Critics around the world equate video games with crime and the causes of crime. They routinely blame games for being “murder simulators” or for desensitizing our children to violence.* If that was true, it would be a...

I got in a bit of trouble for my post Be careful what you wish for: UK games industry gets parity with films as government abolishes the Film Council. My broad point was that on issues such...

GAMESbrief is about to go through a revamp. It started two years ago as an experiment in whether I would write regularly and whether anyone would want to read it. Two years later the answer to the...

Joystiq reports that High Voltage has laid off 20-30 staff. High Voltage was behind The Conduit and it’s most recent title, Tournament of Legends, was not well received. Joystiq suggests more layoffs may follow. Added to the...

GamaSutra ran a story yesterday about why Activision has no female heroes. The answer: because focus groups say so. It’s a good read on how some publishers struggle with the creative process. And here’s my take on...

Welcome to the eleventh in a series of 12 posts from games developers who have taken the brave step into self-publishing. They have all contributed to How to Publish a Game, and you can get the first...

I’m looking into threats to boycott Zynga following their closure of Street Racing today. I was reminded of the hardcore PC gamers threat to boycott Modern Warfare 2 when Activision decided to remove support for dedicated PC...