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Can the beautiful, beleaguered isometric perspective make a comeback?
Inside Xenonauts, the combat sim that hopes to try.
game design
News
Javel-ein gives you one spear and one chance
What a cruel lover you are, Javel-ein.
News
Bobsledding is officially the worst Olympic sport, because math
We don’t often analyze the design of sports as closely as other types of games, but taking a closer look at some of the games at the Olympics suggests that maybe we should. Ben Blatt over at Slate looked at the statistics for Bobsledding kept by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation ba
Miasmata
Lost in Plain Sight
Miasmata makes survival a real concern.
Walden
The Life He Imagined
Henry David Thoreau is our national prophet of nature and simple living. Can a videogame capture his spirit?
Orangutans
Do Orangutans Dream of Electric Bananas?
A conversation with the game designer who is teaching more great apes to play.
Manveer Heir
Bearded, Bald, and Buttoned Up
How do you make games for Nana and Papoose? We asked some of the best game designers to create for the new geriatric age.
The Legend of Zelda
The Colossus of Code
How games are finding their post-colonial soft touch.
Leisure Suit Larry
Lowebrow
A conversation with the creator of Leisure Suit Larry
Interview
Sucker Punch
Game designers talk about their most influential fights
John Zorn
Play It Again, Samus
In jazz as in games, freedom starts with following the rules.
Jesse Schell
A Conversation with Jesse Schell
In the aftermath of his controversial DICE presentation, Jesse Schell explores his past as a gamemaker, his bets on the future, and the magical quality of gaming.