Game Dev

The Games Industry is Deprofessionalizing

The fragmentation of a creative form and its institutions

Apr 18 •

A Divisive Question

Is AI tech getting exponentially better? And if so, what does that mean for the games industry?

Apr 11 •

The Surprisingly Solarpunk Life of the Game Dev Behind "Spilled!"

How a 25-year-old Dutch game developer reclaimed her childhood

Apr 4 •

A Theory of the MMO

"The dream of having an alternate holodeck world you step into is too damn big for us to walk away from. People are going to keep trying."

Mar 21 •

Is Making A Great Game All That Matters?

My theory: A 7/10 game can't be helped. A 9/10 game can't be stopped.

Mar 14 •

What Can AAA Games Marketers Learn From Indies?

Tips from the creator of some of indie gaming's greatest trailers

Mar 7 •

Games Marketers Are In Crisis Mode

The world's biggest games publishers no longer know how to reliably sell games

Feb 28 •

On that super-viral "my indie game for 15 seconds" tweet

The many reasons a game dev's post went viral

Feb 14 •

Hyper Light Breaker's Michael Clark: "We want our true believers to feel their faith in us is rewarded."

An interview with Heart Machine

Jan 31 •

The Art of the Follow-Up

What do you do after striking game dev gold? (Probably crash out)

Jan 24 •

Are Random VR Games Making $100 Million?

Nothing about the VR games market makes sense

Jan 17 •

Asking Game Devs Where They Found Their First 1,000 Players

...and also the tens of thousands of players after that.

Jan 10 •

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