A Truth Bomb About Boss Fights
British TV writer and presenter (and former games journo) Charlie Brooker, being interviewed in the latest issue of Edge, nails boss fights. Just...nails them.
Lead Gears of War Creator: ‘Come Back, Phil’
At least one prominent game developer doesn't want to see Fez creator Phil Fish go.
Let's Put This “Mobile Gaming Is Killing Consoles” Argument To Bed
Epic's Tim Sweeney gets to the point, and shows the inherent problem in giving two shits about "market share".
The Xbox One Might Seem Like A Horror Show Now, But That Could Change
So far, much of what we've seen about the Xbox One hasn't been good, and yesterday's news about iffy policies around internet connections, used games, and loaning games isn't reassuring.
Brian Eno, Of All People, Explains The True Beauty Of Retro Games
The appeal of 8-bit music, retro graphics and other art forms defined by their limits, beautifully explained by prolific musical artist and producer Brian Eno in his 1996 diary "A Year With Swollen Appendices."
Wolfenstein Game Publisher Bravely Adopts Anti-Nazi Stance
At the bottom of the official press release introducing the gaming world to Machine Games' Wolfenstein: The New Order
Would XCOM's Designer Put Paid Power-Ups In The iOS Version Of The Game?
According to this interview with Jake Solomon on IGN, that's a no. A refreshing, enjoyable no.
Samuel L. Jackson Wants In On The New Star Wars Movies
Sure, his character Mace Windu died a rather pathetic death in Episode III, but since when has that stopped a Star Wars character from returning to the big screen?
How Adventure Time's Creator Beat Up On Small Kids (In a Video Game)
Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward tells Edge magazine about his favourite games. Others listed include Altered Beast and, awesomely, Klik & Play.
Before WoW, WarCraft's Online Wasn't Quite as Exciting
Continuing his epic look behind the scenes
This Statement Nails What Was Great about the Super Nintendo's Best…
The above quote, from Mark MacDonald, of the Tokyo-based game localization company 8-4
Maybe "Bad" Games Are Just Lacking In Confidence
Renaud Charpentier, of Total War devs Creative Assembly, may have a point. So many "bad" games, which to be fair most people would call simply "average", aren't offensively terrible. They're just boring. Bland. "Competent".
Guild Wars 2 Thinks Fun is More Important Than Money
There's a reason I'm highlighting this quote from ArenaNet co-founder and president Mike O'Brien: you just don't see it anymore at the top end of the video game business.
Developers Can "Kick Ass" Without Corporate Overlords Messing With…
Not that this is a new idea - it's where a lot of the appeal of AAA devs going indie lies - but it's nice to remember that as annoying as the endless stream of Kickstarter projects are, and as big as the risks are for both developers and consumers, there's an upshoot to the whole thing.
Atari Founder's Favourite Game Was Kicking Competitor's Asses
Nolan Bushnell, the co-founder of Atari and...other things
Some More Ways Video Games are Like Porn (And Sex)
Yesterday, we ran a pullquote from independent game designer Eric Zimmerman
How Mainstream Video Games Are Like Porn
Video games are very popular. So is porn. If you ask game designer, Metagame co-creator
Mass Effect 3 Executive Producer Casey Hudson: “You Can Never…
The Mass Effect 3 ending—one of the year's biggest video game controversies—will be getting more content when the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC hits next week
Facebook Woes? Perhaps You Need More Facebook Foes.
Sometimes a frenemy just isn't enough.
This is Why I Never Could Get Into EVE Online
I've tried to get into the universe of EVE Online countless times over the years, but I've never managed to form a lasting relationship with the game. During my E3 meeting with CCP, EVE Online creative director Torfi Frans Olafsson explained why with a single sentence.
The South Park Guys Take On the Superconnected Future
South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone appeared at Microsoft's E3 press conference today to show off their new South Park game
Has Diablo III's Rocky Launch Hurt PC Gaming?
There's no denying that the error-filled
One Way Video Games Are Like Prison
Over at Grantland, the occasionally notorious but always thoughtful writer Tom Bissell has weighed in on The Witcher 2. He is… not impressed. In fact, after 6 hours with the game, he decided he'd seen enough.
We'll Never Have To Endure a Photo-Realisitic Sonic The Hedgehog
In an interview with Eurogamer, Sega's Takashi Iizuka talked about his plans for the company's long-running (but seemingly constantly creatively ailing) Sonic The Hedgehog franchise.
How Game Value is Like Six Boxes of Horseshit
This is from Dan Pinchbeck, writer of PC indie story/thing Dear Esther
Future Indie Game Developers, Cliff Bleszinski Says Make Your Games on …
Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski, speaking at a GDC panel earlier today, gives some practical advice to the fledgling developers of tomorrow.
It Takes a Download of Trillions to Hold Sales Back (Well, Not Even…
Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson says a lot of things. Some of them interesting, others regrettable. As with most humans! This, about piracy, is one of the former.
War is Not a Video Game to President Barack Obama
Defending his preference for peace in an in-depth interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, President Obama updates the tried-and-true 'war is not a game'.