Why the future of immersive storytelling is in ‘all shades of reality’
Lucasfilm has had decades to perfect its storytelling craft in film and TV. However, the same can’t be said for its work in immersive...
Monster Prom is a quirky competitive dating sim with party games
The high school in Monster Prom exists in a colorful alternate dimension filled with coquettish Medusas and demon jocks — and you (and up...
Hearthstone’s design team has an obsession: top hats
One of my favorite cards in Hearthstone has nothing to do with its ability but rather its art. And it involves a top hat. Cat...
Keywords acquired 11 game services firms in 2017 as external development grows
You may not have heard about Keywords before, but it has become a big player behind the scenes in external game development. Headed by...
Nier: Automata’s Yoko Taro and Takahisa Taura on sentencing characters and turning 2B into a bug
Nier: Automata was one of the most-talked about games of 2017. The action role-playing game sold over 2.5 million copies after its February 2017...
The DeanBeat: The joys and perils of gaming in 2018
The game industry is booming, with global revenues expected to hit $125.4 billion in 2018, according to market researcher Newzoo. But if you look...
Jam City moves to consolidate mobile games, rather than be consolidated
Jam City has grown to more than 500 people, rising to become one of the most successful mobile game companies. It scored big with...
Supercell CEO thrives on trusting the instincts of game developers
Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen has had some spectacular successes in mobile games since starting the Helsinki company in 2010. His team of 240 people...
CEO Victor Kislyi on World of Tanks 1.0: ‘It’s time to revamp Wargaming’
When I met Victor Kislyi at the recent Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, he was happy and tired. The CEO of Wargaming was...
The IndieBeat: Tick Tock is a fairy tale puzzler that takes two to solve
Tick Tock is a surreal mystery game where time is of the essence. Its 2D hand-drawn world borrows from 1930s Denmark, but with a...