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Candlebook Island imagines an idyllic life of curing monsters Candlebook Island imagines an idyllic life of curing monsters

How this charming life sim tells a coming-of-age story that echoes back to your first job out of college.

Dec 19, 2023

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15 Min Read

The cast of Baldur's Gate 3 behind the words "Game Developer End of Year Round-Up."

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: The best games of the year Game Developer's best of 2023: The best games of the year

byDanielle Riendeau, Alissa McAloonand 4 more

Dec 18, 2023

13 Min Read

Donut Dodo does arcade like the classic games did Donut Dodo does arcade like the classic games did

Dec 14, 2023

12 Min Read

The Steam Deck OLED on a burnt orange background

The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play The Steam Deck OLED feels like a radiant new dawn for portable play

Dec 13, 2023

5 Min Read

A player character from Lords of the Fallen stares down creatures in a dark fantasy world.

Creating Lords of the Fallen's parallel world of Umbral Creating Lords of the Fallen's parallel world of Umbral

Dec 12, 2023

5 Min Read

Two comic strip characters stand on the other side of the door. The woman holds a hammer. The man holds a battle axe.

Behind Devteamlife, the "most relatable" comic about making games Behind Devteamlife, the "most relatable" comic about making games

byBryant Francis

Dec 12, 2023

7 Min Read

A screenshot of Quan Chi from Mortal Kombat 1

How should face models be compensated in video games?

How should face models be compensated in video games?

byBryant Francis

The triumphs and struggles of the resurgent Australian game industry

The triumphs and struggles of the resurgent Australian game industry

Saga Anderson poring over clues in the Mind Place

True Detective meets Hearthstone: Unlocking the metaphysical Mind Place of Alan Wake II

True Detective meets Hearthstone: Unlocking the metaphysical Mind Place of Alan Wake II

Goblin Bet Screenshot

How Goblin Bet was born from a casino in hell

How Goblin Bet was born from a casino in hell

How Alan Wake 2's composer crafted the sound of The Dark Place

How Alan Wake 2's composer crafted the sound of The Dark Place

Navigating strategic tiles amid the rising waves of Land Above Sea Below

Navigating strategic tiles amid the rising waves of Land Above Sea Below

Suda51 on 25 years of making strange masterpieces at Grasshopper Manufacture

Suda51 on 25 years of making strange masterpieces at Grasshopper Manufacture

A photograph of a Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest panel.

What goes into graphically updating a decade-old MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV

What goes into graphically updating a decade-old MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV

The infamous four-fingered hand from Left 4 Dead's key art, with the thumb eaten off.

15 years later, Chet Faliszek dishes on the making of Left 4 Dead

15 years later, Chet Faliszek dishes on the making of Left 4 Dead

bySam Machkovech

Key art for Treachery in Beatdown City.

How Treachery in Beatdown City's DLC Ultra Remix makes the game "spiritually complete"

How Treachery in Beatdown City's DLC Ultra Remix makes the game "spiritually complete"

Key art for Jackbox Party Pack 10, showing the different mascots for each game.

Allard Laban dives into the past, present, and future of Jackbox Games

Allard Laban dives into the past, present, and future of Jackbox Games

A close-up shot of a half-orc character being created in Baldur's Gate 3

How the Baldur's Gate 3 character creator brings modern flair to old school fantasy

How the Baldur's Gate 3 character creator brings modern flair to old school fantasy

The ascent of Indian video game development

The ascent of Indian video game development

Why telling a story like Thirsty Suitors means finding the right collaborators

Why telling a story like Thirsty Suitors means finding the right collaborators

A boat approaching a frozen town in Dredge: The Pale Reach

Getting smart with shaders to create Dredge expansion The Pale Reach

Getting smart with shaders to create Dredge expansion The Pale Reach

Image via Unity

The next version of Unity will be called Unity 6

The next version of Unity will be called Unity 6

byBryant Francis

Miles Morales swoops in front of a mural showing two Spider-Men in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Digging into the dual protagonist design of Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Digging into the dual protagonist design of Marvel's Spider-Man 2

byBryant Francis

The devs behind Relic Hunters Legend want to showcase the best of Brazilian game dev

The devs behind Relic Hunters Legend want to showcase the best of Brazilian game dev

byAlessandro Fillari

How Later Daters makes the case that life is sweeter after 60

How Later Daters makes the case that life is sweeter after 60

A hand writes the words "accessibility" in whiteboard marker.

Tips for building your own accessibility program

Tips for building your own accessibility program

byBryant Francis

A screenshot from KarmaZoo showing a group of unique avatars working together

How Parisian commuters inspired the altruistic platforming of KarmaZoo

How Parisian commuters inspired the altruistic platforming of KarmaZoo

Why Remedy Entertainment went all in on Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2

Why Remedy Entertainment went all in on Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2

byAlessandro Fillari

Respawn Madison boss Ryan Burnett spotlights the game dev potential of Wisconsin

Respawn Madison boss Ryan Burnett spotlights the game dev potential of Wisconsin

byBryant Francis

Puzzmo co-creator Zach Gage on building newspaper games that can last forever

Puzzmo co-creator Zach Gage on building newspaper games that can last forever

A screenshot of RoboCop from RoboCop: Rogue City

Making RoboCop: Rogue City a shooter was too "obvious"—so the devs made an RPG instead

Making RoboCop: Rogue City a shooter was too "obvious"—so the devs made an RPG instead

byAlessandro Fillari

Two Salt and Sacrifice characters stand in shallow water before a large glowing door.

Behind the monstrous challenge of "just adding multiplayer" to Salt and Sacrifice

Behind the monstrous challenge of "just adding multiplayer" to Salt and Sacrifice

byBryant Francis

Prison City is an NES-inspired action romp in the style of Power Blade

Prison City is an NES-inspired action romp in the style of Power Blade

Key artwork for Cocoon showing a strange creature peering into worlds

Mental staircases and paradoxical suitcases: Crafting the world-hopping puzzles of Cocoon

Mental staircases and paradoxical suitcases: Crafting the world-hopping puzzles of Cocoon

How Annalynn was inspired by the enduring appeal of Namco arcade games

How Annalynn was inspired by the enduring appeal of Namco arcade games

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