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We're now at GameDeveloper.com!  
by Kris Graft [08.26.21]
Gamasutra.com will soon automatically redirect to the brand new GameDeveloper.com. For now, click here to go to the new site!
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
From the Editors: Reflections on Gamasutra  
by Bryant Francis [08.25.21]
The Gamasutra editorial team has instead opted to present a selection of must-read articles from our collective history.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
How do you discover when people find your game?  
by Gamasutra Staff [08.23.21]
When it comes to planning and monitoring social media, your Steam page, and websites for discovery success, what tools should you use? We look at some potential lenses.
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Design, Production
Gamasutra is becoming Game Developer
by Kris Graft [08.23.21]
The time has come to respectfully lay to rest the name Gamasutra, a title that's been around for nearly 25 years and has become known as a leading resource and reference for game development and industry knowledge.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Programming, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Deep dive: Shapez.io - from web game to $1 million Steam hit 2
by Gamasutra Staff [08.18.21]
How did web game Shapez.io end up grossing $1 million on Steam? We look at its route to success in this data heavy deep-dive.
Console/PC, Indie, Design
Mini Motorways and the delicate art of marrying complexity and minimalism  
by John Harris [08.18.21]
"Both [Mini Metro and Mini Motorways] are based on seemingly-simple systems that are complex in unintuitive ways, so there's a lot of depth waiting to be discovered."
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Art, Audio, Design
Designing dual-perspective puzzles for 2D-3D platformer Toodee and Topdee  
by Joel Couture [08.17.21]
Puzzle platformer Toodee and Topdee offers an interesting perspective on a classic genre. Here's how developers Dietzribi turned a Ludum Dare prompt into this perspective-swapping puzzler.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Video
Data dive: inside a successful sequel launch  
by Gamasutra Staff [08.16.21]
PlayWay shared with its investors some very focused and precise data on Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 - so let's analyze it in detail!
Console/PC, Indie, Design
Embodying coziness in Here Comes Niko!, a '3D platformer for tired people' 2
by Joel Couture [08.16.21]
"We noticed that we regularly were too exhausted to play the kind of games we used to like. So, we started working on a game that we could play even when we didn't have energy for anything else."
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Design, Video
Blog: Historians discuss Old World 1
by Gamasutra Community [08.13.21]
Historians Bob Whitaker and John Harney play Old World. Topics include the game's perspective on the ancient world, Old World's layers of decisions, and comparisons to Sid Meier's Civilization and Paradox games.
Social/Online, Indie, Design, Production
From Mafia to Among Us - can social deduction evolve as online multiplayer?  
by Gamasutra Community [08.13.21]
As a veteran Mafia player and as an aspiring game designer launching my first game on Kickstarter, I will share my two cents on the emergence of online multiplayer social deduction games.
Social/Online, Indie, Design, Production
Blog: 7 Unity tips for a beginner 3D artist  
by Gamasutra Community [08.13.21]
Here are seven tips for Unity (plus a bonus one) that I have found very helpful when working on our VR project. Hopefully, these tips will make life a bit easier for you if you are just starting out.
Indie, Art
Estimating Steam and console sales: two hot methods!  
by Gamasutra Staff [08.11.21]
Do you want two essential spreadsheets for estimating Steam & console game sales? Because that's what you've got, alongside lots more game discovery news.
VR, Console/PC, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Steam demo showcases: officially good for sales!  
by Gamasutra Staff [08.09.21]
We can now see official Valve data that shows that Steam Next Fest is 'good for you'. So what does that mean? And how about all those antitrust suits? This, and much, much more...
VR, Console/PC, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Sponsored Content
Gaming in a Pandemic - Inside Akamai's latest SOTI Research report  
by Akamai Technologies [08.09.21]
Sponsored: SOTI Research: Gaming in a Pandemic digs into the numbers behind 2020's video game criminal attacks, reveals the preferred attack methods, and looks at the rise in phishing as a service kits aimed at separating gamers from their money.
VR, Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Sponsored Article, Whitepaper
Analysis: Epic advances, Steam reviews and discovery  
by Gamasutra Staff [08.04.21]
We lok at Epic court documents to analyze EGS advances, take another look at Steam 'reviews to sales' ratios, and lots more besides.
VR, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
The Stanley Parable, Tacoma, and Minecraft alum join forces for new studio Ivy Road  
by Alissa McAloon [07.29.21]
Annapurna Interactive's showcase today brought news of both familiar and new projects, including the announcement of a new studio working on its first project with Annapurna Interactive's backing.
Indie
Spelunky, indie life, and finding success with Derek Yu - GDC Podcast Ep. 22  
by Kris Graft [07.29.21]
Spelunky developer Derek Yu joins Gamasutra's Kris Graft and Alissa McAloon in a live GDC Podcast to talk all things Spelunky, how indie game development has changed over the years, and how game development is an exploration of ideas.
Indie, Design, GDC
The faces of 'the creator economy' for DIY games  
by Gamasutra Staff [07.29.21]
Who are the 'creators who aren’t full-time game devs' making popular games and mods for game creation platforms? We explore game discovery by talking to them.
Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Design, Production, Business/Marketing
Q&A: Defining the detail-driven gameplay of Dyson Sphere Program  
by John Harris [07.28.21]
Dyson Sphere Program tasks players with building an impossibly massive power source capable of saving all of humanity. Here's how a team of five took on a project of planetary scale.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Video