Alan Wen

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A character in Slitterhead with a creepy mask and claws.

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

byAlan Wen

Nov 12, 2024

6 Min Read

Artemis hoists up a Chimera on a grassy field in key art for Mythmatch.

Production

Making Mythmatch with a healthier team culture Making Mythmatch with a healthier team culture

byAlan Wen

Aug 2, 2024

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Four tall ships sail the waters in Sea of Thieves.

Production

How Flix Interactive aimed to be a good co-development shipmate on Sea of Thieves

Mar 13, 2024

6 Min Read

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A player character from Lords of the Fallen stares down creatures in a dark fantasy world.

Design

Creating Lords of the Fallen's parallel world of Umbral

Dec 12, 2023

5 Min Read

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A photograph of a Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest panel.

Art

What goes into graphically updating a decade-old MMORPG like Final Fantasy XIV

Nov 22, 2023

6 Min Read

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Key art for Jackbox Party Pack 10, showing the different mascots for each game.

Business

Allard Laban dives into the past, present, and future of Jackbox Games

Nov 20, 2023

6 Min Read

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A screenshot from Only Up: Top Gun, a UEFN island. The player character points a gun down at an obstacle course.

Business

What it's like making games in Unreal Engine for Fortnite as an indie dev

Oct 11, 2023

6 Min Read

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Three nDreams employees use VR headsets.

Game Platforms

How nDreams became one of the biggest VR game developers in the world

Jul 13, 2023

11 Min Read

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A screenshot of the player fighting a Behemoth in Synapse.

Game Platforms

Why nDreams hopes Synapse will be a "system seller" for PSVR2

Jun 7, 2023

6 Min Read

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Key artwork for Chained Echoes that harks back to the classic JRPGs of yesteryear

Production

Matthias Linda's seven year quest to make retro JRPG Chained Echoes

Mar 15, 2023

8 Min Read

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byAlan Wen , Contributor

Cover art from the Indie Game Survival Guide, authored by Takaaki Ichijo

Game Platforms

Exploring the evolving Japanese indie game scene

Feb 24, 2023

11 Min Read

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byAlan Wen , Contributor

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Obituary: Ratchet & Clank voice actor Jim Ward has passed away at 66 Obituary: Voice actor Jim Ward has passed away at 66

byDiego Argüello

Dec 11, 2025

2 Min Read

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Devs are more worried than ever that generative AI will lower the quality of games Devs are more worried than ever that generative AI will lower the quality of games

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Sep 16, 2025

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