“All the princess’s hopes now rest on the brave youth she loves.” There’s much more to the story of the original Prince of Persia than the famous fact that creator Jordan Mechner rotoscoped his little […]
Author: Jay Taylor
The Sausage Factory Episode 300: Nodding Heads Games
Host Chris O’Regan chats to Ian Maude and Avichal Singh of Nodding Heads Games about the design and development of their action adventure game, Raji: An Ancient Epic. Fluid movement combined with a dynamic camera […]
Console Special No.9 – Microsoft Xbox 360
“Jump In” In our latest free-for-all console special podcast we look at Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Leon, Jay, Tony, Jon and community contributors remember the flawed yet mighty machine’s 2005 launch through Red Ring of Death […]
Sound of Play: 272 – the videogame music podcast
Ryan shares the next year in game history medley, featuring music from 174 games from the year 2009. You can keep up with the History of Videogame Music project and download high-quality versions of the […]
The Sausage Factory Episode 299: Nebula-Design
Host Chris O’Regan chats to James Roberts of Nebula-Design about the design and development of their top down scrolling shooter, Iridium. Iridium, a game that borrows from the past while exploiting current design sensibilities, looks […]
Oxenfree – Cane and Rinse No.436
“Time to take a little magic trip to cupcake town“ Josh, James, Charlotte and Jon head to Edwards Island to join Alex and her crew of late teens to explore the spooky goings on that […]
The Sausage Factory Episode 298: tinyDino Games
Chris O’Regan chats to Ryan Throw and TJ Acre of tinyDino Games about the design and development of their time-altering action adventure game The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines. There is a metaphorical concept that implies time […]
Sound of Play: 271 – the videogame music podcast
Joining Leon Cox for this week’s podcast is Joshua Garrity. Every Wednesday in Sound of Play, we bring you some of our favourite pieces from the many videogame soundtracks we’ve enjoyed over the decades. So […]
Halo 5: Guardians – Cane and Rinse No.435
“The other humans are approved for passage. Regretfully, you are not.” It’s been more than five years since we covered a Halo title, when we covered the series thus far in the run-up to the […]
The Sausage Factory Episode 297: Casey Donnellan
Host Chris O’Regan chats to Casey Donnellan about the design and development of his game, Kill It With Fire, an action adventure game that Casey developed and is published by TinyBuild that features the destruction of […]
Sound of Play: 270 – the videogame music podcast
Once again for your pleasure and relaxation, the team has compiled an easy-going videogame music playlist. This continuous mix is loosely split up into sections including “aimless chill”, “sad piano”, “ambient”, “light JRPG” and “aquatic.” http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/sound/sound_of_play_270.mp3 […]
Bury me, my Love – Cane and Rinse No.434
“We’re just another group of migrants.” Conceived after reading a 2015 article about the Syrian refugee experience, already several years into the country’s civil war, Bury me, my Love tells the story of Majd and […]