My brother and I have been playing the original Oregon Trail on an Apple II emulator, it's so fun. We want to make a clone of it that is sort of a parody but still the same concept …

where can i purchase premade 2d sprites....better what tools are used to create 2d sprites ? is there a magic tool that can automatically convert pictures to pixel sprite characte …

Hi Mr Phil Sad news that this site is going to die on July 13th. I've bookmarked your blog, but the link to it at the bottom of the message about the imminent death of Gamestructi …

I'm learning to use XNA and wondered if there is a secret treasure trove of tutorials somewhere. I'm particularly interested in 2D and GUI tutorials. Update: Made this a communit …

What resources, tips, hints and guidelines should one follow when naming their game studo?

I've been learning Python for fun and wondered what game engine exist for it. I am aware of Pygame, but are there any others? I'd be particularly interested in any with a tool pa …

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Do you have any idea how the change to Stack Exchange 2.0 detailed here will effect Gamestruction.com?

Right now I'm doing all my editing in Paint.NET which is pretty decent. However, I feel like there should be a more pixel art specific editor out there. Here are a few features I'm …

I've asked this question on Stackoverflow and was referred here. (This post is mis-tagged because I am new here and can't make new one.)

I'm interested in writing a game engine (mostly just as an "academic" exercise, but hopefully it will be usable in general). I've been searching online for tutorials to help me wi …

Since C# is executed in a virtual machine utilizing a garbage collector, there can be some problems with performance-critical applications like games as far as I've heard. Which as …

Hey guys, with the upcoming release of the .NET Framework 4.0 I was wondering what the new version would offer to game programmers. What do you think which new features will be th …

Are there any success stories using Kickstarter to fund game development? Has anyone used Kickstarter to fund game development? Can you share any experience or perspective? Accor …

Hi I've been reading through The Light Racer 3D Development Journal by Robert Green, which details a lot of the steps he went through to redesign his Light Racer Game for Android …