"Unity's new Standard Shader is meant to handle most of the materials you'll need, and it certainly lives up to that for us." Here's how you use it -- script included. ...

"We launched our Kickstarter campaign on 3rd September 2013. The funding goal was £60,000. We received £100,803 (168% of our funding goal) from 4,271 backers." ...

Jens Bergensten and Avalanche Studios founder Christofer Sundberg are among the six game industry figures who have signed on to mentor participants in the upcoming Stugan game dev accelerator program. ...

There are many ways to measure the distance between "going indie" and independent sustainability in the world of game development. We talk to a few devs about their very real struggle to survive and thrive. ...

"Nobody ever asks how to actually get more women making games, and being happy making games. It's a shame, because that's actually a question I'd have an answer for." ...

This classic Net Yaroze feature includes interviews with developers who got their start on the system, as well as academics who used it in some of the world's earliest hands-on game dev programs. ...

Heads up, game devs: Twitch thinks hackers may have breached its security, so it has reset all passwords and stream keys while disconnecting its users' YouTube and Twitter integrations. ...

"Rather than designing games meant to consume a player's entire attention, maybe its worth designing games to be slow, tedious or even boring. We think this can be attractive to players." ...

"Top priority at an expo stand is visibility. I've written a blog about expo stands -- specifically our latest one, and these cool little lightboxes we made for it!" ...

Unity 5 can head to high schools complete with a curricular framework for teaching the engine, and standards aimed at integrating with school curricula. ...