For an indie developer building a game on their own, compliance with regulations is likely the last thing on their list of priorities — they first have to […]
Gen Z photos app Swipewipe sells to French publisher MWM in its largest acquisition to date
Swipewipe, a U.S.-based photo management app that went viral among the Gen Z crowd, thanks in part to TikTok, is being acquired. French mobile app publisher and developer […]
Apple’s Design Awards winners highlight indies and startups
With its list of Apple Design Awards winners, Apple is celebrating indie apps and startups over bigger tech firms — including those offering AI chatbots. At a time […]
Apple’s Design Awards nominees highlight indies and startups, largely ignore AI (except for Arc)
With its list of Apple Design Awards finalists, Apple is celebrating indie apps and startups over bigger tech firms — including those offering AI chatbots. At a time […]
Drag queen fighting game ‘Drag Her!’ cancelled, to be released unfinished for free
Drag queen fighting game ‘Drag Her!’ has been cancelled due to lack of funding. The unfinished project will be released for free.
Dropout’s Game Changer Releases Video Game From Latest Episode
What if a game show took one of its games and made it into a video game? Is that confusing? Well, it happened. On May 1,Dropout TV’s Sam Reich, host of the internet game show/social experiment Game Changer, announced the release of a new video game based on a specific game played on a recent episode of the show.
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Mood.camera is an iOS app that feels like using a retro analog camera
Phone cameras have evolved a lot, with image processing becoming increasingly important and granular controls to help users tweak their images. Despite that, many people are still fond […]
El Paso, Elsewhere Dev Drags Industry For Failing Black Artists
El Paso, Elsewhere was a big game for indie studio Strange Scaffold when it launched in September 2023. The Max Payne-like, narrative-driven vampire shooter centered a Black male character in the leading role, something you don’t see too often in the games industry. Well, Strange Scaffold founder Xalavier Nelson Jr.…
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Roblox’s new AI features reduce the time it takes to create avatars and 3D models
Roblox is introducing two new AI technologies to reduce the time it takes to create avatars and 3D models, the company announced on Monday. The technologies, which were […]
Most subscription mobile apps don’t make money, new report shows
Investors know that most startups fail, but something that may be less understood is how few mobile apps actually make money. According to a new analysis of the […]