When people talk about gaming, they usually talk about it as if it’s one monolithic thing. It’s not. It’s actually three monolithic things. There are three distinct pillars that makeup what we offhandedly call game writing: Plot, character, and lore Not all games need to focus on all of these…
By Derek Liu at GDC 2019 Intro: Derek has been working on trailer editing for over 15 years, he works with agencies on trailers for AAA games as well as numerous indie games. The game genre includes both gamy games and story-driven games which are lighter on game mechanics. Agenda…
Marvel Comics, is one of the biggest two American media and entertainment companies that was widely regarded as the most known publisher and a subsidiary of the Disney Company. Its headquarters are in New York City. The precursor to Marvel Comics was founded in 1939 by a pulp magazine publisher…
Building the optimistic future of Overwatch — Lead Writer Michael Chu 2017 GDC Blizzard has the company values, one is “thinking globally”, for developers, it’s hard for us to figure out what that means, obviously is thinking about the other teams working around the world. On OW, we have this…
By Tencent CODM development lead designer Translated and summarized by Gigi Geng 1. How do you define the CODM from the very beginning, what’s your expectation for this project? We got CODM’s license（project bidding confirmation)on Feb. 15th, 2016. Because we have the CFM project as a successful predecessor, our internal…
Brief Pan Gu is a central figure in the Chinese Taoist legend of world creation, the first man, is said to come forth from chaos(a big egg). Pan Gu is said to have two horns, two tusks, and a shaggy body. Some accounts credit him with the separation of heaven…
Great party games and large group strategy games alike. BY SAM DESATOFF, MATT THROWER from IGN Many of the best board games tend to be geared towards smaller groups of players, so what’s one to do when you have a party or other gathering of fun-loving friends in higher numbers? Thankfully, board game and…
By diehardGG Apex Legends Lore and Titanfall 1 and Titanfall 2 Complete Story. Covering the events before Titanfall 1 through Apex Legends Season 10. Stories from the Outlands. Truly an Apex Experience. Apex Legends Lore includes the Origin of the Apex Games, EverySeason, Ash, Blisk, Octane, Wattson, Crypto, Revenant, Loba,…
By Argentics Studio Seasonal events in gaming have become integral components of contemporary game design, marked by their structured occurrence within a specified timeframe and offering unique in-game experiences. The prevalence of seasonal events has seen a noteworthy ascent in the gaming industry, as developers increasingly recognize their potential to…
By Gigi Geng FPS Development History since 1970s Strictly speaking, FPS: First-person-Shooting Game is a sub-genre of Action Games. Background In the 1970s, PC image processing technology is very different from “Famicom”. All kinds of horizontally-scrolling adventure games became dominating on Atari consoles, and PC games at that time were…
