State of the Industry 2019
State of the Industry 2019: Mental Health in the Game Industry In our latest white paper, we explore video game workers’ experiences and challenges in the game development industry, taking…
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Post GDC Roundup: Interviews and Panel Video Recording
Read MoreGDC was a super busy time for the Take This Team! There were some very important announcements and we wanted to put all that information in one place for you.…
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Glixel Looks at Crunch 14 Years After EA Spouse
Read MoreIt’s been nearly 14 years since Erin Hoffman-John anonymously published the historic EA spouse letter, a blog post that made the world aware of just how toxic game development work…
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Think Tank Puts Builds a Framework For Creating Cozy Games
Read MoreFor most of us as players, coziness is an undefinable quantity in our games. We may recognize it when we encounter it. For some of us, coziness lies in getting…
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MuniReality’s Ambitious Plan to Become a Mental Health Game Platform
Read MoreMichelle Chen was no stranger to depression when she decided to make a game about it, but she wanted to tell more stories than her own. She reached out to…
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Don’t Miss This Breakdown of Today’s Crunch Culture
Read MoreWhile the video game industry has been maintaining the same struggle with crunch — long hours and unhealthy levels of overwork — for at least the last decade and a…
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The CheckPoint Web Series is Almost Here
Read MoreMay of 2017 feels like a century ago, but it turns out it’s only been a brief eight months. In that time, the CheckPoint web series has gone from a…
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Dev Opens Up About the Emotional Cost of Doing Business
Read MoreIf you want to make games for a living, you need skill, practice, and perseverance — and lately, you also need an extremely thick skin. Fielding threats and vitriol is…
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IGDA’s Latest Report Confirms That Crunch Is Still a Major Issue
Read MoreThe International Game Developers Association (IGDA) just released findings from its 2017 Developer Satisfaction Survey (DSS), which looks at issues, demographics and working conditions for people in the video game…
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The Hazards of Building an Empathy Game for VR
Read MoreVirtual reality seems like an incredible playing field for creators who want to put their players in someone else’s shoes. After all, you can almost literally walk in someone’s footsteps…