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Gamasutra’s Best of 2009

Max Pagels — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:05:13 +0000

The definitive “best of” list.

Gamasutra’s Top 5 Console Downloadable Games

Max Pagels — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:32:46 +0000

Trials HD deservedly nabbing the top spot.

Max Pagels — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:18:07 +0000

Gamasutra has a good piece by Leigh Alexander on accessibility in video games and the diversification of the audience that consumes them.

If a player’s not having fun, that might mean there’s something wrong with the game. But it also might mean the player’s simply playing the wrong game. Let’s use design innovation to make them the right games, instead of trying to fix what ain’t broke.

Max Pagels — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:52:57 +0000

The ten year anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast is celebrated by Gamastura in the form of a feature article, “The Rise And Fall Of The Dreamcast“, which includes interviews with notable developers and executives that worked on the console. Well researched and superbly written.

Max Pagels — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:00:10 +0000

Gamasutra has an interesting and funny feature detailing hacks or “dirty coding” used when developing videogames:

Programmers are often methodical and precise beasts who do their utmost to keep their code clean and pretty. But when the chips are down, the perfectly-planned schedule is shot, and the game needs to ship, “getting it done” can win out over elegance.

Gamasutra – Dirty Coding Tricks