In a game developed by a UM professor and her brothers released last month and playtested by UM students, players must use ...

Opening moments of games can often feel long and slow, and may even be boring as the game must teach you how to play it first thing. They’re a necessary evil, but there's a new high bar, as the new ...

All GDC Festival of Gaming passholders were invited to attend in person at the Moscone Center, and the ceremony was streamed live and is archived on both the GDC Twitch channel and GDC YouTube channel ...

Almost 30 years in the making, 'Mood Swings' wants to deliver a smaller, quicker, and more accessible card game experience that not even 'Magic: The Gathering' can provide. Reading time 4 minutes When ...

Google has been tinkering with porting its Play Games platform to Windows for several years, but it started getting serious about it last year. Now, with the 2026 Game Developer Conference underway, ...

Much of the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) in game development starts with the same question: Will AI replace developers? It’s an understandable concern, but it’s the wrong framing.

PC gaming can now run directly on Android devices, bypassing the need for cloud services or streaming. According to ETA Prime, this is achieved through x86 emulation technology, which allows PC games ...

So the credit card game is exhausting. If you want to get the most out of your rewards, you need to do math, have multiple credit cards so you can take advantage of transfer partners and supplemental ...

Steam is adding a little more transparency when it comes to Early Access games. Announced in a blog post, Steam introduced a new feature for game developers to add the exact date of when their game ...

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...

A hot potato: Just because game company executives love AI, it doesn't mean everyone feels the same way. According to a new survey from GDC, over half of game developers think it's having a negative ...