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The words 'Tiny Screens' on a green background

RANKED: Four tiny screens to power your tiny alt ctrl dreams RANKED: Four tiny screens to power your tiny alt ctrl dreams

During a raucous Hyper Talk at AMAZE Sheffield, alternative controller game designer Julia Makivic ranks a flurry of tiny screens.

Aug 15, 2024

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A combat encounter playing out in Arco

Why 'fuck around and find out' became the backbone of Arco's combat Why 'fuck around and find out' became the backbone of Arco's combat

Aug 15, 2024

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Key art for Vampire Survivors. A classic pale vampire glowers in front of a blood-red moon.

Vampire Survivors development sounds like an open source-fueled fever dream Vampire Survivors development sounds like an open source-fueled fever dream

byBryant Francis

Aug 14, 2024

3 Min Read

Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

byPhillip Johnson, Greg Tamargoand 3 more

Aug 13, 2024

8 Min Read

Supporting game design with evolutionary algorithms Supporting game design with evolutionary algorithms

byMaciej Swiechowski

Aug 13, 2024

22 Min Read

Glow Golf being played at AMAZE Sheffield

'We're currently choking to death': Glow Golf developer Alex Johansson says the industry must engage new audiences 'We're currently choking to death': Glow Golf developer Alex Johansson says the industry must engage new audiences

Aug 13, 2024

4 Min Read

From monopolies to tiny tools by solo devs

From monopolies to tiny tools by solo devs

byNathalie Lawhead

Two people holding hands while playing Between

'Touch can bring people together like nothing else': Sparking connections through video game intimacy

'Touch can bring people together like nothing else': Sparking connections through video game intimacy

art of a tea pot brewing tea

The Garden Path's savviest design decision: connecting to the cosmos

The Garden Path's savviest design decision: connecting to the cosmos

byDanielle Riendeau

Training the game designers of tomorrow (Part 3 of 5)

Training the game designers of tomorrow (Part 3 of 5)

The word 'gamer' in bold text on a bright yellow background

What exactly is a 'gamer' and why does it matter?

What exactly is a 'gamer' and why does it matter?

The concerns of covering gacha games

The concerns of covering gacha games

Game UI Database relaunches with new features, video support, and over 55,000 screenshots

Game UI Database relaunches with new features, video support, and over 55,000 screenshots

Categories of games by player numbers

Categories of games by player numbers

byRichard Bartle

Artemis hoists up a Chimera on a grassy field in key art for Mythmatch.

Making Mythmatch with a healthier team culture

Making Mythmatch with a healthier team culture

Key artwork for Thank Goodness You're Here!

'Humor is all we've really got': Championing absurdity in Thank Goodness You're Here!

'Humor is all we've really got': Championing absurdity in Thank Goodness You're Here!

How the team behind Reus 2 nurtured a studio and IP back to life

How the team behind Reus 2 nurtured a studio and IP back to life

Players taking fire in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Deprioritizing skill-based matchmaking turned Call of Duty into The Bad Place

Deprioritizing skill-based matchmaking turned Call of Duty into The Bad Place

A small games manifesto

A small games manifesto

byBrandon Dillon

Level Design Postmortem: Sixth Street (Zenless Zone Zero)

Level Design Postmortem: Sixth Street (Zenless Zone Zero)

Psychonauts 2 player character Raz looks toward off camera.

Double Fine documentary's bittersweet epilogue highlights need for safe workplaces

Double Fine documentary's bittersweet epilogue highlights need for safe workplaces

byBryant Francis

Classic Postmortem: The development of the original Psychonauts was a fraught experience

Classic Postmortem: The development of the original Psychonauts was a fraught experience

What Makes the 'Survival' of Survival Horror? The Difference between Scares and Shooting

What Makes the 'Survival' of Survival Horror? The Difference between Scares and Shooting

Making A Splash: How Wuthering Waves' Characters Draw Players Into Its World

Making A Splash: How Wuthering Waves' Characters Draw Players Into Its World

byMichel Sabbagh

Making the Bloodborne kart racer come to life with Nightmare Kart

Making the Bloodborne kart racer come to life with Nightmare Kart

A very bad goose

Upcoming ACMI interactive exhibition welcomes back a horrible goose

Upcoming ACMI interactive exhibition welcomes back a horrible goose

Key art for Dungeons of Hinterberg. Player character Luisa swings her sword against a backdrop of an idyllic Austrian town and an army of monsters..

Dungeons of Hinterberg shows how all games can feel like 'vacations'

Dungeons of Hinterberg shows how all games can feel like 'vacations'

byBryant Francis

Splash screen for 2024's Balatro.

Balatro creator unveils a few slick signposting strategies

Balatro creator unveils a few slick signposting strategies

byJustin Carter

Deep Dive: How GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release of Alpha Protocol

Deep Dive: How GOG perfected the imperfect with the re-release of Alpha Protocol

byAdam Ziółkowski

A player riding with their flock in Flock

Music for birds: Scoring for serenity, wonder, and whimsy in Flock

Music for birds: Scoring for serenity, wonder, and whimsy in Flock

A herd of sheep in flock

Why Flock turned sheep into Zelda-esque treasure chests

Why Flock turned sheep into Zelda-esque treasure chests

Two players and their flocks soar across a glade

Better together: Making sense of the frenetic floating fleets in Flock

Better together: Making sense of the frenetic floating fleets in Flock

Three Concord Freegunners pose in front of a colorful background.

Multiplayer devs should take a close look at Concord's Crew Builder system

Multiplayer devs should take a close look at Concord's Crew Builder system

byBryant Francis

Are space shooter games still 'a rite of passage'?

Are space shooter games still 'a rite of passage'?

byAndrew Sataiyah

SKALD: Against the Black Priory is an old school CRPG with modern sensibilities

SKALD: Against the Black Priory is an old school CRPG with modern sensibilities

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