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Embracing ’the right sort of scary’ — Tripwire’s road to success

SPONSORED: Presented by Intel Tech companies famously start in unusual places, like a basement, dorm room, or garage. Developer Tripwire Interactive takes that mythology one step further: Its first office space was on the second floor of a church in Roswell, Georgia. Fortunately, the staff didn’t mind that the dozen or so people working upstairs were […]

Megaton Rainfall: Making a Superman game without Superman?

SPONSORED: Presented by Intel  “People are saying that this is the first good Superman game. The only problem is that Superman isn’t present.” Despite being the most iconic, archetypal superhero, Superman hasn’t had much fortune when it comes to games. Aside from outliers such as Injustice and the LEGO games, most of his video game outings […]

Alumni of Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar figuring out how to monetize VR

SPONSORED: The Rogue Initiative—founded in 2015 and led by alumni from the likes of Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar, Sony Pictures, Epic Games, and Microsoft—eschews traditional boxes. It’s a mashup, combining a variety of mediums and perspectives to tell new kinds of stories with real-time, interactive experiences. “Setting out on this new company, it was always our passion […]

How Funcom reinvented a five-year-old MMO with Secret World Legends

SPONSORED: Presented by Intel  The Secret World launched in the summer of 2012, quickly gaining praise for its elaborate, conspiracy-filled story, fully voiced NPCs, and unconventional quests. It was Funcom’s third MMO, but completely unlike Age of Conan or Anarchy Online. Unfortunately, player numbers dwindled, and despite dropping the subscription, it never quite made the splash […]

Pocketwatch Games: From business school reject to indie game veteran

SPONSORED: Presented by Intel When Andy Schatz decided to become an indie developer, he didn’t want to think about what would happen if he failed. “I never really thought about that. I probably avoided the idea of thinking about the binary concept of being able to live my dream or not being able to live my […]

Yankai’s Peak: When your hobby turns into your full-time job…and awards

SPONSORED: Presented by Intel When Kenny Sun’s latest solo project, Yankai’s Peak, came out earlier this year, he never would have anticipated that the game would be selected to win the Best Sound award from the Intel Level Up Developer Contest for its crunchy sound effects and atmospheric music. The announcement completely caught Sun off guard, […]