Game Development Essentials - GDE Series

09/25/2025

A 5-year-old girl named Nevaeh who has a rare eye condition called nystagmus is participating in a pioneering clinical trial that uses computer games to improve children’s vision. Developed by the University of Southampton, the games track eye movements and assess how quickly a child can see – providing a more effective measurement of real-world vision than traditional eye charts.

– BBC's Jack Silver

Five-year-old Nevaeh has a rare condition that makes her eyes move uncontrollably .

09/24/2025

"That's about as indie as you can get inside a giant company, having to fight for your dollars"

09/23/2025

The countdown to TOKYO GAME SHOW is on! If you’re exhibiting, networking or just there for the games, we can’t wait to hear about your experience. Share your TGS highlights with us!

09/18/2025

Happy Read An eBook Day 📖

From indie studios to major developers, a good game dev education is crucial. Game Development Essentials: An Introduction (4th Ed) is available as a print replica eBook on Amazon and Google Play – putting the knowledge right at your fingertips.

Google Play:
https://bit.ly/gde4-googleplay

Amazon Kindle:
https://amzn.to/451dv70

Instructors: If you’re interested in reviewing the print replica version for school adoption, instructor sampling is available through VitalSource! https://bit.ly/gde4-vst

09/17/2025

The new publication will leverage a subscription model to avoid the "ethical concerns" that come with sponsorship and advertising.

09/16/2025

Veteran Final Fantasy programmer Koji Sugimoto expressed his frustration with modern indie games that intentionally recreate PS1-era visual glitches such as affine texture warping. Sugimoto stated that he and his colleagues spent countless hours trying to fix these technical flaws, and he doesn’t understand why developers now deliberately emulate them.

– PC Gamer's Ted Litchfield

The kiddies can't get enough affine texture warping these days.

09/12/2025

Happy National Video Games Day 🎉

Today, we’re not just celebrating games, but the experiences they’ve given us: the first time you beat a boss, the all-nighter with friends – or the game that got you hooked. So settle in with your favorite game today and make some new memories!

09/11/2025

And it all stems back to a British seaside town

09/10/2025

According to Ubisoft, social stealth was removed from Assassin's Creed Shadows to allow the development team to focus entirely on the shinobi’s tactical, moment-to-moment stealth experience – but social stealth is not gone from the series and could return in future games.

– Scott McCrae on GamesRadar+

Smile and wave boys

09/08/2025

The protagonist of The Children of Clay should have also considered doing his thing in the morning.

09/05/2025

An AI-generated clip of an old-school first-person RPG is too hard for AI to make into an actual game

09/04/2025

Alexander Black's production company Lyrical Media has launched privately funded indie video game publisher Lyrical Games.