This week, Richard Moss' excellent video game documentary series The Life & Times Of Video Games wraps up its fourth season with a look at the stories behind why games get canceled and some of the more well-known cancelations from the last 30 years. That includes the Mac port of Half-Life (canned just 3 weeks from its final milestone), Desert Bus, and Tomb Raider 10th … [Read more...] about The Life & Times Of Video Games Tracks Down The Ghosts Of Games That Never Were
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The Sound Test’s Season 2 Includes Interview With Sea Of Thieves Composer Robin Beanland
Rare's pirate adventure sandbox Sea Of Thieves benefits immensely from its soundtrack and sound design. Little details and music stings like when you successfully land a cannonball hit on another ship or the foreboding tune that plays when a skeleton ship is about to rise from the deep play an important part in the overall enjoyment of the game. Lee Tyrrell's interview with SoT … [Read more...] about The Sound Test’s Season 2 Includes Interview With Sea Of Thieves Composer Robin Beanland
Snoman Gaming’s Good Game Design Series Looks At Player Movement
What elements make a game fun to play? Snoman Gaming's Good Game Design series makes a great case for player movement being an essential element for many games—and not only the speed of movement but the ways in which a character moves. Snoman's series on Game Design is approaching 50 entries and while some episodes focus on a particular aspect like movement, others are … [Read more...] about Snoman Gaming’s Good Game Design Series Looks At Player Movement
Maximum Power Up Talks With IGN VP John Davison About His Gaming Magazine Past
UK-based retro/modern gaming podcast Maximum Power Up has been on a roll recently of interviewing former editors and writers from various UK games magazines. In the latest episode, host Paul Monaghan interviews IGN Publisher John Davison, whose credits include Games-X, Megadrive Advanced Gaming, and PC Zone. US listeners will recognize him from magazines like Electronic Gaming … [Read more...] about Maximum Power Up Talks With IGN VP John Davison About His Gaming Magazine Past