NORCO review | Point-and-click with haunting pixel art
by Alan Wen | May 13, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
NORCO is a point-and-click adventure with haunting pixel art and some of the best writing of 2022
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Designing the City of Glass
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | May 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
A detailed look back at the making of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst’s urban heart
Soundfall preview: Music to our ears
by Aaron Potter | May 11, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Turning everything up to 11 as we blast to the beat in rhythm-driven dungeon crawler, Soundfall
Telling stories and communicating vision within a creative team
by Antony de Fault | May 10, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Video game storyteller Anthony de Fault dives into inspiring teams and promoting cohesion - through story time
Orbital Bullet review | This rogue-lite has us going around in circles
by Jon Bailes | May 09, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
What goes around comes around
Eternal Threads preview | Saving lives one decision at a time
by Aaron Potter | May 06, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Exploring the boundaries of cause and effect in Cosmonaut Studios’ tightly-knit time travel story
How I became a... Senior Character Artist
by Aaron Potter | May 04, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Nele Steenput from nDreams talks indie meetups, self-confidence, and VR challenges
Killer Feature: Shadow of Mordor's nemesis system reinvented NPC rivalries for the better
by Aaron Potter | May 03, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How Monolith’s imaginative mechanic helped changed the open-world game, and then went away.
Sifu review: Aged kung fu action
by Alan Wen | Apr 29, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Getting repeatedly beaten up soon gets old
XEL preview: It’s dangerous to go alone
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 27, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Zelda on an alien planet? Introducing the new 3D action adventure from Tiny Roar
Strange Horticulture review: Sowing the seeds of love
by Alexander Chatziioannou | Apr 26, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Delve into an unhurried life of tranquil tasks and plant-based pleasures in the botanist simulator, Strange Horticulture. Here's our review...
Happy Indie-versary to the Nintendo Switch
by Aaron Potter | Apr 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
With Nintendo’s hybrid console recently turning five, the indie devs who were there from day one recall their excitement and experience in the lead-up to launch
The essential techniques for great multiplayer level design
by Stuart Maine | Apr 22, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
How to keep players coming back to your multiplayer maps
Elden Ring review: Towering achievement
by Andrew Fisher | Apr 21, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
An open world opus that deserves to conquer the world
NFTs & video games: no flippin' thanks?
by Dan Cooper | Apr 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
They’re either the future of gaming or its death knell, depending on who you speak to. Here, several industry figures give their take on this divisive tech
Skábma – Snowfall preview: Moving to the spiritual beat
by Aaron Potter | Apr 19, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Inside Red Stage's upcoming 3D platformer that sheds light on an indigenous Northern culture
Designing urban anchors and traffic flow in a video game city
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Apr 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Simple design techniques from Konstantinos to create traffic flows within an MMO cityscape
The FPGA retro revolution
by David Crookes | Apr 13, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
FPGA-based project MiSTer makes it possible to play almost perfect simulations of old systems. David Crookes meets the people making it happen
Let’s co-operate over accessibility
by Andrew J Dickinson | Apr 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Andrew J. Dickinson argues we should be yelling ‘get involved' instead of ‘git gud’
FAR: Changing Tides review | Just add water
by Lewis Packwood | Apr 11, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Sailing away to another world in Okomotive's underwater sequel
Final Vendetta: retro street fighting with attitude
by Aaron Potter | Apr 08, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Smashing through the mean city streets in this 16-bit throwback from Bitmap Bureau
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo review | Press A to introspect
by Alexander Chatziioannou | Apr 06, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is a film to game adaptation that gets lost in translation. Here's our review of a flawed Hitchcock-'em-up...
Now Playing: What Remains of Edith Finch
by Jon Bailes | Apr 05, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Jon Bailes shores up his critic’s credentials with What Remains of Edith Finch
Merge Games interview: All the small things
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
The process of making Smalland: a tiny survival game with big ideas
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands review | Enter the Gungeon
by Aaron Potter | Apr 01, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Shooting and looting with all the high-fantasy trimmings? It's pure magic
FixFox preview | Using the power of repair
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 31, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
Cuddly animals meet grand sci-fi in FixFox - a 2D open-world adventure from the Czech Republic.
Game designers vs. the people
by Howard Scott Warshaw | Mar 30, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
When it’s time to put your video game or other piece of work out into the world, hell is other people’s opinions
Out of the box: translating toys to video games
by Aaron Potter | Mar 29, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
With a new era of licensed games on the way, we speak to the indie developers taking an authentically playful approach to toy-based experiences
In praise of chrongaming
by Kim Justice | Mar 28, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Columnist Kim Justice is on a quest to get her gaming career in order
Richard Jacques | Exploring the composer's sci-fi symphonies
by Matthias Sundstrm | Mar 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
British composer Richard Jacques has sound-tracked some of gaming’s biggest franchises, including Guardians of the Galaxy. We caught up with him to chat about his career
Total War: Warhammer 3 review | Third time's the charm
by Nic Reuben | Mar 24, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Kill a bear. Ride a bear. Worship a bear. Eat a bear?
3D level design: the essential techniques
by Stuart Maine | Mar 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Level design can make or break your game. Here’s how to ensure yours are compelling experiences
