Literacy is critical for success in all facets of school and life. Yet, only 30% of U.S. fourth graders are considered proficient in reading, with scores actually declining by two percentage points ...

Last month, the video-game designer Jonathan Blow announced Order of the Sinking Star, his first new game in 10 years. It’s a massive, intricate puzzle game running on a programming language that Blow ...

A little more than a decade ago, the video-game designer Davey Wreden experienced a crippling success. In October, 2013, he and a collaborator, William Pugh, released the Stanley Parable HD, a ...

Grand Theft Auto 6 might not be released yet, but those who prefer their games to take place in real life can rejoice with the announcement of Project Skydrop, a modern day treasure hunt. Created by ...

From Super Mario Galaxy to Red Dead Redemption 2, these are the greatest video games of the last 25 years that pushed the ...

Students from across the country will get a chance to design their own version of the skyscraper-size video games that have become the calling card of Drexel University’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio ...

Teachers generally frown upon students who play video games in class, but a public school in the Bronx has found a way to use video game design as an educational tool–and the results are astounding.

Island Fever, a two-dimensional role-playing game, emerged as first-place winner last weekend of an annual video game design competition. The feral chicken game, which was designed by the team of Evan ...

Aspiring game designers can save on the recently released new edition of one of the most popular game development reference books. Level Up: The Guide to Great Video Game Design by Scott Rogers is ...