Revving the Engine Night in the Museum By Ben Sailer • March 24th, 2022 Mukti is an upcoming first-person narrative adventure title that sheds light on human trafficking and the plight of its survivors.
Collision Detection Pressing Pause By Ben Sailer • March 2nd, 2022 Ben gets his year-end wrap-ups from various entertainment services and has an unexpected epiphany.
Collision Detection Welcome to the Circus of Value By Ben Sailer • February 2nd, 2022 Ben ponders the absurdity of inflated videogame software and hardware valuations on the used market and nearly has an existential crisis.
Revving the Engine Mean Streets: Project Haven By Ben Sailer • January 24th, 2022 Watch the trailer for Project Haven and you might assume you’re seeing something from a large studio. Its actual origin story is rooted in humble beginnings.
Revving the Engine Surviving the Near Future in Phobos Subhuman By Ben Sailer • December 27th, 2021 There can be something especially empowering about feeling as though you can shape and survive whatever is around the next corner.
Collision Detection Rethinking the Post-Apocalypse in Eastward By Ben Sailer • December 3rd, 2021 Post-apocalyptic stories are often framed as tales of what happens after everything ends. Eastward instead shows how life moves on.
Collision Detection Rethinking Retro Remakes With Tunnel B1 By Ben Sailer • November 5th, 2021 We’re in the middle of a retro shooter renaissance. Why not mine the forgotten past for ideas and inspiration?
Collision Detection Escaping Isolation in Concrete Genie By Ben Sailer • September 28th, 2021 Ben finds a surprisingly poignant message about the interconnectedness of commerce and community beneath the family-friendly veneer of the underappreciated painterly adventure Concrete Genie.
Revving the Engine An Unreal Curriculum By Ben Sailer • September 20th, 2021 At Abertay University, students learn the skills to thrive in an industry that’s grown into an economic and educational force.
Collision Detection The Terrifying Truth Vs. Some Free JRPG Mini Games By Ben Sailer • August 25th, 2021 Ben finds a free game hidden on Google’s home page and slowly sinks into a pit of existential despair.
