GDGT’s Ryan Block: We’re bringing design and engineering skills to AOL’s tech sites (interview)

An insightful conversation on where AOL has been, and where it's headed with GDGT's help.

Former KingsIsle VP and creative director Todd Coleman on what’s next for him (exclusive interview)

Former KingsIsle Entertainment vice president and creative director Todd Coleman recently announced his departure from the company. KingsIsle is an Austin, TX-based studio best known for their online free-to-play game, Wizard101, and more recently Pirate101.

Google Maps mobile lead: We had to crawl before we could walk in app design (interview)

To learn more about how Google approached building the long-awaited app, we chatted with Daniel Graf, the director of Google Maps for mobile.

Google CEO Larry Page talks Apple, balancing futuristic ideas, and scaling bigger

A rare interview with Larry Page offers some insight into his thinking and management style.

Even Scribblenauts’ creator is surprised by the things people make in his new game

Even Scribblenauts creator Jeremiah Slaczka of 5th Cell is surprised at some of the things fans have come up with while playing his game.

The Last Story developer talks Operation Rainfall, reason for cover system, and Wii U

The Last Story developer talks about the game and the reason the team went with a duck-and-cover combat system.

How Shenmue’s lead programmer rescued a bad game

Creating a game is extremely tough. Creating a game when you have don’t know how to go about your idea is even tougher. That’s the challenge that creative director at Acquire Richie Casper faced when trying to make Orgarhythm.

AStudyIn aims to bring “universal education to everyone” (exclusive)

VentureBeat sat down with Mary Wu, AStudyIn’s founder, to briefly discuss the origins of the concept, the difficulties of an educational startup, and how to incentive getting your learn on.

UK also concerned over employers asking for Facebook passwords

After hearing about employers who were asking potential hires for their Facebook passwords, two U.S. senators asked the feds to investigate. Now regulators in the U.K. are voicing their own concerns about the controversial issue.

We first heard about this …

Casey Hudson: BioWare co-created Mass Effect 3 with the (sometimes cranky) fans (interview)

Casey Hudson‘s star is shining bright as the launch of his team’s epic sci-fi video game, Mass Effect 3, draws near. He is the executive producer of one of the biggest video games of the year in a series that …

“Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview” is a must-watch, bittersweet glimpse at Jobs’ genius

It’s like something out of a thriller: A long-lost glimpse of an industry genius is found buried in a garage shortly after his death.

That’s the story behind “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview,” an extended cut of an interview with …