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Why Capcom is the King of Remakes

Hey! New video coming next week - here's your sneak peek!

Mark

New episode - Don't make this assumption about your players

In this episode I take my game to GDC in San Francisco, and get some feedback. Along the way, I learn some tough lessons about playtesting and making assumptions about your players.

Thanks fo...

Early access - Don't make this assumption about your players

Hello!

This is the 10th episode of Developing, my dev diary series about the making of my magnet game. In this episode I take the game on the road, to GDC - but in doing so, learn some harsh ...

Bonus Video - My GDC Adventure

Hey y'all!

For your bonus video this month, I wanted to share my experience of going to San Francisco for GDC. Enjoy!

Mark

Reading List (March 2023)

Hello! It's been a wild month - I spent some of it soaking in the sights of San Francisco. But I'm back, with articles and videos aplenty. Here's your hand-picked reading list for March.

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GDC, a meet up, and a demo

Hey Patrons. I wanted to check in and let you know what I'm up to.

Next week I'm flying to San Francisco for the Game Developer's Conference. Well... GDC isn't until the week after, but I tho...

Bonus Video - What I Played in February 2023

Reading List (February 2023)

Hey, welcome back to the reading list. It's a short month, but I've still got plenty of stuff to read and watch. Without further ado, let's jump in.

The Design of Games

10 Tips for Writing for Retention

Hi everyone!

My most recent video, "How to Steal Like a Game Designer", is receiving lots of views, which is always good. But more than that, the stat I'm really pleased with is "Av­er­age ...

How To Steal Like a Game Designer

When it comes to mechanics, a great source of inspiration is other video games. But how do you make sure those features will gel will the game you're actually making?

Hope you dig it!

M...

Early Access - How To Steal Like a Game Designer

Hey Patrons!

So, as promised, my plan for 2023 is to bounce between episodes of Developing and episodes of GMTK (or Boss Keys or whatever) from month to month, in an effort to finish! the! ga...

Early access- Making puzzles for my indie magnet game

Since the last episode of developing, I've been hard at work on making puzzles for my untitled indie magnet game. But was I able to make 30 levels, as promised?

As I said in the year end revi...

What I Played in January

Hey Patrons!

For this month's bonus video, I wanted to try something a bit more conversational. A chatty video where I talk about the games I've been playing. Which means it's a bit like the ...

Reading List (January 2023)

Happy new year!

This January I've been hard at work on Untitled Magnet Game (a new episode of Developing will be coming the first week of February). But I've still found time to read and watc...

2022 Year in Review

Hello everyone. It’s time for the annual “year in review” post, where I take an analytical look at my last 12 months’ worth of work, and see what worked, what didn’t, and what could be im...

Reading List (December 2022)

Merry Christmas! My gift to you this year... a bunch of awesome articles and videos on all things gaming. Hope you have a wonderful Xmas break, if you celebrate that sort of thing - and I'll be bac...

This year's most innovative game is...

Hey! 

Every year, I dedicated my last video to the most innovative game of the last 12 months. This year's pick is... well, watch to find out.

Cheers

Mark

Bonus Video: Game of the Year 2022

Hey Patrons! As usual, your December bonus video is a look back at the best new games I played this year. 2022 has been a bit of a slow year for new releases, I reckon, but I've still found a lot t...

The GMTK thumbnails you don't see

Hello Patrons!

GMTK is quite famous for its video thumbnails. I put a lot of time into making these little rectangles look attractive and click-able. Each one could be a little work of art! 2022-12-13 09:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post

GMTK Mini - Does Fortnite Exploit Your FOMO?

Hey! I really enjoyed making the GMTK Mini on God of War, last month. It was a nice opportunity to talk about something topical, and it was a fun challenge to make a video in a short time period. 2022-12-07 15:24:11 +0000 UTC View Post

The Unity Tutorial (If You Hate Tutorials)

Hello!

Unity is an amazingly powerful game engine - but it can be hard to learn. Especially if you find tutorials hard to follow and prefer to learn by doing. If that sounds like you then thi...

24 hour preview - Unity Tutorial

Hello Patrons. 

I will soon be releasing a Unity tutorial video. The idea is to teach people the basics concepts of Unity, and then let them figure out the rest on their own! I explain i...

Bonus Video: November Playlist

Hey! Your bonus video for November is a playlist, featuring some games I've been playing in the last few months. I had way more games than I could fit in, so I'm sure I'll be back in the new year w...

Reading List (November 2022)

Yo! 

We're barrelling towards the end of the year with an unsettling pace. But at least this cold weather gives us an excuse to wrap up warm indoors, and watch some YouTube. 

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GMTK Mini - Why do God of War's Characters Keep Spoiling Puzzles?

Hey Patrons!

I wanted to try something new today. I was interested in the current game design discourse surrounding God of War's chatty companions - and how they have a nasty habit of spoilin...

The World Design of Elden Ring

Hey Patrons!

Since the release of Elden Ring earlier this year, I knew I wanted to do a video about its world design, similar to my stuff on Hollow Knight and Boss Keys.

Now, after 200 ...

The World Design of Elden Ring - early preview and poll

Hello! 

My next video is about the world design of Elden Ring, and how going open world both helped and hindered the Soulsborne experience.

You can see it, before it goes live late...

Reading List (October 2022)

Hey there!

October's been a busy month - I've released videos on problem solving and Rollerdrome, and I'm close to finishing a video on Elden Ring's world design.

But there's always tim...

New video - The Surprising Origin of Rollerdrome

"Rollerdrome is one of the year's coolest games. So it was pretty exciting to discover GMTK's surprising connection to the game's development."

Thanks for your support! Hope you dig this one!...

Bonus Video - Full Interview with Rollerdrome's Designers

Hey all! I'm about to release a new video, featuring the game Rollerdrome. I talked to the developers behind the game for this one and so, as Patrons, you get access to the full interview. Lots of ...