Awesome Town
Local heroes make good: I don’t know these guys, but I smiled to read the story of their success. And…
Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto
ArenaNet recently posted a design manifesto for Guild Wars 2, their massive multiplayer online role playing game. Here’s an excerpt…
WarioWare: Do-It-Yourself game design
First, use Nintendo’s WarioWare: D.I.Y. to create art, rules, and music for your game. Then play the game. Britton Peele…
Videogame Tax Breaks
This is interesting news: tax breaks for the videogame industry: The government has finally recognised the importance of the games…
Tiny & Big: the game with the laser that slices everything into pieces
Now this looks like irresistable fun: Tiny & Big gives you a laser that slices everything in two. Everything! Laser…
Talent Agents and the Game Industry
“Talent Agents a New Force in the Video Game Industry” — The New York Times It happened to the motion…
The Predictioneer’s Game
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, author of The Predictioneer’s Game, describes his game theory method as “a way of evaluating how…
Replacing Grades With XP
In a game design class at Indiana University, traditional grades have been replaced by Experience Points: Students of Indiana University’s…
Metroid Creator Inspired by Italian Horror Films
Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto says he is inspired by Dario Argento, the Italian horror film director: At his keynote speech…
GDC 10: Abusing Your Players Just for Fun
Game Design Conference 10 is in progress, and the blog posts are blooming: Jonatan Soderstrom, aka “cactus,” stole the show…