Aevryn Studios developer Ricardo Tavares Santos shares how removing ads from Aevryn Candy became more than a business decision and began shaping the game’s pacing, difficulty, scope, and identity.
The third-party Steam AI Gaming Festival aims to explain how developers use AI, but its 12 categories blur very different tools, games, and software. Bad Rats appearing in every section raises questions about how the lineup was checked.
Solo developer Colin Teberg shares why he built Iron Dice around shorter campaigns, readable systems, meaningful provinces, and the goal of letting grand strategy players reach the end.
Morgan of Morganic Games shares the story behind Hound Riders, from a rapid Godot prototype and guerrilla demos on a Steam Deck to GameBCN, Gamescom, and the challenge of keeping its mechanics distinctive.
Morras of Slakkedis Studio shares how burnout and childhood memories of VHS rental stores led him to create Tiny Tape Store, a cozy desktop companion built to quietly live alongside your work.
Are one-word game titles really better for Steam visibility, SEO, sales, and players? Fix Access checks large Steam datasets, Valve guidance, Google Search advice, and some extremely long successful game names.
Solo developer Giulio began building Hoop Dynasty: Rise of a Legend in 2014. In this Fix Stories feature, he explains how years of simulation work came before the interface, and how AI-assisted workflows now help accelerate UX, selected visuals and QA without replacing creative ownership.
Kit of Artificium Games explains how his own relationship with responsibility shaped the Thief in Oops! You’re the Hero! and one of the game’s hardest design decisions.
Saber Interactive has denied claims that a Rideshare Stimulator writer was replaced by ChatGPT, while CEO Matthew Karch has escalated the dispute with former lead writer Stella Sacco.
Different playtesters uncover different problems. This practical guide explains when to use cold testers, genre fans, newcomers, input specialists, experienced reviewers, or a larger testing group
AI is already in phones, cameras, writing tools, design apps, music software, game engines, store pages, and probably half the tools people use without even thinking about it. So maybe the real question is not whether AI touched the work, but whether the final work is honest.
Ubisoft Philippines has shared a behind-the-scenes look at its work on Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, marking the studio’s biggest contribution yet and its 13th AAA title developed within Ubisoft’s global network.
Former professional tennis player and college All-American Iain Atkinson talks about building Tennis Tycoon, a premium mobile tennis management sim focused on the sport behind the match.
Global Game Jam has announced GGJ Micro-Missions, a new pilot program backed by the Endless Foundation that will support indie studios and emerging game talent through paid short-form projects in art, audio, and QA.
In this Fix Stories feature, Michael “MI Pixel” Armstrong-Ingram shares how health setbacks, missed marketing lessons, NHS work, and a free webcomic helped shape Little Devil into more than a single indie game.
