Welcome to the 250th edition of Indie-Penance Day! Running annually on Kotaku since 1776, each year we celebrate the emancipation of indie games from the tyrannical publishers that once ruled the land ...

Last time, I was granted the divine tool known as VSCode. With this, I could finally start developing my RPG. That is what I thought. However, this world was not that forgiving. The AI Sage was about ...

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This launches the modern GUI with dashboard, drag-and-drop game selection, batch processing, plugin management, and dark/light theme support.

This is no exception for solo game development. A game without BGM and sound effects (SE) cannot shake off the “feeling of being unfinished”, even if the visuals are impressive. However, I cannot ...

In the plot of the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter, a teenager is recruited to fight an interstellar battle after unknowingly proving himself worthy by means of a high score on an otherwise unassuming ...

If you waited to grab the new Super Mario Galaxy amiibo preorder, you can get it now on Amazon for a nice little discount. Originally available for $39.99, both the Mario and Luma and the Rosalina and ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows is out for the Switch 2 next week, and ahead of launch, Ubisoft has published a "deep dive" on its website about the technical aspects of this port. Here's the summary: ...

For a time, the humble tower defense was one of the most popular genres out there. They may appear to be a bit simple games for more casual players, but fans would call them accessible tactical titles ...

AI-generated media is a point of contention for many, creatives included, and it appears that Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is no exception. In a new digitally translated interview with JASRAC ...