"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. ...

Thanks to Bloodstained's Kickstarter success, Unreal Engine 4 will support two more platforms, unofficially. Gamasutra speaks to the studio's tech director. ...

Thanks to Bloodstained's Kickstarter success, Unreal Engine 4 will support two more platforms, unofficially. Gamasutra speaks to the studio's tech director. ...

Tips on staying focused and moving forward: "Motivation is one of the biggest common problems for solo indie game devs. If there's no one beside you to cheer you along, it can be really hard to keep going." ...

"As a game designer, your job (in a very practical sense) is asking the players questions. The players' job is to answer those questions using the tools you give them." ...

Emily Short explores what would really be required to make the mechanics of story become the mechanics of a game. ...

Developers have far from reached consensus on the ultimate effect of Steam refunds -- but at least we're (mostly) past the "the sky is falling" phase. Mostly. ...