Two Halloween videogames are in development
by Maria Lattila | Aug 12, 2024 | Gaming, News
Boss Team Games is developing two videogames based on John Carpenter’s horror classic, Halloween. More details on those below. ...
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Opinion | Where will retro-inspired developers turn next?
by Devon Wiersma | Dec 05, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
Games that hark back to an age of sprites and 2D scrolling have been all the rage for a while, with PlayStation-style 3D games taking over. But where will we go next for our retro fix, Devon wonders...
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
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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?
Now Playing: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
by Aaron Potter | Mar 22, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Aaron dusts off his cel-shaded arsenal in advance of Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands releasing.
Cosy Games: A roundtable discussion
by Helen Carmichael | Mar 21, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
A designer, publisher, and content creator chat about the new subgenre's popularity – and what their future holds
Tricks of the Trade-In: the rise and fall of the pre-owned games market
by David Crookes | Mar 11, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
For years, the video game industry railed against pre-owned sales from big-name outlets. Has it finally won the battle?
Tin Hearts preview: Taking a trip to Toys VR us
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Lemmings meets Toy Story in this small-scale puzzle adventure from Rogue Sun
Game history needs to be preserved and made accessible to all
by Craig Grannell | Jan 25, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
The games industry needs to do more to preserve the medium's past, Craig writes
GamesMaster proves that video games still have a place on TV
by Kim Justice | Jan 20, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions
What the new GamesMaster lacks in pants, it makes up for in Sir Trev’s taste for charred contestants
Re-playing Mass Effect 2: Life and Solus
by Ian Dransfield | Jan 19, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Ian's starting to feel the grind with the Legendary Edition
Remembering Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden, and its pioneering wall jump
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 18, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Later games refined it, but Tecmo’s action-platformer first popularised the physical freedom of the wall jump
Designing Bloodhunt's battle royale city
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Nov 24, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Sharkmob’s game director talks us through the design decisions that shaped Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt’s Prague
The lost art of handheld demakes
by Alan Wen | Nov 23, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
As the lines blur between consoles and portable systems, we remember the conversions that pushed handheld hardware to its limits
Ray tracing doesn’t make beautiful games; great art direction does
by Dan Root | Nov 17, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Breath of the Wild? It doesn't need ray-tracing to be breathtaking, writes Dan Marshall
Hoa review | Sunny delight
by Jon Bailes | Nov 16, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
It's a bug's life in Skrollkat Studio's simple yet charming platformer
Fortnite, everynite
by Steve McNeil | Nov 15, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
What should you buy Fortnite-loving kids for Christmas?
Season preview - capturing the apocalypse
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 10, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
Writer Kevin Sullivan chats to us about his studio’s upcoming adventure
Two Crude Dudes and the joy of throwing things
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 09, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Looking back at a brawler that stood out from the arcade pack thanks to a unique throwing mechanic
Balsa Model Flight Simulator preview - a new space
by Ian Dransfield | Nov 08, 2021 | Gaming, Previews
It’s one small step from Kerbal
2022 is the new 2003
by Steve McNeil | Oct 20, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
Bugsnax might have been fun while it lasted, but...
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin review | Monstrous
by Alan Wen | Oct 20, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Where monsters are your friends - well, some of them anyway
Zool is back: Redimensioned and reappraised
by Kim Justice | Oct 18, 2021 | Gaming, Opinions
There are sadly no Chupa Chups present in Zool Redimensioned
Last Stop review | Going underground
by Malindy Hetfeld | Oct 13, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews
Adventure is just a Tube stop away
