The beta version of the Unity 5 engine is now available to anyone who pre-orders, and to Unity Pro subscribers. ...

"With the $10,000 raised by the project, there just doesn't seem to be much left over in the budget to fight a long legal battle. We won't know until it happens, however." ...

Gamasutra investigates what value preview coverage still holds for developers and PR professionals, if any, and how the media's shift away from traditional previews may affect the way games are made. ...

We ask our followers about the current best way to make games, and they share their advice -- mainly on whether Early Access is feasible and how to make it work. ...

Speaking at GDC 2014, The Witness artist Luis Antonio recounts the game's artistic development and reminds developers that refining and simplifying your art style can amplify your game's impact. ...

Game industry veteran Charles Cox sees a rising problem for indie games: discoverability. Next March he'll be speaking at GDC 2015 about what indies can do to make their mark on a crowded market. ...

"I'm a huge fan of fantasy art and pretty much any game art coming out of TSR in the 1980s. There is something about the oil on canvas, seeing the stroke of the brush -- which for me sort of elevates the work." ...

"We'd already given the game to them, earned pretty much nothing, and not even actually got many Greenlight votes from it. I was desperately trying to forget the bundle ever happened." ...

"We can only say what we got: loads of valued and appreciated feedback, a great community that pointed us (and still does!) in the right direction, and additional funds to invest into production." ...

British trade body UKIE today launched the next wave of its Video Game Mentoring Network scheme, with the goal to help game businesses in the UK grow through mentoring. ...