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Phantom inspiration and the ethical auteur with Xalavier Nelson Jr.

On the latest episode of the Game Developer podcast, we had a far-ranging chat with Strange Scaffold creative director Xalavier Nelson Jr. Nelson's outfit...

Leadership lessons from Mark Darrah’s days at BioWare

Why would a former video game executive producer like Mark Darrah start a YouTube channel?If he played to his demons, he could use it...

Roblox will soon use age checks to limit conversations

Wildly popular UGC platform Roblox is in the process of rolling out age-based chat restrictions that will limit communications between minors and adults. Roblox owner...

Becoming One with Nature Takes Time and a Lot of Yoga says Pauline Jacobs

The increase in overall pollution that the planet has seen during the past few years has impacted the planet in such a way that...

Dynasty Warriors dev Koei Tecmo partners with AI specialist Heroz

Newsbrief: Dynasty Warriors and Nioh developer-publisher Koei Tech has partnered with artificial intelligence specialist Heroz, and will use the company's tech in its upcoming games. An...

Video: Dishonored 2 dev shares tips on holistic level design

How do you design your game's levels to feel both complete and whole in and of themselves, but also a believable part of something...

Designing each of the 50 weapons in Dead Cells to feel distinctive

Dead Cells is a sidescrolling rogue-lite action platformer filled with generated twisting corridors, clever foes, and an array of weapons for players to uncover...

Crafting the bizarre, off-kilter gameworld of Little Nightmares

Tarsier Studios released its horror-themed platform-adventure Little Nightmares last month. It follows a young girl called Six as she tries to escape a huge...

Tom Hall: 5 key design lessons I learned directing Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein 3D came out exactly 25 years ago, on May 5th, 1992. Nothing was the same after that day. “We knew it was new...

Video: Game design lessons you can learn from studying escape rooms

"Escape the room" games, immersive theater like Sleep No More, puzzle hunts, and other playful and engaging real-world experiences are hot right now --...

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