The Year In Video Game Skies, 2018
Skies are an integral part of many video games, the backdrop against which all the action takes place. Even the most…
Far Cry 5 Players Hoped The Game Was Changing Seasons, But The Truth Is Different
Far Cry 5 finally got a new game plus mode last week along with its third and final DLC, a set of brief new zombie…
The Crew 2 Players Are At Least Happy With The Game's Car Customization Options
On paper there’s a lot to do in The Crew 2. Ten hours in, my map is full of icons. Various races, skill tests, and…
The Problems With Illegible Text In Video Games And Some Solutions To Fix Them
Joe Humfrey, art and code director at game development studio Inkle, believes that the primary goal in designing text…
Fan Redesigns Steam's Terrible Mobile App
Steam’s desktop app has gotten better over the years, but its mobile app is pure trash. Which is why fans like Thano9,…
Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack Gets Delayed, Newest Enemy Type Will Be Flying Manta Rays
Minecraft fans got the chance to vote on what would become the game’s next enemy type during MineCon Earth 2017 this…
The New Wave Of Indie Arcade Cabinets Continues To Look Beautiful
Fewer and fewer new releases find their way into arcades these days. Even the latest version of Street Fighter, a…
This ad for the Nintendo Switch shows how great it would look without bezels. Actual Switches have a thick border…
Alexstrasza's True Dragon Form “Broke The Game,” Says Heroes Of The Storm Director
At Blizzcon 2017, the Heroes of the Storm team announced the debut of Overwatch’s Hanzo and World of Warcraft’s…
Learning To Own The Arena In Splatoon 2 And Pyre
Controlling the field is a core tenet of any competition. Fighting games are about the footsies, League and Dota demand…
My Final Fantasy Keyboard Has Quina Instead Of A Q
Along with giving folks a comfortable means of typing for hours on end, a decorated mechanical keyboard can also…
Really Digging This New Pac-Man Design
Giving one of the world’s most iconic video game characters a makeover for his latest mobile game, Bandai Namco have…
Designing A Better Pokémon Go
Like many of us, Wendy Borg has a few issues with Pokémon Go’s user interface and menu design. Unlike us, she went…
A Custom PlayStation 4 Controller Designed By A Five-Year-Old
Every couple of years I like to stop by The Controller Shop and design work of gamepad art. During my most recent visit…
The Mechanics Behind Satisfying 2D Jumping
The simple act of jumping can make or break a 2D platformer. In the first episode of Mechanically Speaking, Game Array…
New Japanese Airport Terminal Has a Running Track
So travellers can run—or more realistically, walk briskly—between gates. This is just one of several clever design…
Beautiful Video Game Environments Get a Book That's Just As Pretty
Walking through a well-designed landscape can be the best part of some video games. Great gameworlds can amplify the…
Would You Like An Entire Game Based On Character Creation?
Luca Redwood, creator of 10000000 just posted this poll.
Meet Madden Football's Official Ratings Czar
Donny Moore is in charge of determining player ratings in Madden (and rates them on Twitter, too). Sometimes he…
Proposed Arab Fighter For Tekken 7
Katsuhiro Harada, director of the upcoming Tekken 7, posted this design for an Arab fighter and asked for feedback: