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Blizzard's workplace culture seemed destined for chaos from day one Blizzard's workplace culture seemed destined for chaos from day one

The new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment sheds light on how Blizzard's road to success was shaped by a chaotic workplace culture.

byBryant Francis

Oct 1, 2024

6 Min Read

A screenshot of Dying Light: The Beast. A zombie lunges at the player character.

Dying Light: The Beast reflects Techland's passion for games players will finish Dying Light: The Beast reflects Techland's passion for games players will finish

byBryant Francis

Oct 1, 2024

6 Min Read

A blue ship from Breachway soars through the stars.

Breachway's beautiful ship designs were honed by architectural expertise Breachway's beautiful ship designs were honed by architectural expertise

byBryant Francis

Sep 30, 2024

6 Min Read

The Patch Notes logo overlaid on a screenshot from I Am Your Beast

Patch Notes #4: Strange Scaffold rejected a 'culture of hope' to resurrect I Am Your Beast Patch Notes #4: Strange Scaffold rejected a 'culture of hope' to resurrect I Am Your Beast

Sep 27, 2024

11 Min Read

Trevor from Grand Theft Auto 5 in a Hawaiian shirt, about to hit a shocked mime with a baseball bat outside a dress shop at night

Breaking down GTA V's pedestrian dialogue system: An analysis with speculative examples Breaking down GTA V's pedestrian dialogue system: An analysis with speculative examples

byRanden Banuelos

Sep 24, 2024

8 Min Read

Group photo: The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite photo modes Group photo: The editors of Game Developer discuss their favorite game photos

byHolly Green, Danielle Riendeauand 1 more

Sep 20, 2024

6 Min Read

A top-down view of the city from Frostpunk 2.

Frostpunk 2's developers didn't want it to be a 'jackass simulator'

Frostpunk 2's developers didn't want it to be a 'jackass simulator'

byBryant Francis

Promotional artwork for The Callisto Protocol

Krafton CEO says The Callisto Protocol suffered because it lacked a 'gameplay edge'

Krafton CEO says The Callisto Protocol suffered because it lacked a 'gameplay edge'

How Petals preludes Texas Chainsaw Massacre with a simple photo mode

How Petals became a prelude to Texas Chainsaw Massacre through a simple photo mode

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

byAlessandro Fillari

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

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

Inside the cute and creepy world of Penko Park

Inside the cute and creepy world of Penko Park

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

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

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

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

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