We speak with experts from game companies big and small to learn the best strategy when making the big decision about determining when to announce a launch date. ...

Amelia Zins from Facebook Audience Network takes a deeper view into the field of app bidding, which is causing app publishers and game developers to pause and take notice. ...

This week's highlights include a fascinating longform piece on a video streamer, Fortnite's unexpected story flourishes, and more on gaming addiction being 'singled out'. ...

"The vehicle came first," says Far: Lone Sails creative lead Dan Schmocker in this in-depth chat about how the striking 2D game tells a story without words. "Everything else followed." ...

Psyonix's Jared Cone offers a behind-the-scenes look at specific game design decisions and implementation details that made the networked physics of Rocket League so successful. ...

Javier Gimenez, CEO of Moonlighter dev Digital Sun, speaks to Gamasutra about how the studio funded and launched its first original game after years of being a contractor for other companies. ...

Developer Josh Ge walks through coding achievements for Cogmind: why and how they were chosen, the creation of 256 icons, and the implementation -- including related UI features and Steam integration. ...

Each featured game either transforms real-world spaces in which they are played, inspires a strong community or social space, or makes interesting use of board or level design.  ...

Failbetter Games has put together an event that aims to celebrate indie games and the communities that support them, all while highlighting how reviews can help indie devs. ...

"I'm excited about the hybrid," Ismail told GamesBeat. "About seeing indie studios tackle that [$5M-$10M] gap in the industry...not quite big enough to be triple-A and not small enough to be indie." ...