"Offhand can you think of any RPG where the first offensive spell you learn is NOT 'Fireball' or something similar? It's disturbingly difficult." ...

Spirits developer Spaces of Play was the latest studio to receive funding from the Indie Fund last month, for its upcoming game Future Unfolding. Now the Berlin-based company has also received monetary backing from the European Union. ...

"According to the IGDA Developer Satisfaction Survey, 70% of respondents do not have children. Are we sacrificing too much of our family life for our passions and careers as game developers!?" ...

"Our mission was to make a solid desktop game that would pave the way for our next project, and help our studio thrive. Let's examine the numbers to see how we did." ...

I'm tangled in a web of lies, and I might just get away with it. This is Subterfuge, a mobile real-time strategy game designed by World of Goo's Ron Carmel and Casey's Contraptions' Noel Llopis. ...

Another woman has been driven from home due to online harassment - and yet again, the victim is a woman in video games. ...

"There are 9932 Steam Curators listed right now. This morning there were 8343. Today, about 1589 people in the world became Steam Curators." ...

The winning teams will get a $5,000 cash prize and a slot to exhibit at IndieCade East 2015, with $2,500 in travel expenses also covered. ...

IndieCade revealed the winners of its 2014 awards last night, with studios like Double Fine, Loveshack and Studio Bean picking up awards. ...

Nintendo has sent some mixed messages this year about its support for indie developers, so it's notable that the company is now sponsoring an upcoming museum exhibition on indie games. ...