Game academic Richard Bartle investigates why players quit games
Richard Bartle became famous in game circles in the 1990s when he identified the four basic players in online games: killers, socializers, achievers, and...
Shadow of the Colossus director Fumito Ueda reveals his game design philosophy
Fumito Ueda is considered to be one of the great artists of the Japanese video game business, as the creator of Ico, Shadow of...
Remedy’s Sam Lake on 21 years of game storytelling and transmedia
Sam Lake has been writing stories for Remedy Entertainment’s games for 21 years. He started with the graphic novel tale of Max Payne, and...
Game investor Phil Harrison sees the broader view of games beyond Sony and Microsoft
Phil Harrison was probably the tallest person at the Gamelab gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, this week. And that, along with his decades of...
Clash of Clans maker Supercell is making investments so its core team can stay small
Supercell is generating a ton of cash from its ongoing successful games like Clash of Clans and Clash Royale. Most of the company is...
Indie game leader Rami Ismail condemns harassment that shut down Spanish women’s gaming event (update)
A group called Gaming Ladies scheduled a women’s gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, but the event’s sponsor, King, the maker of Candy Crush Saga,...