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Game Design

Discussing the art and science behind game creation

Opinion

The Importance of Losing

Reflecting on the power of 'game over'

Game Design

The Game Dev Over-Design Trap

When more is not always better

Game Design

The Marvelous Monetization of Marvel’s Contest of Champions

Examining one of the longest running mobile games

Game Design

Colonial Power Relations and Totalitarian Mass Communication in Half-Life 2

A detailed analysis of Half-Life 2's impressive and historically important digital dystopia

Game Design

Hitman, System-Driven Design and Patio Heaters

Hitman’s most important mechanic is one of its subtlest

Game Design

Prince of Persia's Accessibility Is Inaccessible to Some

When accessibility becomes commoditized

Opinion

Is Starcraft 2’s Strategy Design Still a Winning Formula?

Pitting the two biggest RTS franchises against each other

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Life is Strange: Double Exposure Makes Me Miss Episodic Releases

Are episodes the way to go?

Opinion

Fear and Hunger and Safe Rooms

A brief respite from fear

Review

The Beauty of Simplicity in Dread Delusion

How a world of monsters can be complex yet simple

Interview

Red Thread: Sitting Down with Cerise Pomme and Alex Sheppard

Behind the scenes of the relationship strategy card game

Opinion

Life is Strange Double Exposure: Killed by a Choice

Consider your choices

Interview

Digging for Cards: An Interview with Chloe Charlotte

The story behind Retromine, the mining deckbuilder

Indie Monthly

Indie Monthly: End of Year 2024

Wrapping up the year with all the games that didn't fit in the last 10 months

Feature

The State of Indie Games in 2024 and Beyond

Assessing both the current year and the future of the indie scene

Game Design

Examining Live Service Design

Why mobile games make the live service money

Interview

Diving Deep with Super Dungeon Designer's Lead Programmer

Ever wanted to create your own Zelda-esque dungeons? Now you can!

Game Design

Gacha Games: A Discussion

What is the present, and future, of gacha?

Feature

Framing the Depths: An Archaeological Approach to Cinematography in The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow

Exploring horror through cinematographic techniques

Interview

An Off-Peak Conversation with Cosmo D

Understanding the madness

Game Design

The Game Design Tunnel Vision Problem

Not the forest for the games

Game Design

How The X-Com Files Delivers Smaller Scale Strategy

The TU is out there

Game Design

Is the Execution Barrier of Fighting Games Too High?

Why newcomers struggle with the fighting games and how we can make them more accessible

Opinion

The Genius Communication of Elden Ring

The language of The Lands Between

Game Design

Has Esports Helped the Game Industry?

Is it a competitive market?