Abruptly changing polices about adult games have disproportionately impacted projects by underrepresented and queer creators.

Shareware—the business model behind the earliest indie viral software—became the default business model. It just took a few decades of technology change, and tweaks to what we’re sharing, to ...

The poster-children of ’90s shareware, id Software (who you may know courtesy of a little game called Doom), began working under contract for a company called Softdisk, cranking out games like ...

The Shareware Age A brief history of the PC's first reinvention. Image credit: Eurogamer Feature by Robin Clarke Contributor Updated on May 24, 2009 ...

GameSpotting Shareware Edition 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.

They started out in the undefined, pre-internet, post-shareware fog of the early 1990s, where they learned plenty about large-scale business and protecting artist integrity.

If you're feeling the urge for some retro gaming goodness, you can play the original Diablo in your browser right now. Developer Rivsoft lets you try the limited shareware version -- a bit like ...

It’s common for some shareware makers to issue pre-release beta versions of their software to let early adopters iron out kinks and to help get feedback on new features and interface designs.

After more than 20 years in operation, once popular software payments processor Kagi yesterday announced on its home page that it has shut down effectively immediately. Longtime Mac users are ...