The startup, which sees users submitting and discovering new tech products by an upvote system, has long been a darling of the tech community and is now branching into games with a dedicated game hub. ...

"Every game is either mystery or suspense. These are not genres, they're ways of handling information. Mystery is a search, suspense is a way to execute." ...

"Whether you're working a fulltime job with game development as a hobby in the evenings or you're simply a student like me: the following perks and pitfalls I discovered might be of use to you." ...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced its first-ever settlement with the creator of a crowdfunding campaign gone wrong. ...

Erik Chevalier promised backers a board game -- but they didn't get the game, and they didn't get refunds. Today, the U.S. government agency announced its first crowdfunding settlement. ...

During the Indie Soapbox panel at GDC 2015, Finji's Bekah Saltsman speaks about the tough challenges that come with pursuing a career in indie game development as a mom -- and how she's tackled them. ...

"We're now starting to really see how the past few years dive into regular deep discounts and bundling is shaking out and well, I worry just how sustainable it is to carry on like this." ...

Three big questions answered: "Here are some of the struggles my developer friends and I have had with playtesting, and how we deal with them." ...

"Be honest, use your brain, do the groundwork. Consider the whole picture when thinking about rewards and the Ask. It's really easy to get caught up in the micro and not be thinking about what happens after you fund." ...

The goal was to challenge players by adding deaths, marriages, and births to turn-based combat. The resulting system challenges players in a number of other interesting ways as well. ...