A new challenger stepped into the game engine arena today: MaxPlay, a game technology company that aims to entice developers into using its "cloud-based" collaborative game development platform. ...

Microsoft's Greenshoots game development funding & guidance program is expanding this year and starting to offer £100,000 in grants to developers in Northern Ireland. ...

"Both the community and press have responded well to our transparency. Direct communication with the fans has lead to huge support, which helped us fix the game and make it even better." ...

SOMA's Thomas Grip tackles the latest Alien game in this classic 2014 post: "I think that horror simulation is the sort of design we want to strive for when making horror games." ...

"From valuing software over presentations and showing respect for your player base, these are seven important elements teams--both large and small--should keep in mind." ...

This week, our partnership with game criticism site Critical Distance brings us topics ranging from the self-reflexivity of Davey Wreden's The Beginner's Guide to an analysis of the systems of Prison Architect. ...

UK-based developer Lilith has pulled the plug on the Kickstarter campaign for its P.T. inspired horror title, Allison Road, which will now be published and financed by Team17. ...

UK-based developer Lilith has pulled the plug on the Kickstarter campaign for its P.T. inspired horror title, Allison Road, which will now be published and financed by Team17. ...

"You won't finish your game. No, really. You probably won't. Just give up now because you are wasting your time." ...

The UK Government has launched the Video Games Prototype Fund, a £4 million funding pool that will help small developers find their feet and create promising prototypes. ...