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Practical advice on creating and cultivating diversity at game studios, by folks from Bungie, Wizards of the Coast, 343 Studios and more.

An in-depth interview with Alan Wake 2 creative director Sam Lake and game director Kyle Rowley about designing the studio's first Black protagonist.

Ryan Burnett, studio director of Respawn's Wisconsin-located satellite office, shines a light on how the state holds benefits for game developers.

"Every game I design is meant to be a sandbox. At the lowest level, someone coming in should just feel comfortable playing around."

Game director Piotr Łatocha discusses the making of a RoboCop RPG, and how the state of movie-based games has evolved in the last few years.

Salt and Sacrifice adds multiplayer to the 2D Souls-inspired model of Salt and Sanctuary. It wasn't an easy task.

"I think I've got to a point where I evaluate puzzles on more parameters than just 'is this challenging?'"

Indie designers and artists discuss different ways to make sexuality and intimacy more common in game design.

Developers have shared their techniques and philosophies with us, condensed here for your convenience.

Game director Ditte Deenfeldt and senior narrative designer Chella Ramanan discuss expanding Pandora, and why building up Na'vi culture was important.

Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen explains how the studio built one of the sequel's most fundamental systems with an emphasis on approachability.

We baked Aunt May's famous wheatcakes to prove a point.

Developers share what made the third-person shooter one of the most beloved games over the past two decades.

On episode 36 of the Game Developer podcast, we interviewed Nik Mikros and Josh Debonis of Killer Queen developer BumbleBear games, diving into the game's almost decade-long evolution.

Ahead of Warframe's Abyss of Dagath update, Digital Extremes principal 3D character artist Michael Skyers explains what makes the game's unique aesthetic work.