For AAA developers, it's often all about the biggest franchises, the safest sequels. We have industry auteurs like Suda 51, ...

Indie developers dropped some of the year's best games, including some offbeat insta-classics. Here's what you might have ...

Unable to restrain our list to a top 10, we've rounded up the Shacknews top 25 indie games of 2025.

We're here to shine a light on the best Switch indie games around right now. So, if you find yourself looking through the ...

The Day of the Devs 2025 showcase featured dozens of new indie video game reveals Wednesday, including the announcement of a never-before-played Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game that will be ...

The AAA game studio development cycle is floundering in the face of economic headwinds and bloat. Long development cycles, inflated headcounts, and soaring budgets mean that major studios are ...

Late last month, Santa Ragione, the developer behind the indie horror game Horses, revealed that its title had been banned by Steam in 2023 while the game was still in development. The game had been ...

Happy Thanksgaming, Kotaku readers! It’s especially happy because, while all the full-time staff are off worshiping a giant effigy of a turkey (I’ve yet to quite figure out what Thanksgiving is), I’m ...

Update: Valve has now commented on this unusual situation, saying it requested to play Horses in 2023 due to "content in the store page." That led to it sharing feedback and a subsequent decision to ...

Connecting the dots: Pricing has always been a tricky topic for indie developers, and new data suggests that multiple factors are putting downward pressure on how much shoppers are willing to pay on ...

Indie devs are using anti-gen-AI statements to make their games stand out. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a reporter who covers ...

TL;DR: Major tech companies are integrating generative AI to streamline game development, but challenges persist. Ubisoft, Microsoft, and EA use AI tools to boost workflows, yet developers face ...