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May 17
Embracing Neurodiversity and Leadership in the Game Industry

At GDC 2025 Stuart Massie joined a panel of experts that shared their experiences in Neurodiversity and how it intersects with … source

May 16
Reimagining High Fantasy: The Score to ‘Eternal Strands’

No true synths. That was a rule Austin Wintory followed when scoring Eternal Strands. What did this mean for the score? source

May 15
Babygirls, Daddies, and Himbos: Updating Archetypes for Compelling Characters #2

Why do you write? For Alexa Ray Corriea it’s about being remembered and conveying meaning. Check out this clip from GDC … source

May 14
Building Big Impact, One Brick at a Time: Marginal Gains in ‘LEGO Horizon Adventures’ #1

“Accessibility is largely built on making marginal gains to existing features.” Adam Russell (Lead Designer, Studio Gobo) explains … source

Apr 28
Crowdfunding Best Practices – #GDCRewind #GDC2025

What sort of math do you need to do when planning your crowdfunding campaign? Thomas Bidaux (CEO, ICO) enlightens us in today’s #GDCRewind. Watch the full talk on GDC Vault! – Video Games and Crowdfunding: Best Practices from Successful Campaigns source

Apr 27
‘Avowed’ Branching Narratives: Shifting from QA Testing to Analyzing Clip – #GDCrewind #GDC2025

What does it look like when QA testing shifts to analyzing? David Benefield (QA Lead, Obsidian Entertainment) shows us in this … source

Mar 27
2026 Independent Games Festival Awards

The IGF celebrates boundary-pushing indie teams and student creators with major recognition and cash prizes across categories … source

Mar 26
GDC 2026 Keynote – An Odyssey in Building Games That Last

Creating an enduring game that players love is the ambition for many of us in the games industry. In recent years, some business … source

Mar 25
26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

The GDCA is the profession’s most trusted honor – peer-nominated, peer-recognized – and the stage where the year’s standards are set across craft, creativity, and innovation. From Game of the Year to Design, Narrative, Visual Art, Audio, and Innovation, this is where the work that moved the medium earns its moment. source

Mar 24
2026 Developer’s Concert – GDC Festival of Gaming

GDC returns this March 1-5, 2027, in San Francisco! GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, … source