The Beatles | Why game developers love the Fab Four
by Jack Yarwood | Aug 15, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
We explore The Beatles’ subtle influence on games developers over the last half a century
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Tchia preview | inside Awaceb's ambitious island adventure
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Game director Phil Crifo talks through the origins and ambitions of his studio’s tropical sandbox, Tchia
Supermassive Games has rewritten the rules of interactive horror games
by Clarisse Loughrey | Aug 10, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Clarisse Loughrey charts how Supermassive's The Quarry treads the thin line between horror films and video games
Mr Biffo's Game History: Early game music was catchier
by Paul Rose | Aug 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Why were early game themes such earworms?
Time on Frog Island review | A ribbiting excursion
by Andrew J Dickinson | Aug 09, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Going for croak in an anthropomorphic island paradise
Telling Röki’s modern fairy tale
by Antony de Fault | Aug 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Röki writer/narrative designer Danny Salfield Wadeson reveals a ‘big picture’ approach we ought to emulate in our own storytelling
Neon White review | The fastest way to Heaven
by Alan Wen | Aug 05, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
First-person shooting and action-platforming make for a heavenly duo in Annapurna's latest
Taking a serene look at the end of the world with Highwater
by Aaron Potter | Aug 04, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Picture yourself in a boat on a river in Demagog Studio’s upcoming turn-based strategy adventure
Deliver Us Mars preview | Journeying to the red planet
by Aaron Potter | Aug 03, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews, Previews
Deliver Us Mars sees developer KeokeN Interactive follow up its 2019 sci-fi hit with a high-stakes interstellar adventure.
Aspyr: The studio answering the industry's port of call
by Aaron Potter | Aug 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aspyr delves into the secret of a successful video game port
Sniper Elite 5 review | Ain't that a kick - or bullet - in the head
by Lewis Packwood | Aug 01, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Rebellion's historical shooter is (mostly) firing on all cylinders. Here's our review of Sniper Elite 5...
How to write a playtest survey
by Steve Bromley | Jul 29, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Surveys can help you understand and measure players’ thoughts, resulting in better video games. Here’s how to get started
Beauty in the barren: Revisiting the world of 2015's Mad Max
by Aaron Potter | Jul 28, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aaron sets eyes on the fury road, hoping people “witness him” in thus underrated adaptation
Morbid Metal: all you need is a one-person mech army
by Aaron Potter | Jul 27, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Felix Schade discusses his future-set shape-shifting actioner, which gives players their own one-person mech army
Simulate farming in miniature with Bit Orchard: Animal Valley
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 26, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Tennessee-based developer 2Boone Games explains how he burned the midnight oil to create his tiny farming sim
Inside Finland's thriving game dev scene
by Jack Yarwood | Jul 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
We chart the history of the Finnish game industry and take a look at what its dev scene looks like today.
Stray review | This cat knows where it's at
by Nic Reuben | Jul 22, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Within far more than just a whisker of greatness
The old-fashioned beat-‘em-up is back – and better than ever
by Kim Justice | Jul 21, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Why one of arcade gaming's best genres is undergoing a rebirth
Mr Biffo's Gaming History: The long legacy of Spacewar!
by Paul Rose | Jul 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Without Spacewar!, odds are games today would look very different. Mr Biffo charts the history of one of gaming’s most celebrated genres.
Kao the Kangaroo review | Punch-drunk on nineties nostalgia
by Aaron Potter | Jul 19, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
This 3D platforming throwback has us somewhat hopping for joy
Behind the scenes of upcoming hack-and-slash Soulstice
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 18, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Ryan Lambie dives into Soulstice's carnival of souls
Is blockchain really the enemy?
by Devon Wiersma | Jul 15, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Devon Wiersma asks why people get mad at the blockchain
The narrative design of The Beatles
by Antony de Fault | Jul 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
In order to better think about narrative-led games, let's first take a look at some very well-known songs
Dive into a world of pure imagination with point-and-click adventure Lost in Play
by Aaron Potter | Jul 13, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Happy Juice Games introduces Lost in Play, its interactive point-and-click adventure that functions like a playable cartoon
The Quarry review | Tropey teen horror is a cut above
by Alexander Chatziioannou | Jul 11, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
The brat pack
Exploring un-fur-miliar territory in Stray
by Aaron Potter | Jul 08, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Survive a dystopia of cat-astrophic proportions in BlueTwelve Studio’s feline adventure-platformer
Wildcat Gun Machine review | Its meow is worse than its bite
by Jon Bailes | Jul 05, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Wild thing. You make my guns sing.
How to playtest your game on a budget
by Steve Bromley | Jul 04, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
If you’re a cash-strapped indie dev, here's some affordable and practical playtesting advice for teams of all sizes
Subscription services: making maths not fun, but essential
by Steve McNeil | Jul 01, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Steve likes maths. Or at least he did until he wrote this article. That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.
Battle-ready beats: Scoring the world of Warhammer 40,000
by Aaron Potter | Jun 30, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Veteran composer and audio auteur Doyle W. Donehoo discusses his work on Warhammer 40K’s sprawling sci-fi universe
Best Month Ever! review | Asleep at the wheel
by Jon Bailes | Jun 29, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Best Month Ever! pairs point-and-click mechanics with an uneven road trip narrative. Here's our review...
Playing the hectic vertical shooter P.3
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 28, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Character animator Sooyun Jang turns solo developer with this intense vertical shoot-’em-up
