"English is the lingua franca of our modern society... I want to take a moment to consider the effects that has on our industry. Even our most inclusive efforts tend to exclude those that do not speak English." ...
We talk to Shawn Alexander Allen about Treachery In Beatdown City, his just-funded tactical brawler -- and the spirit of art, hope, diversity and class war he's tried to reflect within it. ...
SCALE creator Steve Swink gave a great talk during the GDC 2014 Independent Games Summit about overcoming the ethical quandaries that developers often face while crowdfunding their games. ...
This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us picks from Kris Ligman on topics ranging from the Tomodachi Life backlash to whether Solitaire can be considered the original roguelike. ...
The folks at Unity published a blog post today outlining their plans to revamp Unity's online multiplayer support as part of an internal project codenamed UNET -- Unity Networking. ...
"So what sort of games is all this useful for? Well, put simply, the unexpected. It's all another aspect of what's so intriguing about the future with VR." ...
Three years later, Kerbal Space Program is gearing up to release version 0.24, complete with a new contracts mechanic, a new mission control system, new tutorials, and the first steps towards multiplayer. ...
"A medium-exhaustive collection of leadership topics" that you can rate yourself on -- or even use as a tool within your studio -- to assess where you rank as a leader and what you need to improve. ...
Ryan Sumo (Prison Architect) takes you into the visual and cultural design of Summer Island from his game Party Animals -- influenced by the Philippines' Samar Island. ...
Including online multiplayer is a difficult task, particularly for small teams. We speak indies who've been in the trenches to get their take. ...