Tag: game-development

A game developer compared Godot and Unity by making the same game in both engines, and he’s found a clear winner

A game developer compared…

For well over a decade, Unity has been one of, if not the primary engine for indie game development,…
Mass Effect & Dragon Age’s cast members on how BioWare builds dynamics

Mass Effect & Dragon…

“Dragon Age was basically one of my favourite video games, even before I got cast,” Allegra Clark, the voice…
Ken Levine says Steam Machine shows we’re hitting ‘diminishing returns’ with bleeding-edge graphics tech—just look at BioShock to see why art is more important

Ken Levine says Steam…

These days, I’m firmly on the System Shock side of the System Shock/BioShock division that exists almost exclusively in…
There’s nothing ‘euro’ about ‘eurojank,’ says Stalker dev—after all, what are some of the 2000s’ best RPGs if not beautiful all-American jankfests?

There’s nothing ‘euro’ about…

A lot of my favourite games ever made fall under the expansive rubric of “eurojank.” Stalker, the first Witcher,…
Dev breaks down in tears when 4 years of work are rewarded with $250,000 earnings in a week: ‘I don’t know why people are so nice’

Dev breaks down in…

In a small ray of light for our fallen world, an indie dev who poured their heart and soul…
On the ground at PlayerUnknown’s 2-day in-studio modjam where devs broke their own game

On the ground at…

It is about one hour to presentation time and Alexander Helliwell has decided to experiment. His mod—an attempt to…
Visa and Mastercard pressuring Itch

Visa and Mastercard pressuring…

In case you missed the news, let me get you up to speed—payment processors like Visa and Mastercard have,…
How to survive as an indie developer for 20 years

How to survive as…

Dan Marshall was 24 when he picked up C++ for Dummies. “I’ve left this too late,” he thought. “I’m…
Stop Killing Games’ EU initiative hits 1

Stop Killing Games’ EU…

Stop Killing Games (which just under a month ago was all doom and gloom) has soared past its prior…
‘Dangerous on a whole new level’—while Steam’s policy change is new, the shadow of credit card porn-hibition has been looming for a while, with Nier: Automata’s Yoko Taro sounding the alarm last year

‘Dangerous on a whole…

Last week was a weird one for videogames—with Steam clamping down on games featuring adult content due to the…