I write stories about the games industry. Formerly at 1UP and Polygon. Now working on @designroom.site.
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We've got a big one today. Almost 20 years after Maxis released Spore, we talked to eight people -- including Will Wright -- about the studio's big experiment.
Namco's exercise bike-powered flying contraption is almost 30 years old, so we tracked down the game's director to look back.
Perhaps the most justified pun in publishing history.
We also have a couple of Spore bonus stories today for paid subscribers, like this one on the game's Wind Waker connection.
Exhibit #15 of how you can tell I run @designroom.site.
Perfect weekend reading.
I can finally reveal the cover for Nobuo Uematsu: On The Record, coming from @viz.com this September, which is not far away. Cover portrait of Uematsu by Yoshitaka Amano, foreword written by Hironobu Sakaguchi, testimonials from awesome guest stars, and tons of surprises!
Preorder: amzn.to/4g6Y9ai
Thing I learned working on this story: Prop Cycle's soundtrack came with instructions for a dice-based card game.
A wild bet in development for the better part of a decade, Spore reached for the stars — and, at times, got there. We recently spoke to eight team members, including chief designer Will Wright, to loo...
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We talk with the director of the bike-powered Prop Cycle about how the game came about, its international success, and sidelined sequel plans.
Trial of the Space Invaders: The Case that Changed Video Games
The true story of Nintendo’s years-long legal battle to establish who invented video games, and the secret, never-before-revealed settlement that profoundly shaped today’s industry.
I cannot wait to share it with you. Coming: Jan 2027
A reminder that our 'role-puzzling' game Arranger is 60% off on Steam/Switch, and also out/cheap on PS5, EGS, Itch, iOS, Android. It's everywhere, dammit!
We're also not worlds away from an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, which would make me deeply happy. What if YOU left a review?
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One of Spore's early influences came from an unexpected place: Nintendo's "toon-shaded" GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery. The debut game from all-star indie team Furniture & Mattress.
Namco's exercise bike-powered flying contraption is almost 30 years old, so we tracked down the game's director to look back.
We've got a big one today. Almost 20 years after Maxis released Spore, we talked to eight people -- including Will Wright -- about the studio's big experiment.
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We talk with the director of the bike-powered Prop Cycle about how the game came about, its international success, and sidelined sequel plans.
A wild bet in development for the better part of a decade, Spore reached for the stars — and, at times, got there. We recently spoke to eight team members, including chief designer Will Wright, to loo...
I can finally reveal the cover for Nobuo Uematsu: On The Record, coming from @viz.com this September, which is not far away. Cover portrait of Uematsu by Yoshitaka Amano, foreword written by Hironobu Sakaguchi, testimonials from awesome guest stars, and tons of surprises!
Preorder: amzn.to/4g6Y9ai
Namco's exercise bike-powered flying contraption is almost 30 years old, so we tracked down the game's director to look back.
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We talk with the director of the bike-powered Prop Cycle about how the game came about, its international success, and sidelined sequel plans.
