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.

The Game Developers Conference's 2026 State of the Game Industry survey covers several areas, including the controversial use of generative AI in game development.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Minecraft-like adventure game Hytale is out now in early access, and it's been a bumpy, unusual road to release. Here is a quick primer on ...

An indie game developer experienced a moment of profound moral clarity, and is now deleting his partially-AI-made game from the digital storefront Steam. The game, dubbed “Hardest,” is a free-to-play ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook An executive from Lionsgate revealed that a John Wick game was in development and would be ...

Video game developer Vince Zampella, whose studios have created several of the world's best-selling games, was killed Sunday afternoon in a Ferrari crash on Southern California's Angeles Crest Highway ...

TL;DR: Rising DDR5 memory and storage costs, driven by the ongoing DRAM crisis and AI demand, are causing supply shortages and higher prices through 2026. This forces game developers like Larian ...

Artificial intelligence once seemed like a fringe notion largely confined to sci-fi movies and conspiracy theories. However, it’s actually been around tech circles for decades and has only become such ...

Vladimir Markov is the CEO of Cyprus-based studio Top App Games, a visionary leader with 20+ years of experience in gaming and technology. Most game studios don’t fail because of technology or talent; ...

Indie game developer Edmund McMillen hosted a Reddit AMA today offering some more details about his upcoming game Mewgenics. For starters, the Steam release date for this turn-based cat-breeding RPG ...

Despite being an AI-generated game idea that doesn't exist, Bird Game 3 continues to tear up TikTok with millions of likes and views. In this fictional open-world game, you "play" as a bird of your ...

On Monday, veteran game developer Rebecca Ann Heineman died in Rockwall, Texas, at age 62 after a battle with adenocarcinoma. Apogee founder Scott Miller first shared the news publicly on social media ...