IGDA Foundation launches $300,000 Diverse Game Developers Fund

The IGDA Foundation has teamed up with Grant for the Web to launch a $300,000 fund that aims to empower marginalized developers and students. ...



Broaden your grasp of level design in Chris Totten†™s GDC Masterclass

Christopher Totten wants to help you expand your level design skills in his upcoming GDC Masterclass course. ...



Blog: How developers are dealing with toxic behaviour in social VR

Managing new behaviors emerging from the freedom that VR brings has many challenges for developers. I tried to find out more about these behaviors in my survey. ...



Go behind the scenes of The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners at GDC Showcase

Check out a postmortem of The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners at GDC Showcase next month! ...



Blog: Designing touch controls for Human: Fall Flat

In this blog post we will explain how we designed the touch controls for mobile version of Human: Fall Flat. ...



Colossi Games nets $2.5 million to boost production on debut mobile game

Mobile studio Colossi Games has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to continue developing its debut project. ...



Report: Microsoft testing web-based xCloud streaming ahead of public preview

Microsoft has reportedly begun testing the browser-based version of its xCloud streaming service. ...



Valheim has topped 2 million sales in under two weeks

Valheim has surpassed 2 million sales in under two weeks, according to developer Iron Gate Studio.  ...



What are your game's pre-release 'story beats'?

For your in-development game, story beats are the 3 or 4 †˜big pre-release announcements†™ that you actually expect to get wider press and notice. What should you pick, and why? ...



Sponsored: 5 reasons to join the games industry in Germany

Moving a game studio is a monumental change. All the information about Germany may seem daunting, but Games Germany can guide you through it and make the process much easier. ...



Nintendo claims additional damages in White Cat Project lawsuit

Nintendo is seeking more damages from White Cat Project developer Colopl as part of an ongoing patent-related lawsuit. ...



Remedy had a record financial year despite lack of new releases

Remedy delivered a record breaking financial year during 2020, despite the lack of a major new game launch. ...



Valheim has crossed 367,000 concurrent players on Steam

The fledgling survival title managed to attract more users than heavy hitters like Apex Legends, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rust. ...



Blog: Designing for a sense of mystery and wonder

This article examines the sense of mystery and wonder that's tied not to story or themes, but to exploration. ...



Analyst: Tighter IDFA privacy rules on iOS spell short-term trouble for in-app ads

Starting in "early spring 2021," Apple's ID For Advertisers (IDFA) will switch to an opt-in system and, in doing so, reduce advertisers ability to deliver targeted ads on iOS. ...