How do you take the fighting game genre--which was designed for lag-free local multiplayer--and make it work online? You have to fiddle with several of the fundamentals, according to Seth Killian ...

"Washington state will not tolerate crowdfunding theft," said the state AG. "If you accept money from consumers, and don't follow through on your obligations, my office will hold you accountable." ...

"These tools help a team stay motivated and on task by breaking down the general problem of 'develop this game' into 'develop this game: here are the steps.'" ...

In this edition, game developer and artist Randy O'Connor offers advice on making art for games within the limits of your abilities, budget and time. Those limitations are actually a great strength! ...

"Building a community around an indie game and a studio that hasn't previously published anything is hard. In fact it's akin to me trying to sell you something that hasn't been invented yet." ...

"Writing games for cash is a harsh, unforgiving affair. Success is rare and failure common, instead of the other way around. If an indie game fails, it shouldn't surprise you. Success should surprise you." ...

"These aren't atypical digital design choices, but digital strategy games in particular could benefit from recognizing that the restrictions of self-contained physical game design are not entirely negative." ...

"You can combine everything, and have the GPU do the transforms directly on the vertices of the parts that move to put them wherever they need to be. Create one model and change the model as you go." ...

Epic Games has made a huge amount of content for its popular mobile franchise free-to-download for developers -- everything from characters to effects and environments. ...

What was the secret to making the challengingly chaotic two-player couch co-op of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime coherent and "finishable?" Enabling better communication and letting players pick their roles. ...