Everyone is talking Kickstarter, but there are few stories about the realities of game development or the risks of backing a game created by a small team. We speak to Kevin Dent, an individual with years of experience in investment and game production; his real-world advice about what to look for in Kickstarter campaigns may help you avoid an expensive mistake. Read More
Steam competitor GoG.com claimed that Valve's frequent sales devalue games, but after speaking to indie developers and looking at sales information, it's clear the opposite is true: Steam has found a way to sell games for much less while everyone involved earns much more. It's a nice magic trick that competitors are struggling to understand, much less fight. Read More
The Penny Arcade Report goes to Iceland to play and talk about CCP's upcoming free-to-play first-person shooter, Dust 514. The game will link to EVE Online in unique ways, and we're already seeing players accepting bribes to change the outcome of battles. This is a brave new world for online gaming. Read More
Prime World made waves with the news that the game will offer discounts for women players purchasing female characters, but now the president of Nival has clarified the discount, and stated it will apply to both male and female players. Read More
GameStop isn't just profiting from the sales of used games, the retailer is dependent on the high margin market of buying and selling games directly from customers for a large percentage of its profits. If the publishers and console manufacturers find a way to cut into that margin, the popular retailer would have to do some major re-organization of its business and priorities. Read More
The iPad 3 brings a remarkable new screen and updated guts to Apple's line of tablets, and we take the hardware for a test drive. Make no mistakes, this is a portable gaming device, and it may already en route to becoming the most popular current-generation way to play games on the move after three days of availability. Read More
Flight Control Rocket takes everything fun and simple about Flight Control and grinds them under the ugly boot of "pay to win." The game is only $1, but to compete for a high score you'll need to pay much more. This is how you ruin a franchise. Read More
Steam is still the gold standard of digital distribution services and independent game developer Jonathan Blow explains why that's likely to remain true, and how Microsoft needs to evolve to keep up. Read More
"Games Journalism" is broken. Many sites suffer from forced output cycles, "news" about cakes, and playing along with the industry PR machine. We can do better.
Learn MoreAs the senior editor for the PA Report, Ben travels around the world talking to incredibly interesting people and playing a ridiculous amount of games. His job is to share those experiences via the PA Report while he raises his three kids in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife.
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