Writing 101: The Relatable Villain

Writing 101: The Relatable Villain

Bowser. Ganondorf. Kefka. Andross. We’ve grown to love and/or hate these iconic villains who tend toward the puppy-kicking end of the How Evil Am I? spectrum. They’ve all got that genocidal je ne sais quoi—that spark for the sinister—that we’ve enjoyed extinguishing...
Game Development 101: Three-dimensional Remakes

Game Development 101: Three-dimensional Remakes

Unfortunately, many franchises less than gracefully handled the single biggest evolution in modern game design; the introduction of 3D gameplay. While you could certainly proclaim Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as a good game, you’d be hard pressed to find as many people...