The top 10 games of Pitch Us in One Tweet 2014 (#2: Moon Hunters)
We recently asked indie developers to pitch us their games in 140 characters or less. Our No. 2 entry is a role-playing game with a god-like feel.
T-minus 1 million players and counting: A cautionary tale for online developers
Many things that work fine at low scale can come crashing down as soon as traffic increases. Don't let this happen to you.
Star Wars: Galactic Defense is a fully armed and operational tower defender for iOS, Android (updated)
This isn't the standard tower defense you're looking for. Champions and other goodies give this more character than what you find in other mobile games of its ilk.
Why you should think twice about turning your short film into a game
You may just have to get creative to protect your rights.
GamerGate is McCarthyism. Don't let it silence you (opinion)
GamerGate is about two things: Silencing voices and intimidating women. Don't let them silence you.
Why I left the games business for the enterprise cloud
Games are fun, but the business of games sucks.
Native ads in mobile games can work … if developers play ball
The game industry has to embrace traditional brand advertising as well if it has any chance at generating revenues proportionate to its audience.
We're looking for a senior editor and a community manager
We're thinking about what's next ... and what's next could be you.
The 5 backend tools every game developer needs
At the recent Game Developer Conference Europe in Cologne, I met a lot of developers with creative and innovative ideas. Some of these ideas could have a big impact on the game industry. Unfortunately, most of these developers were making easily avoidable infrastructure mistakes, like building onsite rather than in the cloud — a shortsighted decision that greatly hinders their ability to scale.