We should stop expecting companies to look after us like friends and family would, because they consistently prove that they won’t.
Category Archives: Writing
GAME-MAKING’S SENSE OF LOSS
[ I wrote the article below for Wireframe, a British game dev magazine which ‘lifts the lid on video games’. And, inexplicably, lets me have a monthly column. This one’s from Issue #5, in January 2019. ] Following the last, wheezy gasps of 2018, I’ve been thinking about endings. Fewer players seem to ‘finish’ titles […]
PUT ON YOUR GAME FACE: IT’S TRIPLE-A TIME
[ I wrote the article below for Wireframe, a British game dev magazine which ‘lifts the lid on video games’. And, inexplicably, lets me have a monthly column. This one’s from Issue #3, back in December 2018. ] In November, Riot Games set the world on fire. The spark was K/DA’s ‘Pop/Stars’, a K-pop song […]
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GENRES
[ I wrote the article below for Wireframe, a British game dev magazine which ‘lifts the lid on video games’. And, inexplicably, lets me have a monthly column. This one’s from the very first edition back in November 2018. ] Indie devs know they need a punchy elevator pitch. ‘X meets Y’ is the classic […]
