This story is one of my favorite ever features I got to out together on one of my favorite games. My mission is to get #PSO (OG version) onto something modern. Follow @designroom.bsky.social for more shenanigans. www.polygon.com/interviews/2...

Total budget for Remedy's Alan Wake 2 was reportedly $70 Millions, of which $20 Millions for Marketing. Source: www.hs.fi/talous/art-2... #gamedev #horror

We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer. As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free. Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...

How did a studio in Texas end up working on one of #Nintendo most valuable IPs, #Metroid? This lengthy article from IGN, from 2004, covers the history of Retro Studios and Metroid Prime www.ign.com/articles/200... #gamedev #gamecube

Some Takayama quotes about how every object in Tears of the Kingdom is built with functional simulated physics, 2024 Source: Game Developers Conference (GDC) #Zelda #TearsoftheKingdomQuote #TakayamaQuote www.notion.so/5daa8b399c3d...

The Story Of Jet Set Radio's Unexpected Journey From Dreamcast To Game Boy Advance.

Wow, Kotaku is now actually readable on mobile devices again! A great time to revisit my feature on the Game Preservation Society. kotaku.com/saving-japan...

Developers from the original Half-Life team share insights about its history and development, in this documentary published on the game's 25th anniversary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3... #gamedev #halflife #fps

Hideki Kamiya and Noboru Sugimura, Director and Screenwriter on Resident Evil 2, shares insights about the game, and what happened to Resident Evil 1.5. shmuplations.com/residentevil2/ #gamedev #horror #residentevil

Daniel Knight, creator of indie hit Phasmophobia, talks about how the game came to be, and an unlikely source of inspiration, The Witcher 3. www.eurogamer.net/the-story-of... #gamedev #horror #indie

Enric Álvarez, Owner and Game Director at Mercury Steam, tells us how a small Tech Demo, based on The Exorcist, led the studio to work on Castlevania, and later on Metroid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-2... #gamedev #metroid #castlevania

In this 2 parts Documentary from Arcipel, Shinji Mikami talks about the origin of the Resident Evil series, what other games and films influenced him, and how he got his job at Capcom. youtu.be/NKYX3GstHlw?... #gamedev #residentevil #horror

Project Zero/Fatal Frame Director Makoto Shibata, and Producer Yutaka Fuyaka, talk about the remaster of Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and the future of the series. www.dreadxp.com/interview/th... #gamedev #horror #projectzero #fatalframe

Shigeru Miyamoto, along with developers from the original game, go through the history of the #Pikmin series, all the way to Pikmin 4, in this 3 parts Interview. www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/... #gamedev #nintendo #gamecube

Did you know that #Zelda Ocarina of Time was in development for 3 years? In this Developer Interview from 1999, Shigeru Miyamoto talks about design choices, dev insights, and more about one of the best games ever. shmuplations.com/ocarinaoftime/ #nintendo #gamedev #n64 #tloz

In this interview from 2021, Daisuke Sato, former head of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, talks about the #Yakuza series, and how it became popular in the West. jpgames.de/2021/02/inte... #gamedev #sega #likeadragon

An interview about Ikaruga, one of my favourite games ever. It covers the early prototyping stages, design influences, and more. shmuplations.com/ikaruga/ Make sure to support @shmuplations.bsky.social, they do incredible work. #gamedev #retro #shmup

Interview: "It Felt Very 'Computer-y' To Give English Names To Things" - Hitoshi Sakimoto On Creating His Famous 'Terpsichorean' Sound Driver. (Repost)

The First Part Of Horror Game Docuseries 'Terrorbytes' Is Now Available For Free On YouTube.

A documentary series from @rare.co.uk, covering influential titles such as Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Battletoads. m.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #gamedev #retro #n64

One of my favourite interviews. @dylancuthbert.bsky.social , Programmer on Star Fox and now President of Q Games, tells about the origin of the game, and how they convinced Nintendo to put the FX chip inside the SNES cartridges. www.timeextension.com/features/int... #gamedev #nintendo #retrogaming

Kenta Motokura, Producer for Donkey Kong Bananza, shares design and technical insights in this 3 parts interview. He previously directed Super Mario 3D World and Super Mario Odyssey, and worked on character designs for Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/... #gamedev #nintendo