The early 1980s saw the emergence of a new breed of software developers who gave their games away for free (usually through dial-up BBSs) in the hope that some players would enjoy the games enough to ...

Back before YouTube and Twitch and always online DRM, developers needed more effective ways of marketing than just relying on word of mouth. This resulted in shareware, demos and demo discs, free ...

Terms such as Freeware, Free software, Open source, Shareware, Trialware, Adware, Nagware, etc are often used to define programs. Does one really know the difference between freeware and free software ...

Earlier this week, Internet Archive software collector and historian Jason Scott answered our phone call to talk about one of his latest efforts: the Malware Museum, which offered online passersby a ...

Even groundbreaking products in the digital space need to be easily available to users first before clearing the clutter. The first step towards reaching consumers and gauging their response is to ...

Why does software come in a big fancy box the size of a biscuit tin or a double Christmas pack of Milk Tray? The answer, I suspect, is that in the old days software used to come with a manual. As you ...

We look back at the history of indie gaming, from bedroom coders through crowd-funding to the current crowded scene. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

We can thank floppy disks in Ziploc bags for the FPS genre as we know it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The year is 1982. The ...

Welcome to another edition of GameSpotting, where, if you like what you see, we invite you to upgrade to the full version for a mere $15. In a serendipitous turn of events, two of this week's columns ...