This article examines Star Citizen’s funding trajectory, its long-running playable alpha, development scope, and the questions raised by more than $800 million in backing without a full 1.0 release.
NEOWIZ launched a global indie game contest with more than $115,000 in prizes, focused on supporting narrative-driven game development.
Crystal Dynamics announced layoffs affecting 17 employees in March 2025 as the Tomb Raider studio restructured around its business needs and future projects.
Mehuman Games CEO and game designer Michał Ciastoń talks about Vampires: Bloodlord Rising, the world of Sangavia, castle building, co-op, vampire powers, sound design, and the thinking behind the game’s rebrand from Vampire Dynasty.
Arnie Jorgensen discusses AI’s growing role in game development, what it could mean for human-made games, and why hands-on creativity still matters to him.
A practical indie game marketing guide covering early community building, social media, press kits, outreach, and advice from games PR veteran Aidan Minter.
Composer Benedict Nichols, known for OMNO, The Falconeer, Before We Leave, and Bulwark, talks about shaping game worlds through music, creative identity, AI, and future projects.
Pompeii: The Legacy entered Early Access on September 23 with city building, family legacy systems, trade, research, law, and politics in ancient Rome.
Battlefield Labs marked EA’s attempt to rebuild Battlefield around earlier player testing, community feedback, and a multi-studio development model.
Permafrost builds survival around permanent winter, scarce resources and cooperation. Space Rocket Games’ Paweł Brągoszewski explains the frozen world’s design, the role of its dog companion, and how demo feedback shaped the team’s development priorities.
Infiniwar developer Joe Theis discusses the game’s real-time tactics, roguelike structure, procedural battlefields, support abilities, and the ideas driving the project.
No Alibi combines top-down co-op heists with stealth, coordinated loadouts and the risk of a job going loud. Creator Alex Moore explains its Hotline Miami and Payday influences, the Heat system, and the challenge of keeping an online crew in sync.
Game leaks can create excitement online, but they can also disrupt launch plans, damage first impressions, and affect indie developers who rely on careful timing.
Operator8 developer Johannes balances game creation with Aligned Games’ Unity asset business. He explains why scope, funding, community feedback and maintaining tools shape his work—and how his brother contributes to the audio.
Game Builder Tycoon lets players build and manage a game studio, grow a team, design releases, and compete in a simulation-management loop.
