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I visit Cygames, the influential Japanese studio behind Granblue Fantasy: Relink, for an exclusive peek behind the scenes

By Alicia Haddick published

"This is a company that wants to create great stories and share them, no matter how."

Gaming
Indie game development tips; Picayune Dreams

5 tips for getting started in indie game development - GameMaker's winning dev shares his advice

By Ian Dean published

Stepford reveals his crucial game design starter points.

Video Game Design
GameMaker winning entry Picayune Dreams; making a winning indie game

The challenges of being an indie dev, "About a third of the way through the game's development, I hated the damn thing"

By Ian Dean published

Stepford has won Best Game at the GameMaker Awards 2024.

Video Game Design
Cygames mocap studio visit; people in a large mocap studio

I visited Cygames' massive mocap studio in Japan, and I'm in awe

By Alicia Haddick published

Inside Asia's largest motion capture facility.

3D
An image of a Nvidia metahuman in Unreal Engine 5

New Nvidia ACE plugins for Unreal Engine 5 simplify the creation of AI digital humans

By Joe Foley published

There are new plugins for Autodesk Maya too.

AI
Best games consoles

The best games console: choose from performance, value, retro and more

By Ian Dean last updated

Our video games specialist helps you choose the best games console for you, whether that's for performance or value.

Gaming

The 10 best gaming fonts

By Tom May published

Level up your typography with the 10 best game fonts.

Fonts & Typography
Key art from Ghost of Yōtei

"If you don't like it, don't buy it", former Sony Interactive boss says of Ghost of Yōtei character design 'controversy'

By Joe Foley published

Finally a voice of reason.

Video Game Design
ZX Spectrum retro console

The new ZX Spectrum full-size retro computer even includes rubber keys

By Ian Dean published

I owned every Speccy as a kid, so of course I need this retro revival.

Gaming
A screenshot showing the game engine Godot on Meta Quest

Godot engine Meta Quest port means we can now make games without a computer

By Joe Foley last updated

Developers can make native 2D, 3D and XR games without leaving their headset.

VR & AR
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