Raph Koster tells us about the difficult development of Star Wars Galaxies, the sacrifices that had to be made, the difficult case of the Jedi class, and the marketing decision which ultimately ruined the whole game experience. Read more
As the Game Developers Conference 2015 juste started, it is a good time to remind you of these incredible resources available for free at the GDCVault web site Read more
A few timeless game postmortems, written by pioneering designers like Warren Spector and Dr. Ray Muzyka, that detail the trials and triumphs of developing games like Deus Ex and System Shock 2. Read more
The best (IMHO) JRPG of all time’s mechanics are analyzed in this very interessting post. Don’t miss it! Read more
You’d like to hear one the most influencial designer talk about the most influencial game of all time ? Commenting every level one by one ? For more than 2 hours of incredibly exciting and informative video ? Read more
There are many books about game design. Here are three very different books on the subject, with their own qualities. This is a quick review and comparison of the three of them. Read more
I feel that these two games are very similar in the way they intend to involve the player in the plot. But they are interestingly different in the way these intentions are implemented in-game. Read more
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