Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive.

One of the most visible advancements lies in non-player character (NPC) behaviour. Traditional AI in games operates within ...

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A decade after its launch, Jonathan Blow’s puzzle game remains a masterclass in silent teaching, and a reminder of how incredible player-led discovery can be.

Wizards of the Coast has hired longtime Dungeons & Dragons writer James Haeck as a senior game designer, bringing one of 5th edition’s most prolific contributors fully in-house as the D&D team ...

Tutorials might well be the bane of the video game industry's existence. Teaching a player how to do something is surprisingly difficult to do. Even if a developer crafts an educational and ...

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“Itchie”, a Japanese programmer and producer who used to work at game companies like Square and SNK, recently took to X to reflect on a fallacy that tripped him up earlier in his career as a developer ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — From now until Jan. 11, aspiring video game creators and artists can submit entries to an online community “game jam” organized by Grand Rapids based designer and Finji ...

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There are dozens of video game books in Amazon's Black Friday and B2G1 Free sale, so to help you navigate the discounts, we've rounded up the best ...