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Interview: Enrique Dryere of Triple-B-Titles (Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages)

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: April 9, 2013Posted in: Interviews
I have a soft spot for indie titles. They don’t have the big budget of a triple A title but for what they lack in terms of finance and man...

I have a soft spot for indie titles. They don’t have the big budget of a triple A title but for what they lack in terms of finance and man power, they always make up for with bucket loads of heart and determination. Triple-B-Titles’ Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages certainly fits the bill in that department. Powered by the hard work and dedication of Enrique and Paul Dryere, the two brothers have transformed a dream into reality. Without any prior experience in video game development, the two have spent the last six years painstakingly building Ring Runner, from the coding, to the soundtrack, even writing an accompanying novel.

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Interview: Jordan Weisman of Harebrained Schemes (Shadowrun Returns)

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: September 21, 2012Posted in: Interviews
Shadowrun has been around since its inception back in 1989. A fantasy world set in a dystopian, cyber-punk future where humans, orcs, elves, trolls, dwarves and many other sub-species co-exist....

Shadowrun has been around since its inception back in 1989. A fantasy world set in a dystopian, cyber-punk future where humans, orcs, elves, trolls, dwarves and many other sub-species co-exist. Cyber-netics, magic, mega-corporations and cyber-crimes are all part of the norm, setting a perfect playground in which many have spent countless hours immersed in the hundreds, upon hundreds of various media for more than two decades.

The man responsible for bringing this imagined world to life is Jordan Weisman, an American game designer, author and entrepreneur who looks set to bring the Shadowrun to the forefront yet again. Along with his talented team at Harebrained Schemes, the studio were able to amass a record amount of funding through Kickstarter to produce Shadowrun Returns, a sequel twenty-years in the making.

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Fine Tuning Interview: Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: July 5, 2012Posted in: Fine Tuning, Interviews
Today at Esperino, we begin the first in a new interview series affectionately dubbed ‘Fine Tuning’. We’ll be shining the spotlight on music composers and artists working in the video...

Today at Esperino, we begin the first in a new interview series affectionately dubbed ‘Fine Tuning’. We’ll be shining the spotlight on music composers and artists working in the video gaming sphere.

More often than not, we applaud the achievements of game developers for outstanding work, but how often do we pause to reflect on the individuals behind the emotional melodies or toe-tapping beats we’re listening to? Although the world in which they work is devoted to sound, these artists are often the most quiet of achievers.

It gives me great pleasure to introduce our first Fine Tuning interviewee, Music Composer and Producer Rich Vreeland, aka Disasterpeace.

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Interview: Nels Anderson of Klei Entertainment (Mark of the Ninja)

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: June 27, 2012Posted in: Interviews
It’s a busy year for Vancouver based developer Klei Entertainment. Coming off the recent success of their sequel Shank 2, the indepedent studio have dived back into the thick of...

It’s a busy year for Vancouver based developer Klei Entertainment. Coming off the recent success of their sequel Shank 2, the indepedent studio have dived back into the thick of what they do best with an all new intellectual property, Mark of the Ninja.

Unlike their previous work on Eets and the Shank series, Mark of the Ninja explores new, unfamiliar territory as a stealth platformer, expanding on the lavish 2D visual styling synonymous with the Klei Entertainment name.

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Interview: Kellee Santiago of thatgamecompany (Journey)

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: April 5, 2012Posted in: Interviews
Thatgamecompany are the toast of the town, re-defining gaming and setting new benchmarks yet again as the studio launched their third title Journey on the PlayStation Network last month. The...

Thatgamecompany are the toast of the town, re-defining gaming and setting new benchmarks yet again as the studio launched their third title Journey on the PlayStation Network last month.

The studio has already experienced successes with flOw and Flower, however their latest work is the thing of dreams. Journey surpasses its predecessors soaring so high with its mystical scarf; it has earned the coveted title of fastest selling PSN game of all time. Not an easy feat for an indie developer who dared to be different.

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Mass Effect 3 Developer PWNED Team Interview

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: February 27, 2012Posted in: News, Trailers
With Mass Effect 3 due out early next week, BioWare have released a new video featuring the founders at the development studio talking with the PWNED team.

With Mass Effect 3 due out early next week, BioWare have released a new video featuring the founders at the development studio talking with the PWNED team.

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The Truth Behind RISING

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Jess "Ninja" Watson
 Published: December 16, 2011Posted in: News, Trailers
Earlier this week the first release trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released. Revengeance heralds a collaboration between Kojima Productions and Platinum Games, and sees an exit from the original...

Earlier this week the first release trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released.
Revengeance heralds a collaboration between Kojima Productions and Platinum Games, and sees an exit from the original Metal Gear series for a more action-packed game.

The two studios have now released “The Truth Behind RISING,” a video interview that gives you the facts behind the team-up straight from Hideo Kojima as well as Platinum Games and Kojima Productions members.

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Interview: Max Hoberman of Certain Affinity (Crimson Alliance)

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: September 14, 2011Posted in: Interviews
Certain Affinity are no strangers to video games. They have worked on some of the biggest titles to be released this generation of gaming, developing content for Halo Reach, Call...

Certain Affinity are no strangers to video games. They have worked on some of the biggest titles to be released this generation of gaming, developing content for Halo Reach, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Left 4 Dead to name a few. Maybe you haven’t heard of the Texan-based company, but you’ve most likely experienced their work without even knowing it.

Jess and I were fortunate enough to be granted time to quiz Max Hoberman, Certain Affinity founder, President and Creative Director on the studios’ latest Xbox LIVE Arcade title, Crimson Alliance. We had the opportunity to ask about the development of the RPG dungeon crawler, the controversy surrounding the free game download, future plans for Crimson Alliance & Certain Affinity, as well as finding out a little more detail on a game you may or may not have heard of: Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Motomu Toriyama Q&A on Historia Crux

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: September 10, 2011Posted in: News
Square Enix have released a Q&A with Motomu Toriyama, Director and Scenario Designer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 release. Toriyama reveals details on the new gameplay system ‘Historia Crux’,...

Square Enix have released a Q&A with Motomu Toriyama, Director and Scenario Designer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII-2 release.

Toriyama reveals details on the new gameplay system ‘Historia Crux’, enabling time travel through the past, present and future events in the RPG.

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Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Behind-the-Scenes Interview with Ryan Reynolds

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: July 15, 2011Posted in: News, Trailers
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have a new Behind-the-Scenes trailer for their latest action-adventure superhero title, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have a new Behind-the-Scenes trailer for their latest action-adventure superhero title, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.

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