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10 years later, F.E.A.R. is still the ultimate shooter experience 10 years later, F.E.A.R. is still the ultimate shooter experience

A retrospective article that explains why Monolith Productions' F.E.A.R. remains the apex of FPS design.

byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger

Sep 10, 2015

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Armello and the digital boardgame – Don’t lock your content from the player Armello and the digital boardgame – Don’t lock your content from the player

byTorbjorn van Heeswijck

Sep 10, 2015

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Video: Valve's advice for designing great VR game interactions Video: Valve's advice for designing great VR game interactions

Sep 10, 2015

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Miyamoto expounds on game design in newly-translated '98 interview Miyamoto expounds on game design in newly-translated '98 interview

Sep 10, 2015

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Harmonix's Matt Boch takes up teaching role at NYU Game Center Harmonix's Matt Boch takes up teaching role at NYU Game Center

Sep 10, 2015

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Miyamoto reveals some Mario secrets Miyamoto reveals some Mario secrets

byChristian Nutt

Sep 10, 2015

1 Min Read

Co-op communication in Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Co-op communication in Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

byStacey Mason, Blogger

Queer reading Metal Gear Solid 5

Queer reading Metal Gear Solid 5

byAndrew Haining, Blogger

Get a job: Nix Hydra seeks a Creative Director

Get a job: Nix Hydra seeks a Creative Director

Revamped iPhones offer game devs fresh input options to play with

Revamped iPhones offer game devs fresh input options to play with

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

A brief history of Conquest!...

A brief history of Conquest!...

byJames Bennett, Blogger

Final Fantasy X-2 and Yuna's grief

Final Fantasy X-2 and Yuna's grief

byLena LeRay, Blogger

Chilly breakouts and warm bouncy castles: creating IPs after years of work-for-hire

Chilly breakouts and warm bouncy castles: creating IPs after years of work-for-hire

byGuillermo Crespi, Blogger

Video: A view from the White House on games as more than entertainment

Video: A view from the White House on games as more than entertainment

How Miyamoto built Super Mario Bros.' legendary World 1-1

How Miyamoto built Super Mario Bros.' legendary World 1-1

byChris Kerr, News Editor

How Diablo II was made: The hard way

How Diablo II was made: The hard way

byChristian Nutt, Contributor

How to train players right, so they don't hate learning to play

How to train players right, so they don't hate learning to play

byMike Stout, Blogger

This Week in Video Game Criticism: From 'Slave Tetris' to Street Fighter's 'Hot Ryu'

This Week in Video Game Criticism: From 'Slave Tetris' to Street Fighter's 'Hot Ryu'

byKris Ligman, Blogger

Kickstarter Launch in 72 Hours: or How to Stress Yourself Out

Kickstarter Launch in 72 Hours: or How to Stress Yourself Out

byJames Bennett, Blogger

Video: Postmortem reflections on the success of Cities: Skylines

Video: Postmortem reflections on the success of Cities: Skylines

Opinion: What can we learn from that tone-deaf 'Slave Tetris' minigame?

Opinion: What can we learn from that tone-deaf 'Slave Tetris' minigame?

byKatherine Cross, Contributor

Fran Bow and the appeal of the ambiguous ending

Fran Bow and the appeal of the ambiguous ending

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows: Designing Mobility Tricks

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows: Designing Mobility Tricks

byDavid D\'Angelo, Blogger

Dragon Quest III's fake ending is something all writers could learn from

Dragon Quest III's fake ending is something all writers could learn from

byMatthew Codd, Blogger

Starting up a game business: Working with Minimum Viable Products

Starting up a game business: Working with Minimum Viable Products

byJuha Vainio, Blogger

Designing for Virality in an Era of Isolated Players: Scarcity

Designing for Virality in an Era of Isolated Players: Scarcity

byquantum potato, Blogger

Video: Roadtripping across Europe to make games with 11 other developers

Video: Roadtripping across Europe to make games with 11 other developers

This feels like a complete waste of time

This feels like a complete waste of time

byPietro Polsinelli, Blogger

We Should Patch Our Games

We Should Patch Our Games

byKeith Burgun, Blogger

Tools of Destruction: creating the perfect shooter firearm

Tools of Destruction: creating the perfect shooter firearm

byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger

Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing

Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing

byMike Stout, Blogger

Super Mario Maker: Nintendo's essence, in your hands

Super Mario Maker: Nintendo's essence, in your hands

byChristian Nutt, Contributor

Now you can take apart Epic's UE4 VR tech demo to see how it works

Now you can take apart Epic's UE4 VR tech demo to see how it works

byAlex Wawro, Contributor

This We Believe - a design tool for creating different games

This We Believe - a design tool for creating different games

byAlex Fleetwood, Blogger

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