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Toad jumps for joy in Mario Kart World.

Nintendo Switch 2's DLSS support may be a big part of future Nintendo games Nintendo Switch 2's DLSS support may be a big part of future Nintendo games

Nintendo Switch 2 director Takuhiro Dohta says Nintendo is using DLSS in its first-party games.

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Apr 8, 2025

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A fishing boat at sunset in the creepy world of Dredge

Dredge wasn't originally going to be a narrative game, but then it became one of 2023's best Dredge wasn't originally going to be a narrative game, but then it became one of 2023's best

Apr 1, 2025

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A player character from Net Ease.

The key to Eggy Party's UGC success lies in recommendation system iteration The key to Eggy Party's UGC success lies in recommendation system iteration

Mar 31, 2025

1 Min Read

'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards 'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards

byBeth Elderkin

Mar 20, 2025

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Unity CEO Mathew Bromberg and CTO Steve Collins.

Unity's CEO, CTO promise 'stability' after runtime fee debacle Unity's CEO, CTO promise 'stability' after runtime fee debacle

byBryant Francis

Mar 19, 2025

1 Min Read

Assassin's Creed Shadows co-protagonist Naoe.

How Assassin's Creed Shadows makes environments look great up close and at a distance How Assassin's Creed Shadows makes environments look great up close and at a distance

byBryant Francis

Mar 19, 2025

1 Min Read

Cat creatures in Animal Well

The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well

The scratch coding and sharp constraints at the heart of Animal Well

byCharlie Wacholz, Contributor

Colorful Marvel characters do battle

The technical magic behind Doctor Strange's portals in Marvel Rivals

The technical magic behind Doctor Strange's portals in Marvel Rivals

byCharlie Wacholz, Contributor

A dark graveyard setting with 8 bit characters

Encouraging player creativity in Caves of Qud

Encouraging player creativity in Caves of Qud

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Four players gather in VR in front of a diner in Dimensional Double Shift.

Extended Reality

Owlchemy Labs' Dimensional Double Shift shows what's next for VR development

Owlchemy Labs' Dimensional Double Shift shows what's next for VR development

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Characters from Space Marine 2

Creating seamless multiplayer experiences for games like Space Marine 2

Creating seamless multiplayer experiences for games like Space Marine 2

byDmitri Brevdo

Brynn stares down a giant magical automaton with a crown of fire.

How Eternal Strands' creators cooked up an ambitious physics system with a small team

How Eternal Strands' creators cooked up an ambitious physics system with a small team

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A robotic middle finger emerges from a laptop screen.

Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI

Developers still aren't warming up to generative AI

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

The Switch 2

Nintendo finally unveils the Switch 2, its successor to the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo finally unveils the Switch 2, its successor to the Nintendo Switch

byBryant Francis, Chris Kerr

underwater adventure images

Converting saves, a cross platform journey

byOleksii Honcharov

A promo image for Bryant's top 10 game of the year list featuring four games.

Game Developer 2024 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year

Game Developer 2024 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Four images from the best games of 2024.

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

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byChris Kerr, Bryant Francisand 3 more

Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

6 steps to a successful playtesting process for an indie developer

6 steps to a successful playtesting process for an indie developer

byMaxim Kiselev

Ichiban and Kazuma in LIke a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Like a Dragon devs open up on sharing source code, inspiring future programmers

Like a Dragon devs open up on sharing source code, inspiring future programmers

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

A Unity project for all platforms: Part 1

A Unity project for all platforms: Part 1

byBulat Gaineev, Blogger

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

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byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more

YoYo Games CEO Russell Kay holds a microphone against Game Developer's red background.

What GameMaker's 25-year run tells us about the game engine market

What GameMaker's 25-year run tells us about the game engine market

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Davrin, a Black elf from Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

BioWare pulls back the veil on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's magical hair tech

BioWare pulls back the veil on Dragon Age: The Veilguard's magical hair tech

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Screesnhot of the Steam marketplace.

Steam's new API lets devs grant easier build access to players

Steam's new API lets devs grant easier build access to players

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

byGregory Lobanov, Blogger

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

A woman looks at a computer through a magnifying glass.

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

A man with his face obscured by a hoodie at a laptop.

Heads up: devs on Steam now need to disclose kernel mode anti-cheat software

Heads up: devs on Steam now need to disclose kernel mode anti-cheat software

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free

byTom Regan, Contributing Editor

Another Crab's Treasure Prototype screenshot

Aggro Crab shares early prototype of Another Crab's Treasure

Aggro Crab shares early prototype of Another Crab's Treasure

byTom Regan, Contributing Editor

A top-down view of the city from Frostpunk 2.

Frostpunk 2's developers didn't want it to be a 'jackass simulator'

Frostpunk 2's developers didn't want it to be a 'jackass simulator'

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024

Real reasons (not) to build custom game engines in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

Unity wants fewer developers to park on older versions of the engine

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

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