Game Development Schell Games, Insomniac Among 2022 Games for Change Award Winners ToddMitchell, July 15, 2022July 11, 2024 The Games for Change organization has unveiled its 2022 video game and XR award winners, and among them are familiar names like Insomniac Games, Schell Games–as in, Jesse Schell, famed designer and author of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses–and more. Continue Reading
Culture GameDev Breakdown: Developer and Streamer Chris Gardner ToddMitchell, June 16, 2022July 11, 2024 The freestyle coder himself drops in to discuss the ups and downs of live coding, presenting at and organizing conferences, navigating the world of non-game commercial software development, and more. We also discuss what we’re playing now and what games we’re looking forward to getting our hands on. Continue Reading
Game Development My Q&A with GoldenEye X Project Lead, Donald “Wreck” York ToddMitchell, June 9, 2022July 11, 2024 As we (apparently) inch closer to a remaster of Rare’s 1997 Nintendo 64 classic, GoldenEye 007, I wanted to take an opportunity to contribute to the excitement. GoldenEye is easily one of my favorite games of all time, and my very first freelance piece in games journalism included excerpts from… Continue Reading
Game Development Great Game Design in the Wild: Tennis Drills ToddMitchell, May 17, 2022July 11, 2024 Good design entertains; great design teaches. Continue Reading
Game Development Dad Weighs In: The Starfield Delay ToddMitchell, May 15, 2022July 11, 2024 You kids have it better than any kids in history, and you just can’t seem to be happy. Continue Reading
Game Development Alarmed Player Calls Tech Support About Credits Lasting Longer Than 4 Hours ToddMitchell, May 2, 2022July 11, 2024 “It was fun for a while, but I’m starting to get dizzy.” Continue Reading
Culture Covid carelessness was inevitable at GDC ToddMitchell, April 6, 2022July 11, 2024 Like usual, the Covid-19 pandemic is a story of givers and takers. Continue Reading
Game Development Developers: Please Enjoy These Free Loading Screen Messages for Your Next Game or WIP ToddMitchell, March 1, 2022July 11, 2024 Loading is inevitable in modern games. What started as simple notices that the game wasn’t broken has spiraled in all directions including (admittedly cool) looping animations, play tips, and eyeroll-worthy notices about “charging the hyperdrives” and “injecting extra FUN.” While this feature is almost inherently an afterthought, it doesn’t seem… Continue Reading
Culture News, State of the Pod, and Philip Molodkovets of Wargaming ToddMitchell, January 31, 2022July 11, 2024 Welcome back! Here are some updates–including the scoop on Inside Video Game Creation in the latest deal at StoryBundle–a word on the state of the podcast, and an exclusive interview with Philip Molodkovets, Wargaming’s executive producer on World of Warships. Continue Reading
Game Development Indie Publisher’s “send nudes” Gaffe Highlights an Issue for Studios and Content Creators ToddMitchell, November 7, 2021July 11, 2024 Indie publisher Flynn’s Arcade appears to be in full damage control mode after its PR contact wrote an email inviting press and influencers to—among other things—“send nudes” as a favor for Steam keys. Continue Reading