Interviews
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2.0KCrazy Eights: Antonio Scaccino on Dreamwars
One of the benefits of Kickstarter has been the creativity that has come out of it. While certain series have benefited from...
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2.7KCrazy Eights: Grant Taylor on Darkest Night Second Edition
While the board game industry is small, Victory Point Games is one of the smallest independent companies within the niche. You might...
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1.9KBack in Black: An interview with Assassin’s Creed: Templars creators Fred Van Lente & Dennis Calero
With growing consistency, video games have been seeping out of their prior constraints and appearing in other forms of media. From films,...
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5.2KGaming Trend interviews David Baszucki, CEO of ROBLOX ahead of virtual reality launch
ROBLOX has announced an April 15th launch of virtual reality on Oculus Rift with cross-platform capability, furthering its vision of Powering Imagination™....
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1.9KInterview with Lewis Shaw of corporate card battler, Downsize
Gaming Trend Editor-in-Chief Ron Burke sat down with Lewis Shaw, the creator of a Kickstart-in-motion called Downsize to find out what this...
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4.4KDifferent Strokes: Creating the Art and Aesthetic of Battleborn
From challenge comes opportunity. And, at least in games, challenge can also create risk. Gearbox Software might be known for first-person shooters,...
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2.2KCrazy Eights: Will ‘Oz’ Schoonover on Widower’s Wood
When it comes to massive numbers of figures for a Kickstarter project, often CoolMiniOrNot and Soda Pop Miniatures come to mind. While you...
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3.6KGaming Trend interviews Milestone about Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO
GT: For those who don't follow the rally scene, who's Sébastien Loeb, and how is he involved in this game? Milestone: Sébastien...
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2.8KWe interview the team behind GREATER EVIL: The political bullshit card game
1. First off, please introduce yourselves and tell us a little bit about Burn Artists. Burn Artists is a new, incredibly unprofitable...
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1.4KPAX South: We check out the prototype of Zombie Tower 3D
Laura stumbled on a prototype game that caught her eye at PAX South in San Antonio. The game, Zombie Tower 3D, is...
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2.0KLike toys in a toybox — 2K talks the conception of Gearbox’s Battleborn
I recently got a chance to get some hands-on time with Gearbox’s upcoming class-based shooter Battleborn, and also had the opportunity to...
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3.0KCrazy Eights: Sandy Petersen on Cthulhu Wars and Onslaught Two
When Cthulhu Wars came to Kickstarter, it was as if the Ancient Ones opened a portal and clashed at once, with the...
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Treyarch’s Jason Blundell talks current-gen development and Black Ops 3
Black Ops has never been about clarity. Let that sink in while I introduce you to a man I had the pleasure...
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2.2KCrazy Eights: Michael Robins on Fathoms
It seems that miniatures games have taken off since the advent of Kickstarter. While a number of games with highly detailed miniatures came...
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3.9KDemocratizing game design – A conversation with Roblox’s Rick Silvestrini
Roblox is not a game used as click-bait, and it doesn't decorate the front pages of top sites. Yet it's a game...
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1.9KYou’re never weird on the internet: Felicia Day chats about giving a voice to the geek in all of us
Felicia Day, actress, comedian, writer and of course, gamer, has become a household name for many since she first caught our attention...
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2.8KPsyonix talks Rocket League, the design process, and the Supersonic Fury DLC
Last week, I was fortunate enough to chat with Jeremy Dunham, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications from Psyonix, the studio...
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2.8KCrazy Eights: John Wrot on The King’s Armory
It's not uncommon to see digital implementations of board games and vice versa, but the tower defense game hasn't been explored very...
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4.8KCrazy Eights: Stephen Radney-MacFarland on Pathfinder’s vigilante class
One of the traits of the Pathfinder system is known for being able to take multiple classes and mix them together. Right...
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1.1KWattsalpoag @ Origins Game Fair 2015
If you haven't heard of Wattsalpoag Games, I wouldn't be surprised. They don't have big budget that companies like Asmodee and Iello...
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1.3KCryptozoic @ Origins Game Fair 2015
The Cryptozoic booth was busy at Origins, and with good reason. They brought their new game Spyfall to the show, and they...
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1.4KMonster Truck Mayhem @ Origins 2015
If you've played board games, then you probably know about the dreaded "roll and move" game where luck determines who the winner...
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2.1KCrazy Eights: Patrick Lysaght from Chara Games on Commissioned
These days it's easy for a game to have a zombie, sci-fi, or fantasy theme. While there is a bigger mix of...
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1.4KKosmos @ Origins Game Fair 2015
Kosmos has been publishing games for a long time, but you might not recognize them. Most of their games have been published...
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1.7KMVP Boardgames @ Origins Game Fair 2015
MVP Boardgames designs board games and then publishes them through established publishers. I got to take a look at their recent Kickstarter...
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1.3KWizKids @ Origins Game Fair 2015
WizKids has had a string of hits, with the Attack Wing series and Dicemasters. However, they are more than just those two...
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2.0KArcane Wonders @ Origins Game Fair 2015
I was amazed when Arcane Wonders came onto the scene. I remember seeing them at GenCon before Mage Wars was released. They...
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1.8KNorth Star Games @ Origins Game Fair 2015
Last week at the Origins Game Fair we got the chance the talk with Nick Bentley from North Star Games about Evolution...
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1.1KInterview: Rebuilding a Kickstarter for Dimension Drive
Last week, we saw the darker side of Kickstarter campaigns, as a fraudulent backer gave €7000 to Dimension Drive's Kickstarter during its...
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2.9KLast train to Augur Peak — An interview with Ashton Raze, the mind behind the Charnel House Trilogy
A few weeks ago, I checked out a short horror adventure game called "The Charnel House Trilogy." It was a rainy afternoon,...
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1.9KAdorable Pandaring and More – Asmadi Games @ PAX East 2015
Here is another video in our series of tabletop interviews at PAX East, where we talk with Chris Cieslik about his company...
