If you've never played a Tex Murphy game, you are (kind of) missing out. They were a series of FMV games from the late '80s to the late '90s. FMV stands for Full Motion Video, which just mens that ...

Probably my favourite podcast full stop, A Life Well Wasted is a joy. Filled with dense edits and illuminating, engaging interviews, the host Robert Ashley will explore an oblique angle of computer...

Good news everyone (who cares about 2D game development)! Unity 3D, the multiplatform game engine and development environment is adding native 2D support. "Why does that matter to me, a potato sal...

I've long been curious about the best way to create crossovers between games and films. Other media have figured it out for the most part. The book is always better than the movie, etc., but Ho...

I've updated the blog roll in the sidebar with a link to Jason Rohrer's news page for his game The Castle Doctrine. It's technically just news about his work on it, but it's really more like a deve...

Read the first chapter. Read the previous chapter: Build Me a Rocketship! Man, I bet Dufus or whatever his name is is glad to be on board where he's nice and safe. Himself and Rolin have a k...

As I say in the masthead for the site, I'm a filmmaker, not a game developer, but I obviously have a huge and deep interest in games. I've dabbled with Unity 3D, Twine and JavaScript for the last c...

Read the intro here. First part of getting to that poor lil' guy has gotta be getting off this rock. This rock is Kerban: It's cute, right? It's a lot like earth, except without any visible sign o...