How developers harvest your data to make their games better By Alex Wiltshire privacy Anonymous play data is a vital part of modern game design for indies and big-budget games alike.
How Arma 3's Altis Life mod brought PvP and roleplaying together By Alex Wiltshire Life sim And where that combination of ideas went next.
The future of PvP: how Destiny 2's Gambit invented a new game mode By Alex Wiltshire Compete This week, we're talking about the future of competitive multiplayer.
The precarious business of living off modding By Alex Wiltshire Money mod We speak to modders about the challenges of earning an income from their work.
The daunting aftermath of releasing your dream game, as told by the devs of Stardew Valley, Owlboy, and more By Alex Wiltshire Then what? For devs like Iconoclasts' Joakim Sandberg, releasing a game after working on it for eight years can be a thrill that quickly gives way to emptiness and anxiety.
Lumines Remastered review By Alex Wiltshire Block rockin’ beats The definitive rhythm action puzzler gets the version it deserves.
Level up by arguing with yourself in scintillating CRPG Disco Elysium By Alex Wiltshire bad cop A police procedural RPG in which you speak with your skills
The art of making effective game trailers By Alex Wiltshire coming soon Derek Lieu, the creator of trailers for Shadow of Mordor, Firewatch, Subnautica, and more, shares his secrets.
How blockbuster games are written By Alex Wiltshire Word play The writers behind games like Arkham Knight, Gears of War 4 and Spec Ops: The Line discuss the challenges they face in development.
The joy of returning to the early days of the FPS in Ion Maiden By Alex Wiltshire Hail to the queen Made with the same engine as Duke Nukem 3D, this old school shooter understands what was great about the 90s.
The art of flavour text By Alex Wiltshire magic words How developers use in-game descriptions to bring worlds to life.
Scavenger SV-4 tells amazing space horror stories By Alex Wiltshire Space Oddity The latest entry in the "things going wrong in space" genre.
Into the Breach review By Alex Wiltshire Tiny tactics A minimalistic but sublime strategy game from the makers of FTL.
The latency problem: why modern gaming PCs are slower than an Apple II By Alex Wiltshire Not enough Hz Despite vastly more processing power, it takes longer for a signal from your keyboard to show up on your monitor than it did in 1983.
Why do indie developers sign with publishers? By Alex Wiltshire Interview We spoke to indie game makers and publishers about what they get out of working together.
The best incidental animations in games By Alex Wiltshire motion slickness Here's to the tiny, wonderful animations that bring game worlds to life.
Are indie games too cheap? By Alex Wiltshire Indiepocalypse? The average indie game on Steam costs less than $9 and sells few copies. Are those prices sustainable?
Behind the addictive psychology and seductive art of loot boxes By Alex Wiltshire just one more How gambling principles and seductive animation compel players to drop cash on card packs and weapon crates.
The most ambitious Quake map ever built has just been released in 2017 By Alex Wiltshire E1M3 forever The Forgotten Sepulcher is about *60 times* more intricate than classic Quake maps.
The future of dialogue in games By Alex Wiltshire Good talk The challenges of writing dialogue that's both fun and functional, and how dev tools can lead to better writing.
The dark art of creating gorgeous death animations By Alex Wiltshire good kill We spoke to the makers of Doom, Killing Floor 2, and more about what makes a truly great in-game death.
How many frames per second can the human eye really see? By Alex Wiltshire Alert to Hertz 30 fps? 60 fps? If you've ever debated framerates, the cognitive researchers we spoke to have some complex answers for you.
A brief history of artificial intelligence beating humans By Alex Wiltshire AI is slowly but surely getting better than us at games. And other things.
