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Yeah, we don’t believe in a 30-person crew. We don’t believe you should emulate the look of a major Hollywood film. I like the indie game philosophy, where two guys make a whole game with pixel art and pick an aesthetic and a style that matches the scope of their budget and team. We believe in small and slow. Four people over 12 weeks can make a mo... See more

Doug Dillaman • Of Mascots and Men: Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickston Cole Tews on Hundreds of Beavers | Filmmaker Magazine

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Jason Schreier

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King Kong director Peter Jackson famously produced a series of over 50 video diaries while filming the 2005 remake, the first of which was published well over a year before the movie hit theaters. Almost a decade later, he would do the same thing for The Hobbit , uploading behind-the-scenes highlights from the set directly to YouTube. The only comp... See more

Ian Walker • I wish it didn’t take federal crimes to see video games mid-development

Valley Forged: How One Man Made the Indie Video Game Sensation Stardew Valley

Sam White gq.com

Unlike professionals who develop characters and plotlines for video game studios, Lahijani specifically writes for users who play Grand Theft Auto 5 Roleplay, a multiplayer computer version of the popular console game. In this iteration of the game, players have to submit character backstories to join specific servers and play with certain users.

Megan Sauer • 19-year-old who makes $10,000 a month from his video game side hustle: 'I never knew that writing could make me' so much money

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

David Kushner

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The Tremendous Yet Troubled State of Gaming in 2024 — MatthewBall.co

Matthew Ball matthewball.vc

“You had a set of folks running these machines who were the priesthood of hardware, and the rest of us were railing against it,” says Chris Brown, a software-development manager at the time. “We wanted a playground where we could go to freely try things out.”

Brad Stone • The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

It is our understanding that Sony and Microsoft charge lower per-unit royalties for games that sell many copies.18 This interesting form of nonlinear pricing strengthens game developers’ incentives to focus on a few good games rather than many mediocre games.