How curiosity keeps Pong creator Al Alcorn on the innovation path (interview)
Al Alcorn talks about making games and gadgets in Silicon Valley.
Going indie: Why 5 devs left their day jobs for creative independence (part one)
The spotlight on indie developers has never been brighter thanks to innovative games and interesting creators. We talked to five devs from the San Francisco Bay Area to find out why they decided to take the plunge.
A chat with Nick Pope, XCOM’s real-life UFO investigator (interview)
We speak with former UFO investigator British Government Nick Pope about the upcoming XCOM game.
What the circus teaches us about game development
See how life under the big top prepared this former circus performer to run her own game studio.
Peter Relan launches mobile and infrastructure startup incubator 9+
New incubator will train 24 startups a year.
The DeanBeat: How Zynga snared Xbox boss Don Mattrick as its CEO
Bing Gordon, the consiglieri to Mark Pincus, gets credit for luring Don Mattrick to the top job at Zynga.
Threeview: The Last of Us reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic
The postapocalyptic action-survival game has been a hit with reviewers and consumers. But what does an analyst and a professor of game design think of it?
Mark Cerny frankly recounts Sony’s mistakes with the PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny shares an insider's view of what went wrong on the PS3.
How the brutality of combat in The Last of Us reflects human struggle (exclusive)
The Last of Us game designer Anthon Newman discusses how the moment-to-moment action of smashing skulls elicits panic, anxiety, and chaos -- all together underscoring the struggles of the game's characters.
How game publishers like Kabam and Zynga use mobile ads to get on app store leaderboards
Getting to the top of the app store charts is critical for maximizing monetization. But how do top publishers like Kabam, Zynga, and Supercell get there ... and stay there?