Creative Chronicles: Analysing AI behaviour in Total War
The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on balancing AI behaviour
Six common mistakes when moving to live-service games and free-to-play
Industry consultant Ben Cousins outlines the most common pitfalls for developers tackling a new structure and business model
Creative Chronicles: Total War character art tutorial
The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on the art of Total War: Warhammer
Game crunch lessons: How to avoid game development crunch
“Teams who are having fun make better games and making games should be fun -- otherwise, what's the point?”
The ten commandments of indie survival
Novarama's Daniel Sanchez-Crespo shares his golden rules of survival for indie developers with the GamesIndustry.biz Academy
Creative Chronicles: Managing complexity in game audio
The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on game audio
Let's talk insurance for your games business
Insurance is necessary to navigate the uncertain waters of the games industry -- GG Insurance's Philip Wildman demystifies the process
Creative Chronicles: The sweet spot of asymmetric design
The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on asymmetric design
Creative Chronicles: Designing for colour blindness in games
The GI.biz Academy partners with Creative Assembly to publish its Creative Chronicles video series, today focusing on colour blindness
What is the best game engine: is Construct right for you?
The GI.biz Academy's in-depth guide to Scirra's Construct, the perfect introduction to game development and programming, and a powerful tool in the classroom
What is the best game engine for your game?
In-depth guides to finding the best game engine to develop your game, including Unreal, Unity, GameMaker, and more
How to apply for Video Games Tax Relief and make a VGTR claim
Video Games Tax Relief is not easy to understand -- here's our in-depth guide to making a VGTR claim and passing the cultural test
What is the best game engine: is CryEngine right for you?
An in-depth guide to Crytek's CryEngine, which balances huge visual power against a smaller community
What is the best game engine: is GameMaker right for you?
An in-depth guide to YoYo Games' GameMaker, one of the best game engines for aspiring developers without technical skills
What you need to know about VGTR and the certification process
The first part of our Video Games Tax Relief guide is dedicated to the certification process and answering the most pressing questions
How to apply for and pass the VGTR cultural test
The second part of our Video Games Tax Relief guide is dedicated to the cultural test, how it works and what you'll need to pass
What is the best game engine: is MonoGame right for you?
An in-depth guide to MonoGame, the spiritual successor to XNA and one of the best engines for experienced coders
What is the best game engine: is Unreal Engine right for you?
An in-depth guide to Epic's Unreal Engine 4, which combines reach, technical sophistication and value for money
What is the best game engine: is Unity right for you?
The GI.biz Academy's in-depth guide to Unity Technologies' widely used Unity engine, the leader for indie and mobile game development
How to make the VGTR claim
The last part of our Video Games Tax Relief guide is dedicated to making the VGTR claim itself
Straight talk on funding -- five top tips
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos on forecasts, fees, the value of debt, and why failure can be useful
Eight essential ways to use sound in video games
Creating an engaging experience requires audio that delivers in eight important areas, says Unlock Audio's Elliot Callighan
Getting the best from your audio department
Unlock Audio's Elliot Callighan on the importance of communication in creating game audio, and practical advice on how to be better
The ins and outs of funding your next game
Publishers, a crowdfunding platform, and a development fund share insight and advice on the whats, whens, and hows of securing investment
Thoughts on game voice casting: Part Two
Mark Estdale details the casting processes that OM has used on games such as Horizon Zero Dawn and Warhammer: Vermintide 2