A unique game jam was thrown in aid of Comic Relief 2024, led by Gower College Development Studios (GCDS), and supported by the British Esports Student Champions – GCS Owls. 

Write an article about the Epic Online Services extension without saying ‘make your game more epic’? Challenge accepted. GameMaker has a large suite of extensions that allow developers

Thor of Pirate Software talks: indie dev life, promoting your first game, the biggest challenges of the RPG genre, and what lies beyond his game Heartbound

‘My main value is to focus on everything that you can do with your community.’Buckle up for a two-part interview series with Jason Thor Hall, the lead programmer at Pirate Software, the winner of the…

Technology can open up the gaming industry to people with physical disabilities like limited movement. Jason Vearing (Winx hands free gaming) is developing software that allows people to play video…

How to Write Compelling Characters For Video Games ‘If you create an engaging character, players will follow them anywhere.’ - Angus FletcherJust think about Kratos in God of War, or the hype around…

Video game mods are a pillar of modern PC gaming. Communities come together to create mods that improve textures, FPS counts, and accessibility; other times they make wild and ridiculous changes like…

Whether you’re looking to play football with rocket-powered cars or date a hunky cartoon rendition of KFC’s Colonel Sanders, indie games - titles made by small indie game studios and solo indie game…

Sonic vs. Robotnik. PlayStation vs. Xbox. Aristotle vs. Mashy-spike-plate! The games industry has provided hundreds of iconic rivalries over the years, and in the late 90s, one of the biggest…

For some indie developers, making money off their games is a bonus. For others, developing money-making video games is what puts food on the table. If you’re planning on making money from your…

Game jams are a fantastic way to push your creative boundaries. With a theme to work around and the clock ticking, you’ll generate ideas you’d never have conjured otherwise - ideas which may even…

So, you want to make pixel art - to design your own 2D game art and characters? Or perhaps you want to create a .gif of your dog soaring through the clouds into a pink and purple…

Ever dreamed of making your own video game? You’re not alone. Millions of gamers nurse the dream of one day creating their own game, but it can be difficult to know where to start. With so many…

Writing for video games is often about creating flow charts, side quests, cutscenes and collaborating with the rest of the design team. Character development is sometimes difficult to sandwich…

When Steam announced their Early Access Program back in 2013, it sounded like a slam dunk: cheaper games and new experiences for players, real-time playtesters and additional resources for…

What would you say Pac-Man and Bloodborne have in common? Not much, admittedly, unless Inky and Blinky secretly subscribe to some ancient Lovecraftian cult. Even games as polar-opposite as these…

The cost of making a video game can range from absolutely nothing to a colossal $174m - the current record for the most expensive game ever developed. Costs vary from project to project; AAA…

They might not have always been noticed, but there have been incredible women in game development since the industry began in the late 1970s. Women in games are finally being recognised for their…

The video game industry is booming: nearly 300,000 people work in the industry in the US alone - more than double the number employed in 2010. Interest in becoming a game developer is as high as…

We all love a game with a gorgeous art style, right?Whether it’s the hand-drawn animation of Cuphead or the monochromatic melancholy of LIMBO, a 2D video game’s art style is a huge part of the…

Marketing is one of the most important aspects of a video game’s development cycle. Hundreds of indie games are launched each day, and those that fail to market and promote themselves effectively…

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 for yourself like that?”, you already understand the thrill of a game jam.A…

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 projectiles, and driving simulators are…

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 billion downloads and an easily-forgotten cinematic universe, right? Mastering 2D game…

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 a sensible name for a character if his life depended on…