TIGA, one of the two games industry bodies in the UK, is a vocal supporter of tax breaks. Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, was interviewed on Five Live yesterday and gave an excellent high-level introduction into why...

I am a great believer in the “Keep it Simple” principle. I am often asked which metrics I consider most important. Clients and developers seem to expect me to rattle off a list of dozens, scores, maybe...

I’m about to throw the switch on my new email system. It means that I am moving some subscriber lists around, and trying to make sure that only people who want to get GAMESbrief vie email get...

Ron Carmel, of World of Goo fame, has written an excellent post on the challenges facing XBLA. He believes that the platform peaked in 2010 from the point of view of developers choosing the platform, that Microsoft...

Brian Baglow, a respected games industry PR and marketing bod, gave a talk to the Scottish chapter of the IGDA entitled “Developer, stop being shit!” If you are a developer who has any interest in not being...

Undercroft is just one example of a game that is free, with no expectation that it will generate any direct revenue at all. It is a good game with relatively high production values. If you are charging...