Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators

Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators


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BERSERK BOY is a fast paced platformer with the soul of Sonic the Hedgehog
March 06, 2024

Did you grow up blasting through Green Hill Zone or Casino Night Zone? Maybe you spent hours defeating the nefarious schemes of Dr Wily.These colourful platformers hold a fond place in the hearts of many including Zu Ehtisham solo developer of the new BE

Motorbike stunts and metrovania combine in stylish LAIKA: AGED THROUGH BLOOD
July 25, 2023

You know when you just look at a game and think, everyone is going to be talking about this? LAIKA: AGED THROUGH BLOOD combines some of the best motorbike tricks of TRIALS with a stylish story featuring some of the coolest anthropomorphic animals in game

The history of video games, one year and one game at a time
July 10, 2023

How do you condense more around forty years of interactive history into one book? Games journalist Jordan Minor (PC Mag, The Escapist) has taken on this task, with a new beautifully illustrated book "Video Game of the Year" which charts the bigges

Drop Rate SIFTER's new review podcast - STORY OF SEASONS A WONDERFUL LIFE
July 01, 2023

Subscribe to Drop Rate our new review podcast for free. Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle PodcastsAmazon MusicPocket Casts--STORY OF SEASONS: A WONDERFUL LIFE revisits the 2003 farming simulator GameCube classic. In the years since its original release, farmin

PLANET OF LANA has its own secret language and galaxy spanning story
May 23, 2023

It might not look like it, but PLANET OF LANA is actually Wishfully's very first game after a long career in TV and animation. Lead game designer Adam Stjrnljus and script writer Klas Eriksson who both co-directed the game have been working together crea

PLANET OF LANA has its own secret language and galaxy spanning story
May 23, 2023

It might not look like it, but PLANET OF LANA is actually Wishfully's very first game after a long career in TV and animation. Lead game designer Adam Stjrnljus and script writer Klas Eriksson who both co-directed the game have been working together

The video game industry does not exist
May 09, 2023

You might be thinking looking at the name of this episode, hang on, haven't you been making a games podcast for nearly a decade now? Well that's the title of a new book from games researcher Brendan Keogh, who has been speaking to developers all around th

DROS is an alchemical platformer inspired by dark 80s fantasy like The Dark Crystal
April 20, 2023

Creative Director Ben Ward describes the world of DROS as kimo-kawaii or creepy cute taking direct inspiration from 1980s dark fantasy films, this platformer has you switching characters on the fly to complete each level. Producer Tim Molony and Ben join

Why DREDGE a cosmic horror fishing game is reeling people in
April 06, 2023

There is something not quite right below the waves and in DREDGE you're pulling it all back up to the surface. This lovecraftian fishing game is simple and addictive, with plenty of creeping terror bubbling below the surface. Programmer, designer and narr

Why real rental horror stories are part of this spooky comedic game
March 13, 2023

Everyone has a horror story to tell when it comes to renting, there are some downright scary experiences out there, and Sydney's Fuzzy Ghost are trying to collect the best of the worst for their next game JANET DEMORNAY IS A SLUMLORD (AND A WITCH), or JDM