A critical look at Steam's new curation system, with some suggestions on how it could be improved: "curation, in its current state, benefits developers far more than actual Steam users." ...

Back in the summer of 2010, I covered an intriguing music-based shooter called Substream on IndieGames.com. Four years later, Bradley's email address popped up in my inbox again, complete with a new trailer for the game. ...

The time has come to sign up for the largest and longest-running worldwide event for game developers: Game Developers Conference 2015 is now open for registration! ...

"Humans learn that when we see and hear things happening concurrently we can try to draw an association. So when it comes to syncing up music and game events, timing is extremely important." ...

A practical guide to making internet play work -- the challenges and the solutions -- from an indie who wants to see more online indie games. ...

A list of lessons learned over months play, including "pump so much theme into your game that it cracks and bleeds theme blood all over the player." ...

How Ethan Levy went from EA to success on his own: "There are a few critical lessons to learn if you are accustomed to having a steady income stream and a team of people whose mere presence holds you accountable." ...

This is the first in a new podcast series from Gamasutra, called Talking Devs. The pilot episodes sees Bennett Foddy and Douglas Wilson discussing Desert Golfing on mobile. ...

GDC Next 2014 featuring ADC has two new talks to announce today: One about the keys to making a a game that goes viral; another about cross-platform games for the web and mobile. ...

Indie Megabooth co-founder Eitan Glinert has launched a program to help out small developers: an incubator, modeled after those in the tech world, and located at his Boston-based studio, Fire Hose Games. ...