Interviews

Interview Don Daglow: The first console wars, and how he survived it

Games industry veteran Don Daglow talks to Game Thingie about the first console wars and crash and about the deaths and revivals of 1980′s game company’s like Intellivision and Activision. Continue »

Why Stormfront Studios Shut Down

Remember Neverwinter Nights, Stronghold, Demon Stone and other great titles by Stormfront Studios, the development studio that shut down in 2008? Oh yeah… why did they shut down again? Now we know. Continue »

Craft of Gods duo-interview

We talk to the Craft of Gods MMORPG’s developer ánd publisher. Continue »

Interview Don Daglow

Don Daglow, as an industry veteran, has seen games and the games industry evolve. In this first part of an extensive interview I had with him, he talks about the origin of gaming, the first games, his love for Dungeons and Dragons, and the former secrecy in the games industry. Continue »

Interview BRINK: Richard Ham and Edward Stern

BRINK turns out to be a lot more than just a regular shooter. The research behind the game – yes, there was research – turns out to actually be valid. Richard Ham and Edward Stern talk to us about the actual scientific methods behind BRINK, the motivations behind the game, and about the game itself. Continue »

Interview Klaas Kersting

Game Thingie: Do you think that nowadays, with all the free-to-play models, that it’s still possible for a company to become as popular as e.g. WoW based on subscription? “There will be no second WoW, never again. It doesn’t really matter how good the game is, based on subscription there… Continue »