Author Archives: Nick Keirle

Thirty Flights of Loving

Thirty Flights of Loving is a new game from Brendon Chung’s one-man studio Blendo Games. It’s a first-person non-linear short story, and it’s the sequel to the amazing, pulling-the-rug-out-from-under-you Gravity Bone. It’s almost impossible to talk about it without ruining it a … Continue reading

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A Bit of Downtime

There hasn’t been much activity here in recent weeks. I’m hoping to change that soon, but I thought it’d be worth explaining why first: a couple of months ago I started a summer internship with Failbetter Games, those behind the … Continue reading

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Videogames, Photorealism, and Emotion

A few days ago Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K Games, said that in order for games to push into new artistic territory we’ll need to reach a point where photorealism is possible. In his own words: “To dramatically change the industry to … Continue reading

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