Jamie Madigan has a guest post on his Psychology of Games blog, written by the Devil: Using Psychology and Loot Boxes too Destroy Video Games: A Fun and Practical Guide. As Jamie (or the Devil says), “if...

Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester takes an unusual approach to recruitment. He just tweeted out Paradox’s D&D-style alignment chart. It’s very good.

I often put local notifications low on my list of “features which must be included in an Minimum Viable Product”. They are easy to retrofit and don’t prove out the core of your game, so they don’t...

The BBC has just published detailed consumer research into VR attitudes and adoption, in partnership with research firm IPSOS. It is a great, not-too-long, read and I urge it you to read it in full. A handful...

PocketGamer.biz has a damning review of the new Final Fantasy Title from MZ (formerly Machine Zone). Its summary is that it is a machine for separating players from their money, much like their previous incarnations of Game...

If you pay attention to the icons of games in the top grossing charts on the AppStore, you will have noticed the Shouty Men in Hats phenomenon.   For a while, all the top grossing strategy games...

The BBC today ran a story about how to avoid the Hippo. The Hippo is the highest paid person’s opinion. It’s extremely dangerous. That person may not actually know the most, or be in position of all...