Shawn Layden shares his tips on ways to make games faster (and therefore cheaper): 1. Most gamers don't see the end of your game. So design fewer levels, make your games shorter. 2. The tech ...

UK studio Ant Workshop has embarked upon a significant shift in how it makes games, and it's one that managing director Tony Gowland believes could benefit a lot of developers. The change follows the ...

TL;DR: PC game development has surged, with 80% of developers focusing on it, up from 66% in 2024. Interest in the Steam Deck may contribute to this rise. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S follow with ...

It's kind of funny to look back on all the times PC gaming has been declared dead, a claim that—to borrow a phrase—was an exaggeration. Lest there be any doubt, GDC's 2025 State of the Game Industry ...

Growing up, I found tabletop RPGs and computer games to be a refuge. I had always had difficulty connecting with others, and when certain major life events broke my world apart at a young age, it ...

With a severe shortage of college-trained IT workers across the U.S., what’s it going to take to get more students to pursue computer science studies? Two researchers think they have an answer: ...

Behind every great game is a team of creative developers making it happen. In our jobs in games series, we highlight some of the individuals working in the games industry, whether they are veteran ...

The latest commodity coveted by the AI industry is computer memory, and the sector is signing deals directly with manufacturers for billions of dollars worth of chips – the very same chips that ...

BG2 was when BioWare truly understood how nuts we all were for companions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. God help us, it has ...