Most humans like games. But what are games, exactly? Not in a philosophical sense, but in the sense of “what exactly are their worky bits, so we know how to make them?” [Raph Koster] aims to answer ...

Matthew Keeler remembers the first time he was hooked on playing games. "When my buddies I grew up with got a box of figurines, these fantasy figurines, sort of generic ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ stuff, ...

Sergey Martinkevich highlights how older games dominate charts and set the bar for success. He warns rebuilding previous hits rarely outperforms the original in today’s market. Martinkevich advises ...

"When you set up a community, you should always set up the idea that one day you won't need to be so involved, because the community will run itself," said Playstack community manager Emma Smith-Bodie ...

How do you build effective playable ads for midcore and hardcore games? Greg Castro, the VP of global partnerships at Mobvista, offers some practical tips for developers and marketing teams. Midcore ...