Tutorials, engines, indie dev stories, and development tools.
Game DevelopmentDay 0 of a build log: I'm going to attempt to ship an iOS game to the App Store in 2026 using AI tools for as much of the work as possible. Today is reconnaissance — what AI can actually do, what it can't touch, and three falsifiable predictions for the next checkpoint.
Game DevelopmentOver 45,000 gaming jobs have been cut since 2022, and 55% of those laid off still haven't found new work. The Skillsearch 2026 report puts human numbers to a crisis that studios are now describing as permanent — and the people who built the games you love are the ones paying for it.
Game DevelopmentThree AAA live-service launches in April 2026 — Pokémon Champions, Crimson Desert, and Marathon — are testing whether the industry's standard playbook for recovering from a rough launch can actually work at this scale.
Game DevelopmentTencent dropped a full arsenal of AI game dev tools at GDC 2026 — VISVISE turns days of animation work into minutes, MagicDawn brings AAA lighting to Godot, and ASI World can generate an entire SRPG from a single prompt. Here's what it all means for developers.
Game DevelopmentEmbark Studios just released a documentary revealing how Arc Raiders went from a free-to-play PvE hero shooter to the extraction game that sold 12 million copies — and the painful resets it took to get there.
Game DevelopmentA comprehensive look at the engines, art tools, and platforms that indie developers are using to build standout games this year.