At GDC Festival of Gaming, Sucker Punch’s Ariadna Martinez revealed how narrative reshaped the open world of Ghost of Yōtei.

Pokémon Pokopia is a spin-off that swaps catching for crafting and turns out to be one of the best Pokémon games ever made.

During the making of The Outer Worlds 2, Donovan says the objective for the game was to make combat balanced, challenging, ...

At GDC 2026, Despelote creator Julián Cordero explored the game’s inspiration and how the sounds of home shaped its identity.

GDC Festival of Gaming introduces a new format for the industry’s biggest conference. But does the rebrand solve its biggest ...

Expedition 33 has been named Game of the Year at the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, taking home five awards ...

At GDC 2026, veteran game designer Don Daglow reflected on his career and the lessons he learned along the way.

Balatro picks up the top prize at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. Balatro was the big winner at the 25th annual GDC Awards. The roguelike deck builder developed by LocalThunk secured four ...

Heading to GDC 2025? Here are our top picks from a packed lineup of panels, talks, and tutorials. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) returns to the Moscone Center in San Francisco next week, ...

Cocoon, A Highland Song, and Venba lead the nominations at this year’s Independent Games Festival awards. At Thumbsticks, we don’t focus much on news these days. However, we always appreciate the work ...

Clap Hanz’s special brand of golf makes its long overdue Nintendo debut with Easy Come, Easy Golf on Nintendo Switch. Has it been worth the wait? First up, a disclaimer: Yes, I am aware that Easy Come ...

From Bad North to Captain Toad, from Townscaper to Tunic – why do video games make the best dioramas? It might surprise our American readers, but we don’t really make dioramas at school in the UK. We ...