Latest Releases
Recent Posts
July 22, 2020 • Interviews / Games
Interview with Pond Games' Daniel Freer on developing RITE
Posted by Bret Hudson
Daniel Freer reflects on RITE development, shares details of designing levels and art, and the future of Pond Games
July 18, 2020 • Events
A MAZE. goes digital July 22-25 in a downloadable, virtual space
Posted by Bret Hudson
Between the downloadable A MAZE. Space and other avenues, attendees can look forward to a week full of games, talks, music, and workshops
June 7, 2020 • Games / Bundles
itch.io hosts bundle to raise money for racial justice and equality
Posted by Bret Hudson
The bundle contains 740+ indie releases with all proceeds being donated to legal defense and bail funds for the Black Lives Matter protests
May 20, 2020 • Tools
King open sources the Defold game engine
Posted by Bret Hudson
Developers now have access to customize and extend the cross-platform game engine
May 8, 2020 • Tools
PICO-8 is now in beta
Posted by Bret Hudson
The PICO-8 fantasy console moves closer to its final state with new features and improvements
May 4, 2020 • Resources
Unity makes Learn Premium free for 3 months
Posted by Bret Hudson
Learn how to make games and utilize the Unity game engine for free until June 20th, 2020
April 25, 2020 • Tools
GameMaker Studio 2.3 Beta release & features overview
Posted by Bret Hudson
IDE changes, new resource types, and additions to GML bring more power and flexibility to developers
March 27, 2020 • Events / Jams
GDC Relief Jam starts now
Posted by Bret Hudson
All works from the game jam will be sold in a Pay-What-You-Want bundle, with proceeds going to the GDC Relief Fund
February 29, 2020 • Events
GDC 2020 postponed - and what that means for you
Posted by Bret Hudson
Find out about ticket refunds, alternative events, and relief efforts to help provide funds for developers and studios
January 12, 2020 • Preservation
Kongregate partners with The Strong to preserve Flash games
Posted by Bret Hudson
The partnership will allow The Strong to download and preserve Flash games after Adobe discontinues Flash Player later this year
January 11, 2020 • Events / Awards
IGF 2020 Nominees Announced
Posted by Bret Hudson
The finalists for this year's Independent Games Festival include Untitled Goose Game, A Short Hike, and Mutazione
January 10, 2020 • Resources
VVVVVV source code released for 10th anniversary
Posted by Bret Hudson
Terry Cavanagh open sources VVVVVV for other developers to learn from
