Game Industry News Outlets

From deep-dive analysis to spicy studio drama, if it’s happening in games, these outlets are covering it. Categorized for convenience, curated for clarity.

🧠 Core Industry News & Analysis

These are the heavy hitters. Bookmark them. Subscribe. Worship them.

• GameIndustry.biz

  • Business focused coverage. From mergers to layoffs to studio culture. Fantastic editorial section.

• Game Developer

  • In-dept dev blogs, post-mortems, tools and tech. Community contributions are gold for learning.

• Polygon

  • Culture, journalism and industry coverage. Great for how players and developers are reacting to trends.

• Kotaku

  • Investigative, chaotic, spicy. Sometimes messy, often revealing.

• VentureBeat

  • Business, investment and tech angle. Less memes, more metrics.

🛠️ Dev-Focused Blogs & Insights

These sites shine when you want to know how it works and not just what happened.

• TIGSource Blog

  • Indie game dev blogs, devlog links and experimental gems.

• Lostgarden

  • Legendary blog on game design, system thinking and creative process.

• Rami Ismali’s Blog

  • Hard truths and indie dev life.

🗣️ Podcasts & Audio News

Because sometimes you need to listen while grinding XP.

• Game Maker’s Toolkit on Spotify

  • Mechanics, pacing, difficulty and a little bit of everything.

• NoClip on Spotify

  • Documentaries on game studios and titles.

📺 YouTube Channels & Indie Coverage

Perfect for visual learners and juicy breakdowns.

• People Make Games

  • Investigate reporting on working conditions, studio culture and ethics.

• GDC

  • Thousands of archived talks from past Game Developers Conferences.

💥 Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Voices

Because a healthy industry has many voices.

• Game Devs of Colour Expo Talks

  • Talks from underrepresented voices - insightful, passionate and powerful.

• She Plays Games Podcast

  • Highlighting women in marginalized voices in the games industry.

• Gayming Magazine

  • News, featurs and events focused on LGBTQ+ gamers and creators.

• PoC in Play

  • UK-based initiative supporting people of colour in the games industry.

☄️ Hidden Gems & Personal Blogs

Stay ahead of the curve with these under-the-radar favorites.

• TheGameDiscoverCo

  • By Simon Carless who deep dives on discoverability, launch stats and indie market.

• How to Market a Game

  • Chris Zukowki’s incredible resources for indie marketing , wishlist and storefronts.

• Indie Game Girl Blog

  • Marketing tutorials, positioning strategies and influencer outreach tips.

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