Decade Of Star Citizen A decade in development: The evolution of Star Citizen’s game engine
Star Citizen's Star Engine at CitizenCon 2023 - a decade of development condensed into one jaw-dropping trailer. Sci-fi dreams, rendered.
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Difficulty By Design Easy, medium, hard, or insane? The challenge of designing difficulty levels in games
Easy, medium, hard, or insane? Designing difficulty levels in games is harder than playing on the hardest setting. A design deep dive.
Big Fucking Gun Unleashing the Big Fucking Gun 9000: how the ultimate DOOM weapon works
The BFG 9000 from DOOM - how the most iconic weapon in shooter history actually works under the hood. Splatter science, explained.
Caesar Lives Again Augustus: the open-source game that’s reviving the classic Caesar 3 on multiple platforms
Augustus revives Caesar 3 as an open-source project for modern platforms. The 1998 city-builder reborn, free and cross-platform.
No Regrets, Only Postal Postal 2 revisited: I have no regrets about my 20-hour gaming binge
Postal 2 during Tết holidays - 20 hours of chaos from a Steam sale impulse buy. Tasteless, violent, and somehow still entertaining.
Chickens From Space Timeless mini-games. Today: Chicken Invaders
Chicken Invaders - space chickens attack to the tune of Strauss' Zarathustra. Space Invaders with poultry and a sense of humor.
Breakout Perfection Timeless mini-games. Today: Wilkanoid 1.52
Wilkanoid 1.52 - the best Breakout clone ever made, discovered in 2001 on a magazine CD. Timeless, addictive, exceptional.
Parallax Explained How was the parallax scrolling of Duke Nukem II designed?
How Duke Nukem II's parallax scrolling was designed - hardware tricks from the early 90s, when every pixel mattered.
Sable Glides Played in 23 hours: Sable
Sable finished in 23 hours - a minimalist open world that gives more peace than any AAA blockbuster. Quiet, beautiful, lasting.
Boomer Cringe Deluxe Boomer cringe: Windows 95 keynote /w Bill Gates & Jay Leno
Windows 95 keynote with Bill Gates and Jay Leno. Forget Steve Jobs - Microsoft knew how to put on a show. Peak 90s energy.