"We've been spending a lot of time thinking about mechanics & systems as an industry," the Funomena cofounder tells Eurogamer, adding that real-world troubles need "the counterbalance of playfulness." ...

GDC Europe 2016  is kicking off next week in Cologne, Germany, and today organizers would like to quickly highlight more of the great expert sessions that will be taking place at the show. ...

The folks behind Humble Bundle are beta-testing a new Partner program that allows select streamers to promote (and take a cut of) Humble game bundles using a special referral link. ...

Nvidia is making a show of support for indies this week by launching its Indie Spotlight program, a marketing initiative that will see select developers' games hyped via Nvidia's various promo tools. ...

Indie game dev and artist Dominique Ferland has published a quartet of one-panel comics that illustrate (with disarmingly cute characters) some of the weird idiosyncracies of life as a game developer. ...

Anyone looking to draw up a loan agreement for indie game dev can now freely study & repurpose Indie Fund's latest contract template, which the longtime indie investment group published this week. ...

Artists, take note: GDC officials seek great submissions of intriguing, cutting-edge Visual Arts talks for the GDC 2017 Main Conference, from now through August 18th. ...

"Why don't Indie developers do as many sequels? It's a good point and one that I want to talk more about having spent so much time interviewing developers." ...

GDC Europe 2016  is kicking off next week in Cologne, Germany, and today organizers would like to quickly highlight some of the great expert sessions that will be taking place at the show. ...

At GDC 2016, Michael Koch and Raoul Barbet (co-directors of Dontnod's episodic game Life Is Strange) explore how the interactive nature of video games can be used to tackle difficult subject matter. ...