Game Biz Discussion

Eureka: Design Inspiration From 5 Arcade Classics

I’ve just returned from California Extreme 2011 – the pre-eminent West Coast ‘gather hundreds of rare arcade and pinball machines in a room and put ’em on free play’ gathering. (Incidentally, it’s still taking place tomorrow, Sunday, in Santa Clara, CA, if any Bay Area folks feel like making an appearance!) Although a lot of …

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Treasure This Moment – 5 Ways To Make Your Game Demo Better

Isn’t it frustrating when someone makes a game that actually shows promise… but the public demo massively undersells it? I’ve been moved to post on this subject by Treasure’s just-released Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury for Xbox Live Arcade, which has – in my opinion – one of the very worst demos in recent memory. So, …

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