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If you’ve ever tried to complete a speed run or a perma-death and had friends ask, “Why on earth would you make life harder...Read More

Video game genres are categories of games that share similar characteristics.Puzzle games put your brain to work, shooters require you to fire bullets and...Read More

GameMaker 2023.2 brings a brand new Particle editor, audio looping and lets you start GameMaker without logging in. Audio Loop Points Previously, you could...Read More

Making a 2D game is easy: fling a few canaries into the side of a pig fortress and you're on your way to two...Read More

It’s been said that the future is not something we enter, but something we create. In a world of 3D printers, carbon capture, anti-aging...Read More

Nobody’s perfect, right? Judi Dench has starred in bad films, Michael Jordan missed a basket or two, and Hideo Kojima couldn’t come up with...Read More

Video game crowdfund campaigns can be a powerful way for indie game designers to secure the finance they need to develop and publish their...Read More

The New Year, New Jam has come to an end. Our judges had an incredibly relaxing time at first, before they realised they faced...Read More

Russell Rafferty, known online as VINE, is a self-taught developer who’s been creating games for over a decade. His game, Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, has been...Read More

Luca Carbonera is the solo dev behind the recently-released survival simulation sensation, ZERO Sievert, now available in early access on Steam. We interviewed Luca...Read More

GameMaker 2023.1 brings easy collisions with slopes, crisper fonts, a new audio effect and more. Easy Collisions With Slopes The new move_and_collide() function makes...Read More

The time it takes to develop a video game is never cut and dried. If you’re hoping to hear a definitive “it takes six...Read More