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The player character from Dragon Age: The Veilguard and their companions fight monsters.

BioWare's past DLCs inspired the direction of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, say devs BioWare's past DLCs inspired the direction of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, say devs

Creative director Jonathan Epler explains what it took to rebuild the Dragon Age series, and how one infamous zone from Inquisition offered a key lesson going forward.

byAlessandro Fillari

Sep 19, 2024

8 Min Read

Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House Deep Dive: Developing a rating system and making juicy TV in The Crush House

Sep 19, 2024

10 Min Read

The logo for Unity.

Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

byBryant Francis

Sep 19, 2024

4 Min Read

Inside the cute and creepy world of Penko Park Inside the cute and creepy world of Penko Park

Sep 18, 2024

6 Min Read

Training the game designers of tomorrow (Part 4/5)Training the game designers of tomorrow (Part 4/5)

Sep 17, 2024

8 Min Read

Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing Deep Dive: How custom tools made the 2D photo mode of A Highland Song sing

byJoseph Humfrey

Sep 17, 2024

7 Min Read

The eye of the beholder: Measuring player success in photography games

The eye of the beholder: Measuring player success in photography games

byMichelle Olson

Alekon lets players make the picture perfect photo album

Alekon lets players make the picture perfect photo album

Welcome to Photography Week!

Welcome to Photography Week!

Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX

Deep Dive: Refreshing the Crusader Kings III tutorial mode through optimized UX

byValeska Martins, Ellinor Zetterman

The Operator is a crime solving game delivered entirely with UI

The Operator is a crime solving game delivered entirely with UI

'This was essentially a two-week long DDoS attack': Game UI Database slowdown caused by relentless OpenAI scraping

'This was essentially a two-week long DDoS attack': Game UI Database slowdown caused by relentless OpenAI scraping

Power progression in games: Crafting rewarding player experiences

Power progression in games: Crafting rewarding player experiences

byCameron McKellar

Players tackle a dungeon in King of Meat

'It's got to be hard to make something bad:' How Glowmade is building UGC tools in King of Meat

'It's got to be hard to make something bad:' How Glowmade is building UGC tools in King of Meat

A screenshot from Splitgate 2

'We were just fighting to keep the lights on:' 1047 Games founder on ditching Splitgate to create a scalable sequel

'We were just fighting to keep the lights on:' 1047 Games founder on ditching Splitgate to create a scalable sequel

Key artwork for Dragon's Dogma II

Dragon's Dogma and Devil May Cry director Hideaki Itsuno departs Capcom

Dragon's Dogma and Devil May Cry director Hideaki Itsuno departs Capcom

Leading the charge: What makes Nikke's titular gals narratively and mechanically compelling

Leading the charge: What makes Nikke's titular gals narratively and mechanically compelling

byMichel Sabbagh

Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?

Patch Notes #2: How does the game industry survive beyond 2025?

A character searches a cartoon alleyway strewn with refuse

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

Preserving the Past With Charles Cecil: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 46

byDanielle Riendeau

A person holding the Xbox Adaptive Joystick between their chin and collarbone

'A rising tide floats all boats': Xbox on the universal benefits of accessible design

'A rising tide floats all boats': Xbox on the universal benefits of accessible design

Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim

Book Excerpt: Animal Crossing tracks the rise of the original cozy life sim

Getting under the hood of racing games

Getting under the hood of racing games

A screenshot of a grid-based battle in Bonaparte

Studio Imugi is ditching 'oatmeal' narrative design with Bonaparte-A Mechanized Revolution

Studio Imugi is ditching 'oatmeal' narrative design with Bonaparte-A Mechanized Revolution

A character in Monster Hunter Wilds holds a porkchop over their head.

Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

Capcom's close communication culture is key to sustainability, say Monster Hunter Wilds devs

byBryant Francis

Lessons on small scale strategy with the X-Com Files

Lessons on small scale strategy with the X-Com Files

Star Wars Outlaws player character Kay Vess fires on Stormtroopers.

Star Wars Outlaws creative director says Swedish 'pride in craftsmanship' was key to development progress

Star Wars Outlaws creative director says Swedish 'pride in craftsmanship' was key to development progress

byBryant Francis

A screenshot of a bustling city in Civilization VII

Firaxis' big swing with Civilization VII? Convincing players to actually finish their games

Firaxis' big swing with Civilization VII? Convincing players to actually finish their games

The Xbox Adaptive Thumbstick

Microsoft unveils new accessibility hardware including Xbox Adaptive Joystick

Microsoft unveils new accessibility hardware including Xbox Adaptive Joystick

Bridging history and gameplay: Lessons from historiographical video game design

Bridging history and gameplay: Lessons from historiographical video game design

byChristopher Gerteis

A player character dual-wields two red pistols against a cyberpunk background in Apex Legends.

Letting Apex Legends players go guns akimbo was harder than you might think

Letting Apex Legends players go guns akimbo was harder than you might think

byBryant Francis

Call for Submissions: Let's talk about photography games

Call for submissions: Let's talk about photography games

Jen and Zan, two player characters from Tactical Breach Wizards. They are wizards with guns.

Tactical Breach Wizards shows how strategy games can tickle the funny bone

Tactical Breach Wizards shows how strategy games can tickle the funny bone

byBryant Francis

Storm wizard Jen gives a peace sign for the camera in Tactical Breach Wizards.

Let's compare the narrative design of Tactical Breach Wizards and Into the Breach

Let's compare the narrative design of Tactical Breach Wizards and Into the Breach

byBryant Francis

War never changes: Why innovation in game development is (still) vital

War never changes: Why innovation in game development is (still) vital

byBenjamin Paquette

Conjuring a gestural spellcasting system for VR

Conjuring a gestural spellcasting system for VR

byEdward McNeill

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