It has felt like another terrible year for the games industry, with more studio closures, project cancellations and layoffs. Including me! I spent most of the year interviewing for live game systems & economy design roles – I would often go in talking about the importance of a...
Earlier this year I went to Develop – a big UK game development conference in Brighton – and while walking round the expo hall I was approached by a recent college graduate who wanted to know who I was and what I do and whether I had any advice on getting a job in games. Some...
I went to Japan recently, and one thing I did there was visit the new Nintendo museum. It’s a place that lots of nerds are interested in, but it’s somewhat difficult to visit – partly because it’s in Japan, but also because it uses a complicated ticketing system to...
