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Games of History: Iran, Revolution, and History

Josh Griffiths - January 14, 2018

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Shadows of War: The Spanish Civil War Is Alive After All

Josh Griffiths - November 30, 2017

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Kholat & Adapting Real-Life Events into Horror Games

Josh Griffiths - October 25, 2017

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The Story of the American Game Developer Charged with Spying on...

Josh Griffiths - October 17, 2017

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How Little Indie Verdun Stands Up to the Multi-Million Dollar Battlefield...

Josh Griffiths - June 26, 2017

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Historical Games Are Important, So Why Don’t We Crowdfund them More?

Josh Griffiths - May 15, 2017

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]

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Games of History: Iran, Revolution, and History

Shadows of War: The Spanish Civil War Is Alive After All

Kholat & Adapting Real-Life Events into Horror Games

The Story of the American Game Developer Charged with Spying on...

How Little Indie Verdun Stands Up to the Multi-Million Dollar Battlefield...

Historical Games Are Important, So Why Don’t We Crowdfund them More?