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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a large systemic open world game with dynamic time of day cycles, a systemic weather system, and … source

Following the success of 2024’s inaugural GDC concert, composer Austin Wintory returned once again in 2025 with a whole new slate of both classics and deep cuts. Springing from the theme of “Connecting the World through Games,” the concert featured music from all corners of the gaming world, with lots of surprises and special guests. […]

Every working designer has them: unique techniques or “tricks” that they use when crafting gameplay. Sure, there’s the general … source

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the 2025 IGF Awards. See you at IGF 2026! GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2025! source

A celebration of the winners for this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards. See you at GDCA 2026! GDC returns to San … source

The stage is set for the game industry’s night of nights, and we have the perfect person to lead the festivities. Let’s hear it for Alexa … source

Nicolas Lopez is heading a session at GDC 2025 about “Rendering ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows,'” taking place on Thursday, … source

People play games for their interactivity, but we as game writers may struggle with making our stories interactive too. How do we take a writing craft honed on linear stories for hundreds of years and make it interactive? Some argue this is essential to making a great game story, while others say that it is […]

Two awards shows. Once unforgettable night. The 2025 Independent Games Festival Awards and Game Developers Choice … source

In this GDC 2024 session, examine all the basic steps of city creation, why urban planning is important for game environments, and how it can be useful for creating readable and distinguished urban space. GDC returns to San Francisco in March 2025! For more information, be sure to visit our website and follow the #GDC2025 […]