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Exploring Quito, Ecuador (and soccer fever) in despelote
Multiple IGF nominee despelote captures the look and feel of Ecuador in 2001, when they were nearing qualification for the World Cup.
March 25, 2025
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Unity's CEO, CTO promise 'stability' after runtime fee debacle
Uniting developers has never been so challenging.
March 20, 2025
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Pondering the depths and delights of 'plunderludics' in tapecaria
'I am very interested in movement in games—the general embodying you can achieve with different controls, as well as the feeling of mastery and weirdness of exploring a new body.'
March 19, 2025
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Inside UFO 50's incredible 8-bit journey
'One of the most gratifying things for us has been seeing players get interested in genres or styles of games that they never thought they'd be into (or perhaps didn't know existed!)'
March 15, 2025
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Encouraging player creativity in Caves of Qud
'...a good setting is like a wet sponge. It gives with another squeeze: there's something in its network of symbols that benefits or enriches from thinking through at another angle.'
March 13, 2025
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Inside Indika's powerful, bleak exploration of religion
'...The idea of showing human perception through the lens of a game became one of our cornerstones.'
March 13, 2025
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Making a life in the funky, plant-filled world of Starship Home
'We wanted to instill in users a sense of wonder, delight, and awe.'
March 12, 2025
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The surprising origins and alien inspirations of Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity
'My goal is to create an environment that you haven't seen before.'
March 10, 2025
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How individualism in the dead internet age challenges technocapitalism and 'the things we lost along the way.'
"Games are a type of art that is deeply meaningful in the digital landscape. I think, even if there is negative friction, that's where artists need to be."
March 7, 2025
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Exploring an unknown language in Ginger
'I hope the world can be united together, but language barriers are everywhere.'
March 7, 2025
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Creating dozens of unique pixel worlds for UFO 50
UFO 50's creators reveal the creative inspirations behind the ambitious faux-retro compilation.
Oct. 15, 2024
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Patch Notes #4: Strange Scaffold rejected a 'culture of hope' to resurrect I Am Your Beast
Xalavier Nelson Jr. explains how the famously efficient studio honed its process to build a goated shooter in nine months.
Sept. 27, 2024