The God Of War We've Already Been Playing In Our Heads
I do not have a copy of the new God of War yet, but I’m already playing it in my head. You may be doing that, too.
SimCity Designer Will Wright Saved Double Fine From Going Bankrupt
If not for the director of SimCity selling his company to Electronic Arts, we might not have Psychonauts, Broken Age,…
The Sims Developer Is Working On A New Game About Memories
10 years after his last game, designer Will Wright is back with a new project called Proxi, a mobile game where players…
Forget No Man’s Sky. I’m Getting Hyped To Play Some Spore
In the fall of 2006, the New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine published dueling Spore previews in the span of…
The Sims Creator Now Wants You to Make Stories Out of Your Own Life
It’s probably not a surprise that the man who created The Sims and SimCity wants you to make stories out of your life.…
The next project from the man who created SimCity and Spore isn’t a game. Thred launches today from Will Wright’s…
Let's Take A Trip Back To 2006
Do you remember 2006? The president of the United States was George W. Bush, a website called Twitter was about to…
SimCity's Creator Calls SimCity Launch "Inexcusable"
Will Wright created SimCity. Will Wright did not work on the digital clusterfuck that was…
The Creator Of The Original SimCity Talks About Playing The New One
The new SimCity comes out on Tuesday, and to celebrate the occasion, publisher EA has just released a very cool video…
The Sims Creator's Latest Idea Isn't Going so Well
Will Wright is most famous for his work on SimCity and The Sims. His latest venture, though, doesn't seem to be going…
Chiptunes, Schmiptunes: Embracing The Human Side of Video Game Audio
We're living in something of a golden age of chiptune music. The last five or so years have seen a popularity…
Sims Creator Will Wright Reveals Hivemind, His Next Big Game Powered by Your Life
It looks like Will Wright might be going from manipulating tiny fake people to manipulating normal-sized real ones.…
Will Wright's Business Cards Are Money
I've seen some cool business cards in my time—I remember that at my first GDC, I practically had a Patrick…
The Real Story Behind Sim City's Arcologies
Despite the fact they only appeared in one game (Sim City 2000), arcologies remain an iconic symbol of the Sim City…
See The Sims Creator Will Wright Deliver A Dizzying, Fascinating Talk About Video Games And Education
If you've ever seen Will Wright, the big brain behind games like The Sims, Spore and SimCity, deliver one of his…
Will Wright's New Company Not Recognized By E3?
According to Will Wright (SimCity, The Sims, etc.), his new company, Stupid Fun Club, doesn't seem to be recognized by…
I Disagree With Will Wright...
I respect Will Wright. He is one of the first game developers to really be a "game designer," helping form the…
Will Wright: YouTube is the Collective Dreams of a World
Will Wright: Game designer, Montessori adherent, Robot Wars Champion... YouTube Curator?
Will Wright Puts You In Control Of His Television Show
The Sims creator Will Wright plunges into the world of television with a new 30-minute episodic series called Bar…
See What The Industry Thinks With Game Theory
A new video game show and online magazine announced today offers a look into the minds of the video game industry.