Smite studio talks about the creator high and making Paladins, a card game-first-person shooter (Part 1 of 2) Posted byby GamesBeat September 30, 2015 12 min How do you design a card game first-person shooter? We ask Paladins' lead designer, Rory Newbrough Continue Reading 12 min
5 ways to make your players happy Posted byby Jason Wilson July 17, 2015 4 min A number of game design mechanics can help make sure your players love your game and don’t bolt after day one. Continue Reading 4 min
Can Nintendo’s mobile games succeed without targeting whales? Posted byby Jason Wilson May 29, 2015 4 min But the House of Mario has a secret weapon. Continue Reading 4 min
Compass Point: West is Next Games’s debut, mixes strategy, card-collecting, and cowboys Posted byby GamesBeat March 26, 2015 2 min Next Games takes to the Wild West, cards in hand, for its first game. Continue Reading 2 min
The sleeping giant: How the West will one day embrace paying for free-to-play Posted byby Jason Wilson September 2, 2014 5 min Kids are the future. Continue Reading 5 min
Zen Studios bets on free-to-play by adapting CastleStorm console game to mobile (case study) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 8, 2014 5 min Zen's publishing chief tells all about transitioning to mobile. Continue Reading 5 min
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is Magic: The Gathering for noobs — and it’s one of the best free-to-play games around (review) Posted byby Jason Wilson March 17, 2014 8 min This digital collectible card game offers a surprising amount of strategy, and like Blizzard's other games, it's easy to pick up -- but difficult to master. Continue Reading 8 min
European Union holding meeting to scrutinize ‘misleading’ free-to-play games Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 28, 2014 2 min The executive branch of Europe's continental government wants game makers to implement better practices to protect consumers. Continue Reading 2 min
First the living room, now the movie theater: Valve releasing Dota 2 documentary Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 19, 2014 2 min Valve will release the movie for free to help promote its Dota 2 action-strategy game. Continue Reading 2 min
Blizzard’s Hearthstone card game opens to the public Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 21, 2014 2 min The collectible-card game is now open to all North American players. Continue Reading 2 min