Interviews
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2.8KCrazy Eights: Keith Baker on Illimat
You may recognize Keith Baker as the creator of the Gloom card game and the Eberron setting for Dungeons and Dragons. So how does...
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5.0KCrazy Eights: Mark Rosewater on Kaladesh
Magic: The Gathering has unheard of longevity. While several other collectible and trading card games have fallen by the wayside, Magic still goes...
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2.3KCrazy Eights: Jeff Allers on Skyways
When you look at board games, most of the time you try to spread out on the board. What if you had...
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3.3KCrazy Eights: Mike Selinker on Thornwatch
Thornwatch is an amalgamation of two huge forces in the gaming arena. While the Penny Arcade guys might be more well known for...
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3.1KCrazy Eights: Chris Birch from Modiphius on Siege of the Citadel
Modiphius had a great Kickstarter campaign with the Third Edition of the Mutant Chronicles RPG. Recently they went in a new direction with this IP...
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2.5KSilly symphonies: Danny Garfield on The Metronomicon development, musical influences
Puuba’s The Metronomicon proves that rhythm games and RPGs go together as well as peanut butter and jelly; the RPG/music hybrid scored...
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3.3KCall of Duty in Space – Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare preview
I hear it from my friends every year. “Another November, another Call of Duty” -- clearly fans are feeling a bit of...
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6.0KCommunity and the VR future of Roblox: Gaming Trend interviews Roblox CEO David Baszucki
Roblox CEO, David Baszucki, has agreed to speak once again with us here at Gaming Trend, in a follow up to our...
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3.3KSwing vote: Head of State developers on politics and social critique
Slated to be released in September, Head of State aims to provide a satirical take in the political genre. The strategy game...
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5.0KCrazy Eights: Sandy Petersen on Glorantha: The Gods War
Sandy Petersen has a successful board game with big ideas and even bigger figures. If you have witnessed Cthulhu Wars in person, then...
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2.5KOne night with the king: Reigns developer interviewed on game’s success
Released earlier this month, Nerial’s strategy game Reigns, and its Tinder-like decision-making system, has taken the gaming world by storm. In our...
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2.1KWhat a wonderful world: Quicktequila owner on Lovely Planet Arcade
Released in July, Quicktequila’s Lovely Planet Arcade is a quirky FPS that challenges players to shoot snowmen-looking creatures and dodge bullets in...
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1.6KBring home the bacon: Psilocybe Games founder on Pigsodus, Kickstarter
An interesting take on point-and-click adventure games, Psilocybe Games’ Pigsodus is currently on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. The game follows Horace Oinkstein, a...
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2.9KGaming Trend interviews COO of 13 AM Games Dave Proctor regarding Runbow retail releases, publishing wing
Recently announced at E3, 13 AM Games will release retail versions of the independently created Runbow this fall. Runbow Deluxe and Runbow...
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4.4KAscent and Survival: A chat with the developers of Suda51’s Let It Die
During this year's E3, I was lucky enough to get some face time with the lead creators behind the next upcoming title...
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2.4KCrazy 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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3.0KCrazy 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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2.2KBack 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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6.2KGaming 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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2.1KInterview 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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5.3KDifferent 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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2.5KCrazy 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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4.0KGaming 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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3.2KWe 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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1.6KPAX 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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2.3KLike 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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3.4KCrazy 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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2.8KCrazy 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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4.5KDemocratizing 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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2.2KYou’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...
