Sonic the Hedgehog’s logo has a secret, weird backstory
The Sonic the Hedgehog logo is a work of art. Just look at it up there. That emblem is bold, colorful, and full of...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2018 shows the heartbreaking story of Muslims in gaming
Game developer and educator Osama Dorias let out some emotion and passion during his talk on “Muslim Representation in Games.” It was one of...
Metro Exodus looks astounding with ray-tracing light tech
Developers can make postapocalyptic games beautiful, if the upcoming PC and console shooter Metro Exodus is anything to go by. At the Game Developers...
Making NBA Jam — winning over the NBA, scouring magazines, and a secret tank game
NBA Jam is one of the most memorable sports games ever made. Midway created a ’90s icon when NBA Jam hit arcades in 1993,...
The Messenger is a Ninja Gaiden homage that is more than it appears
Shovel Knight is one of my favorite indie games. It manages to capture the magic of 8-bit classics like Mega Man and Castlevania with...
Jack Tretton’s post-Sony career has changed his view of game platforms
Last week, former Sony U.S. games chief Jack Tretton announced he had started a new venture capital fund, Interactive Gaming Ventures, to invest money...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with 3 bug fixes and improvements
After releasing a new Windows 10 build from the RS4 branch yesterday, Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This build...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is GDC 2018’s game of the year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won Game of the Year tonight at this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards, and absolutely nobody...
Indie dev Rami Ismail accepts GDC Ambassador Award for slaying gaming’s injustices
Rami Ismail, cofounder of Vlambeer, accepted one of the gaming industry’s highest honors — the Game Developers Choice Ambassador Award — for his work...
Night in the Woods wins the grand prize at the Independent Games Festival
It was the 20th annual Independent Games Festival award show tonight at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Infinite Fall’s rust belt gothic adventure game...