Swatee Surve interview: Showing gratitude to your friends in a game
Swatee Surve has been working on games that can improve mental health for more than 10 years. She is still at it, and she...
GameDriver releases new testing software, receives seed funding
When we play a game, we never think about how it has so few bugs. We just focus on the game. The reality is...
Eilert Hanoa interview: Why the kids education market is booming
Kahoot is a digital learning and engagement platform company that is helping kids learn during the pandemic. And in the fourth quarter of 2021,...
How Warren Spector got back to making his latest game
It was a shock to the system in 2020 when OtherSide Entertainment, the video game studio founded by industry visionaries Paul Neurath and Warren...
The DeanBeat: Why flying and swimming bring the world of Horizon: Forbidden West to life
I loved the story, open world, and battles of Horizon: Zero Dawn, the big PlayStation 4 hit from Sony’s Guerrilla Games. I wasn’t surprised...
Blair Durkee interview — How to embrace your LGBTQIA+ players
GLAAD has spent decades monitoring media for defamatory coverage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. But now that video games have become...
How Iron Galaxy is expanding both work- for-hire and original titles
Last week, Iron Galaxy Studios announced that it would open a new game studio in Nashville, Tennessee. You can chalk that up to the...
Stanley Newman interview: A chat with the chief brain games mastermind
Arkadium has long made classic games for grownups, making mobile games and web games for USA Today, AARP, The Washington Post, and MSN. And...
Gran Turismo 7 review — a pleasant drive
I’m not exactly what you would call a car guy. Gran Turismo 7 — which comes out on March 4 for PlayStation 5 and...
Steam Deck has a surprisingly great microphone
Valve is actively rolling out Steam Deck systems to people around the world. I’ve had one for a few weeks, and I’m still diving...