Interview: Dan Fornace talks ‘Rivals of Aether’

While Super Smash Brothers for the Wii U and 3DS has been out for just over a year and the recent announcement of Cloud joining the roster garnering a massive amount of hype, many fans of the fighting game … Read More

Interview With John Pickett From MangaGamer

I’ll admit that I’ve never been a fan of visual novels. I have nothing against them; it just isn’t a genre I’m interested in. That said, MangaGamer’s announcement a while back that their upcoming Steam release of Kindred Spirits … Read More

Interview with Raghav Mathur of Black Shell Media

Hey Raghav! For those who don’t know, what/who is Back Shell Media?

Black Shell Media is a multimedia marketing and PR studio specializing in distribution and publishing of indie games! We do a lot of marketing and work with websites, … Read More

Interview With Clay Walters From Propelled Bird Software

Before I get to the interview, I want to disclose a few things, even though they don’t necessarily color my perception of Propelled Bird Software or the interview as a whole. Fellow IGS writer Ben Pope is friends with Clay … Read More

Developer Spotlight: An Interview With Chris Park From Arcen Games

I’ve always found developer interviews to be rather fascinating. A good developer interview can give us a better understanding of just what goes into the creation of the games we all enjoy. My first and only interview thus far was … Read More

A Look at Necropolis with Art Director Mike McCain

The fluid nature of the video games industry, especially in the indie sector, can sometimes make titles like Art Director difficult to define. Different studios expect different things even from project to project. Art Director Mike McCain of Harebrained Schemes … Read More

Stoic’s Lead Writer Explains Narrative Decisions of The Banner Saga

*Warning this interview contains spoilers for The Banner Saga*

Reviewers generally agreed that The Banner Saga, released in January 2014 and developed by Stoic, did an amazing job of bringing a Viking inspired setting, incredible soundtrack and hand-created animation to … Read More

Touchten Games’ CEO Talks Studio Structure & Organization

Based in Jakarta, Indonesia Touchten Games contended with the unique challenges of game development in that part of the world and have managed to establish a foothold in the market with their simple, yet consistent, game projects. Most recently they … Read More

Dynamic Lighting Made Easy Claims Sprite Dlight Developer

A lot of what makes games truly shine happens without the players consciously knowing. Characters and scenes just look really good sometimes, but without even a rudimentary understanding of programming or software, it becomes a lot more difficult to identify … Read More

Eitr Developers Choose Quality Over Speed

Indie development studios all have different methods of operation. Some set strict deadlines for themselves to push forward and not get caught up on details, others determine whether or not they make a game based on successful funding strategies like … Read More