurbished House Flipper 2

The Playdate on a vibrant background

Panic says it's time for Playdate developers to take center stage

Panic says it's time for Playdate developers to take centre stage

Skull shaped cave

Interrogating the public spectacle of pain in BlueSuburbia

Interrogating the public spectacle of pain in BlueSuburbia

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