Hey patrons,
We've got another episode of The Games Press here, fresh out of the podcast oven.
This month, I'm interviewing Mark Brown, the creator of 2021-08-04 14:43:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons,
This update is very much split into two halves. In the first few minutes, there's some great progress to share in relation to PMG and our move away from relying on sponsorship de...
2021-07-27 11:58:05 +0000 UTC View Post
After the huge success of games like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, Halfbrick Studios began prototyping some new ideas for their next game. Things were going really well, until they weren't.
<... 2021-07-20 13:42:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again,
Here's our second episode of The Games Press, our monthly podcast series in which I interview interesting voices from across the games media.
This month's guest is 2021-07-05 12:52:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey behind-the-scenes patrons!
It's been a few months since our last one of these, so you know what that means... Quintin and Chris have had yet more bad ideas that they'd like to tell you al...
2021-06-28 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Bit of a surprise announcement here, unless you've been hanging out in our Discord over the weekend. We've just launched a podcast called The Games Press!
This is going to...
2021-06-07 11:15:34 +0000 UTC View Post
We entered the War for Rayuba, one of the largest Original Character Tournaments in the world and it was amazing.
If you've not heard of OCTs before now, they're competitions...
2021-06-02 13:25:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
In this month's Patreon Show, Chris gets excited about his new hi vis vest and takes you for a look inside one of the UK's vaccination centres.
A few links mentioned in th...
2021-05-21 14:41:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh boy, I have a feeling this one's going to get some dislikes.
Over the last four years, Ubisoft has been experimenting with a dozen different blockchain projects, hoping to find a ...
2021-05-13 15:32:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen, I'm really sorry about how this one opens. It's vulgar.
Anyway, if you can make it past that, we catch up with the collector who owns the Queen's Golden Wii. And hey, if you have a sp...
2021-04-29 15:37:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
For this month's Patreon Show, I thought it might be worth sharing what happened after our latest story went live.
Or to put it another way: I want to tell you how your support h...
2021-03-26 15:10:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey behind-the-scenes patrons!
Quinns and Chris have found themselves another unusual location to talk about their video ideas that just didn't work out.
If you missed the first episode...
2021-03-22 11:24:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons,
The response to our latest video has been incredible. We've actually got quite a bit to talk about in terms of what's happened since it was published, but I'm going to save that ...
2021-03-15 15:55:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons!
Over the last month we've interviewed 19 employees from outsourcing studios in Malaysia and Indonesia who've provided artwork for SO MANY games you've likely played.
...
2021-03-04 15:37:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons!
My old high school asked me to make a video for their final year students about what I've been up to since I left some FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. I suppose being a YouTuber is an interes...
2021-03-02 20:41:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We sent Quinns behind-the-scenes at an award-winning Escape Room to find out what goes into designing the perfect puzzle box.
EXTRA IMPORTANT BIT JUST FOR PATRONS:
As y...
2021-02-04 15:35:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
This is a slightly longer Patreon Show than usual, thanks to a little look at something we've been working on just for you, the PMG patrons! The full thing should be coming your...
2021-01-31 11:26:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
I thought it might be interesting to round out this year with some reflections on how People Make Games has been getting on throughout 2020. This has been a complete train wre...
2020-12-18 13:35:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons!
For December's update, I thought I'd take a look back at some of the most interesting things I've played in 2020. I think Hades has been my biggest surprise of the year, but ther...
2020-12-04 13:55:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons,
After falling a little behind with our directors' commentary videos, we're now back with Hades!
This is mostly because Anni and I were excited to talk about the set we'd co...
2020-11-23 17:07:08 +0000 UTC View Post
When Supergiant announced it was working on an Early Access roguelike, a few eyebrows were raised. This is a studio best known for its incredible narrative experiences, with luxurious, often fully-...
2020-11-19 15:50:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry we're a few days late on uploading this one, it's Chris's fault!
Things are ticking along just fine at PMG right now, but we did get a fun thing sent to us in the post. Can you guess wh...
2020-11-02 12:32:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Blaseball is a lot of things.
I suppose, at some level, it's a wildly popular simulation of a baseball league that you can enjoy via your web browser. But that doesn't do it justice at all. T...
2020-10-14 13:12:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons,
Sometimes Anni and I take on extra freelance work to help pay the bills at People Make Games and I wanted to share one of those projects, in case it's of interest.
Last wee...
2020-10-12 10:34:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons,
I've mentioned this in a couple of places, but here's another reminder! If you haven't already given us your address to send a PMG sticker (at no cost to you, it's on us!), then ...
2020-09-17 10:21:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
In a video we've made partially because Chris wanted to put on a wetsuit, we take a look back at the wonderful underwater survival game Subnautica and how its developers manag...
2020-09-10 14:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey behind-the-scenes patrons,
In what ended up feeling a lot like therapy, Chris and Quinns sat down for a supportive chat about the video ideas that got away...
Enjoy!
2020-08-27 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey patrons,
Apologies for the thumbnail choice on this one... Anni is entirely responsible for that.
We've had an A-OK month at PMG and I want to tell you all about it!
Hope you'...
2020-08-20 13:33:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Entropia Universe is a “cash-based” MMO that’s home to some of the biggest spenders in video games.
Quinns sets out to explain what it is, who’s making money, and who’s losing big. ...
2020-08-13 16:42:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
We wanted to find a way to thank all of you for continuing to support our work, despite everything that's going on right now.
We can tell from the exit surveys we receive ...
2020-07-28 13:02:00 +0000 UTC View Post