Kotaku hosted a forum where its audience could ask an anonymous game developer about the development process. No punches were pulled: One reader asked, “If a small Studio pitches an idea, how much of the influence will be on making money from that Idea?” To which the developer responded: “Most of th
I will always say this: – – – When I mean this: And vice-versa. And it is annoying. Does anyone else have this problem?
Ever wonder how a video game gets greenlight? Sometimes all it takes is a 96 second demo: This video wasn’t even playable. It was just an idea that Nels Anderson and Klei were kicking around and had animated. Interestingly enough it bears quite a resemblance to the final product.
Starcraft 2 is one of the biggest e-sports around. If you can’t compete with the best, you can at least watch them. “The Drinking Man’s Guide“, as dubbed by its creator Frank Lantz, can help you get acquanted with the particulars: Lantz, designer of “cross-media entertainment” and games, and co-foun
Even if you haven’t been sucked into the MMORPG Guild Wars 2, you can appreciate this breathtaking concept art for their Halloween update. Craig Pearson at Rock, Paper Shotgun has the details: The Shadow of the Mad King update will bring a new four-part story based around the returning trickster. Th
Video games and the future of psychological analysis: Back in 2011, PhD student Giel van Lankveld noticed something interesting about Neverwinter Nights. If you compared the in-game experiences of characters with the personality test results of players, certain in-game actions lined up with prominen
Game developers and journalists switching jobs doesn’t necessarily result in the best media, but it’s a learning experience for both sides. Famed gaming journalist Leigh Alexander’s text adventure has a self-aware streak that reminds me of D.F. Wallace, or maybe just Daniel Handler. Check out her co
Vault Boy, the iconic mascot from Fallout, is giving fashion tips to other famous videogame characters.