Jack Yarwood

Timely This Titanic adventure beat James Cameron to release by a year, but ended up riding the movie's wave to great success.

Crafty No fantasy castles or dragons—Whiteburg is built to look like a real country with classic Georgian architecture.

Homer Run How a small team created the first real map of Springfield, and then lets fans walk around in it on their PCs.

Tune in How the scrappy audio team at DMA Design implemented a feature no one wanted and helped make GTA a phenomenon.

Stargazing Meet the group of players dedicated to picking apart Rare's pirate sandbox and figuring out exactly how it works.

Why a no chicken It also has 3D explorable environments, and an evil corporation called 'Deathflock'.

Run! At least you don't have to eat a chocolate shoe.

Jedi jams An elegant weapon, for a more civilized rave.

Midway there Server troubles don't entirely mask the fun of a return to 2005-style shooting.

Don't Starrrve This lo-fi blend of naval combat and crew management strips things back to the essentials.

Interview You play a human in a land where the world's lost and forgotten objects come to life.

YOU DIED A complete guide to making The Hard Game even harder.