According to TechCrunch, Google has secretly invested $100 million in Zynga. (Congratulations to Michael Arrington for that scoop.) TechCrunch says: “The investment was made by Google itself, not Google Ventures, say our sources, and it’s a highly...

In a detailed comment in response to a GamaSutra with David Braben about the UK government’s U-turn on tax break for video games, Simple Life Forms’ creative guru Tadhg Kelly weighed in with some strong comments. I...

Earlier this year, a bunch of successful indie developers announced that they were going to invest in indie games – new ones, made by other people. The people behind World of Goo, Braid, flow and other games...

The announcement that Blizzard was about to force its gamers not to be anonymous kicked up a (can I say shitstorm? Yes? Yes.) well, a shitstorm. The BBC calls it a “row”; CNET calls it a “controversy”,...

For me, the 2010 E3 ended with a splash. And dolphins. Lots of dolphins. Together with Patrick O’Luanaigh (CEO of nDreams / @patrickol) and Ed Stern (Brink guru / @edstern), I took a Beneteau 34 sailing in...

Welcome to the seventh in a series of 12 posts from games developers who have taken the brave step into self-publishing. They have all contributed to How to Publish a Game, and you can get the first...

The issue of tax breaks for the games industry is a live one. Attractive tax breaks offered by Canada, France and many US states are drawing global publishers to build studios and recruit talent based on tax...