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This ain't your Sims 3 baked French toast This ain't your Sims 3 baked French toast

A fond look back at video game cookbooks and the delicious dishes that inspired them, including a recipe based on The Sims 3.

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

Jun 6, 2024

4 Min Read

Character posters for the main cast of the Fallout TV series.

Do video game adaptations need games to come along for the ride?Do video game adaptations need games to come along for the ride?

byJustin Carter

Jun 5, 2024

6 Min Read

Key art from Against the Storm. A Beaver person and a lizard person look up at an ominous face in the clouds.

Strategy games like Against the Storm let us think about the bigger picture of cooking Strategy games like Against the Storm let us think about the bigger picture of cooking

byBryant Francis

Jun 3, 2024

7 Min Read

Porting Pixel Gun 3D to PC: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Porting Pixel Gun 3D to PC: A Behind-the-Scenes Look

byDmitry Amroyan

Jun 3, 2024

6 Min Read

The main character of Dead Space, posing in front of dangers

The good within: Designing a memorable horror game protagonist The good within: Designing a memorable horror game protagonist

byMichel Sabbagh

May 30, 2024

15 Min Read

Postmortem: SOUL COVENANT – Development Insights and Lessons Learned from #1 Hit on PlayStation VR2 in Asia Markets Postmortem: SOUL COVENANT – Development Insights and Lessons Learned from #1 Hit on PlayStation VR2 in Asia Markets

byMasaru Ohnogi

May 29, 2024

4 Min Read

a view of city buildings at night

Populating the city-builder of the future: A Deep dive into character diversity in Cities: Skylines II

Populating the city-builder of the future: A Deep dive into character diversity in Cities: Skylines II

byRaphael Benros

Balancing Level Design and Performance in a Family-Friendly VR Game: A Deeper Look Into Sugar Mess

Balancing Level Design and Performance in a Family-Friendly VR Game: A Deeper Look Into Sugar Mess

Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them

Modders are Developers - It’s Time to Pay Them

people playing Nintendo Switch

How acquiring Shiver Entertainment helps Nintendo navigate its next-generation transition

How acquiring Shiver Entertainment helps Nintendo navigate its next-generation transition

byJames McWhirter, Senior Analyst, Games

Finding Your Voice: How to target press and influencers for your game

Finding Your Voice: How to target press and influencers for your game

byChris Schmidt

A colorful character poses with fiery friends

Language, loot, and localization: how to ready MMORPGs for release in more regions

Language, loot, and localization: how to ready MMORPGs for release in more regions

bySarah Müller

From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

From ASCII to Pixel Art and Back

The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design

The Game Show Interview: Game Music & Game Design

byWinifred Phillips, Blogger

Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games

Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games

a wall of wanted posters

Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?

Is Strategy design due for a shakeup?

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

Did I Make My Game Myself (and does it matter)?

Did I Make My Game Myself (and does it matter)?

byJames Beech, Blogger

Din Djarin pilots his N-1 fighter in The Mandalorian.

Why does EA think in-game ads are better business than a Mandalorian game?

Why does EA think in-game ads are better business than a Mandalorian game?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Game trailers and the art of storytelling

Game trailers and the art of storytelling

Embrace the Chaos: How Indie Devs Can Thrive in a Changing and Challenging Market

Embrace the Chaos: How Indie Devs Can Thrive in a Changing and Challenging Market

byChris Schmidt

Building game worlds with creative lifehacks from the field of writing

Building game worlds with creative lifehacks from the field of writing

bySophie Solomonova

Exploiting fear to create good horror games

Exploiting fear to create good horror games

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bySteve Kirby, Jade Jacsonand 1 more

Pixel Shovel knight attacking a golden dragon

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

Reading design insights and breaking NES constraints

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

Procedural Rhetoric at practice: Echo and Application across a 2Dgame project

Procedural Rhetoric at practice: Echo and Application across a 2Dgame project

Toward a definition for Design (part one)

Toward a definition for Design (part one)

byPablo José Gorigoitía-Castro

A stylized mech on a dark background

Mobile PvP-shooter from the technical POV: a 10-year evolution of War Robots

Mobile PvP-shooter from the technical POV: a 10-year evolution of War Robots

Thoughts To Live By

Thoughts To Live By

byWarren Spector, Blogger

Satisfying frustration: How to make compelling games that encourage moral reflection

Satisfying frustration: How to make compelling games that encourage moral reflection

byKolja Bopp, Kira Wanjek

key art from Slave Zero X with a bright red character

Creativity from constraints: developing new games from old IP

Creativity from constraints: developing new games from old IP

Postmortem: Go! Make Your First Game!

Postmortem: Go! Make Your First Game!

byMatthew Hammans, Blogger

The Art of the Spiral: Failure Cascades in Simulation Games

The Art of the Spiral: Failure Cascades in Simulation Games

byJames Muirhead, Blogger

Postmortem: Ultra Ball

Post Mortem: Ultra Ball

byJames Rowbotham, Blogger

Why AI Isn't The New Crypto In Gaming

Why AI Isn't The New Crypto In Gaming

Valuing Remote Employees in Hybrid (and Remote) Settings

Valuing Remote Employees in Hybrid (and Remote) Settings

byDeborah Chantson, Blogger

Why Doesn't Everyone See the Importance of Preserving Our Past?

Why Doesn't Everyone See the Importance of Preserving Our Past?

byWarren Spector, Blogger

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