The recent report about game preservation from the Videogame History Foundation paints a very bleak picture about the state of our industry. It is one where even the best games of each year are inevitably treated as trash and meant …

A double indie game review featuring OTXO (played with a press key) and Cassette Beasts (played with a retail key)

• 0:00 Intro
• 00:20 OTXO
• 4:50 Cassette Beasts

For this critical thought, I’m talking about the reasons why people quit a game and how it relates to churn rates. As a designer, you need to think about ways to remove pain points and what it …

Stunning visuals do much to sell a video game’s overall story and atmosphere. And video games have long evolved from their pixelated beginnings to embrace photorealistic graphics. But as instrumental as visuals may be to elevate a game’s experience, …

For this perceptive podcast, I spoke with Nathan Haddock from Lateralis Heavy Industries who developed the game OTXO. We spoke about the kind of action design Nathan wanted to focus on and balancing the high-speed play with …