Publishers cotton on to Kickstarter. Drama ensues.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/119668-Obsidian-CEO-Publishers-Are-Trying-to-Sneak-Into-Kickstarter

Free to play

http://www.gamesbrief.com/2012/09/can-narrative-led-games-be-free-to-play-the-gamesbriefers/

"This post is the third in a series called ‘The Gamesbriefers’ where industry luminaries debate topical questions about game design, monetisation, business and ethics."

Another interesting KS article.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-07-29-kickstarter-the-wisdom-of-crowds

Vivendi set to divest 60% of Activision/Blizzard assets

http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2012/07/activision-blizzard-is-up-for-sale.html?m=1

Games getting easier

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/06/28/games-are-getting-easier-5-reasons-thats-a-bad-thing/

An article regarding the recent trend of games getting easier to play/complete and some of the reasons behind that/reasons why that sucks.

Game dialogue writing

http://kotaku.com/5921878/why-video-game-characters-say-such-ridiculous-things
A few pointers and observations on writing dialogue for game characters.

Kickstarter technical considerations

http://e1ven.com/2012/06/13/exploiting-kickstarters-success-metrics-for-fun-and-profit/

Interesting look at the technicalities and loopholes of reaching kickstarter goals.  Something that will probably need to be addressed by KS in the future!