Some say a game can’t become a commercial hit without a good publisher, while others claim that developers can survive and break through without signing “predatory contracts.” Here is what different industry professionals think about this age-old problem.

Small studio Aggro Crab Games has become a publisher of indie horror Subway Midnight, saying it won’t take any fees from its creator unless the game hits 10,000 sales. This unusual decision received praise from other developers.

League of Legends company Riot Games announced a new publishing label, Riot Forge. It will publish games by external indie studios that “create bespoke ‘completable’ League of Legends games.”

Game analytics company, GameRefinery, looks at how appointment mechanics affect retention in a new blog post.

Do you know how Obsidian games are set in fleshed-out and compelling worlds, but also have plenty of bugs? Design director Josh Sawyer explains why this is the case.

YoYo Games, the studio that created the GameMaker Studio game engine, has closed its publishing business.