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'We have way more power than any corporation:' Union workers call on developers to fight for their future
Unionized workers feel the video game industry is at an existential crossroads—so how did we get here, and what happens next?
April 9, 2025
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Dredge wasn't originally going to be a narrative game, but then it became one of 2023's best
Inside the building of Dredge's dialogue-based narrative system
April 2, 2025
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Want to know the best way to gain attention on Steam? Add a demo.
'Valve was saying, in not so subtle terms, that everyone needs to make a demo.'
April 1, 2025
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How Ninja Theory created Hellblade II's unsettling soundscape
Principal sound designer Daniele Galante broke down the uses and challenges of producing binaural audio, and how it elevated the sequel's most intense moments.
April 1, 2025
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How Star Wars Outlaws' poker-style mini-game helped to define its tone
Game designer Jean-Baptiste Siraudin talks about the making of Kessel Sabacc, and how the team played tricks on players to sell the scoundrel fantasy.
March 29, 2025
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Pentiment director explains how going all-in on fonts helped elevate the medieval Detective RPG.
Game director Joshua Sawyer talks about knowing when to 'go big,' and the many ways you can make text-reading dynamic and exciting in games.
March 28, 2025
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UC Santa Cruz professor roleplays gig economy, publisher negotiation, and layoffs with game design students
Retora Games founder and adjunct professor Tyler Coleman held classroom exercises with game design students in order to help prepare them for the harsh current realities of the game industry.
March 26, 2025
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Achieving 'creative sobriety' in game design
'To achieve creative sobriety, you need to look into yourself and understand your own experiences and constraints.'
March 25, 2025
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Exploring Quito, Ecuador (and soccer fever) in despelote
Multiple IGF nominee despelote captures the look and feel of Ecuador in 2001, when they were nearing qualification for the World Cup.
March 25, 2025
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'It's okay to make a small game:' Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet says tiny ideas contain huge potential
'As game designers we always think that more is better, but it's not the case.'
March 22, 2025
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'Balatro' Plays Winning Hand at GDCA 2025, Receiving Game of the Year
No jokers here! Indie roguelike deckbuilding game Balatro from solo developer LocalThunk has taken the pot at the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards on Wednesday.
March 21, 2025
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Nintendo, Microsoft, EA and others unite to make accessibility messaging a priority
A cohort of major companies have launched the Accessible Games Initiative with assistance from the ESA.
March 21, 2025