A games-industry art director reflects on a 16-year career at Electronic Arts and Criterion, focusing on the shift from individual contribution to leading teams. The newsletter also shares web-based creative experiments such as a particle-based image transition tool and a quotes page.
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Design Room publishes long-form oral histories of video games, built from interviews with the developers who made them. Covers famous titles and obscure ones, with original art collaborations and rare development assets.
Aftermath publishes news, commentary and reporting on video games, game industry issues and internet culture. Recent issues cover AI-generated clone games on Steam, a fighting game star withdrawing from an event over AI art, and AI's effect on hobbies like retro gaming and open source.
A weekly newsletter covering the politics, business and culture of the video game industry, with a featured deep-dive 'big read', news roundups and weekly releases. Paid members also get monthly policy and debrief editions.
Covers the environmental impacts of the games industry, mixing curated news links with original commentary on corporate sustainability reports, energy efficiency and climate science. Readers get context on industry disclosures and practical pointers for studios wanting to reduce their footprint.
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