"So let's help ourselves out. Don't let the numbers discourage you from sharing -- we're right there with you, and we're all striving together to build better games and better lives..." ...

"By using a hybrid system like this, that looks at the past, present, and future, rather than relying entirely on one of those, we are on track to create AI that will challenge players." ...

"Games are unique in this aspect. They can teach and entertain at the same time, whilst actively engaging the player. The player has to be involved or nothing happens." ...

Rami Ismail from Dutch game studio Vlambeer has put together a superb list of marketing tools, links and talks for indie developers looking to get the word out about their games. ...

The long-awaited upgraded UI system didn't quite make it into the latest 4.5 update, but it's almost ready -- enough to showcase it in a nearly half-hour long demo. ...

Bounden, Hohokum, and Double Fine's Hack N Slash are among the games that will be showcased at IndieCade's E3 pavilion in June. ...

"BitSummit is an unconventional gaming event held at Kyoto, Japan... [and] exploded into an overwhelming ray of hope and sunshine to the Japanese independent scene." ...

"In this gulf between the team's original authored intent and the player's experience, Dejobaan's Ichiro Lambe saw an opportunity to engage players' creativity in a subtle way." ...

YoYo Games today announced the launch of GameMaker: Studio version 1.3, a free update that includes lots of new features, including the possibility of exporting your GameMaker project to PlayStation 4 or PS Vita. ...

The two-year old Los Angeles studio has scored 9 million downloads for Egg Baby -- and now millions of startup dollars. ...