Some brief thoughts about how Western and Japanese development interact.

Covering games on the Internet my words are often the first thing people see of me. I am constantly aware that, for a new visitor reading my work on this site (or any of the others that I contribute to), expressing myself as clearly as possible is a priority. Dyslexia makes this process hard.

A look at spoilers and why they upset me.

I am tired of my guy getting the raw end of the deal. It is happening more and more, what happened to all the happy endings?

Alex Beech managed to corral The Behemoth co-founders John Baez and Dan Paladin for an interview at September's Tokyo Game Show. Read on for insight on their development process, how the Japanese react to their games, and what's up with that crying block of tofu teased for their third game.

make no secret of the fact I no longer consider myself a hardcore gamer. I play to experience the worlds games have to offer. Developer Tale of Tales manage to cater to my touristic sensibilities.

Tale of Tales (ToT) is a group dedicated to the creation of original interactive experiences. Founded in 2002 by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn they currently have four (The Path, The Graveyard, Fatale and The Endless Forest) titles available for PC and Mac and one project on hold ('8').

Dark Presence and its sequel, Conquering Light, are two upcoming titles from developer Galloping Ghost. Both are classic 1-vs.-1 2D fighters specifically for arcades, but perhaps more notable is that they use digitized characters.

It seems that governments and parents regularly become fixated on the content of games. They talk about gaming as though it is the corrupter of youth, the new source of society`s ills.

Often when we talk about the art of game design a comparison with movies soon follows. It is not a surprise that the two are so frequently talked about in the same breath as many gamers have an interest in movies and they regularly share themes and ideas.