I’m currently crunching away on a new book, which aspires to be a (rather than ‘the’) history of the British videogame industry (incidentally – that cover is going to be changed…) As such, I’m finding myself drinking a variety of beverages with participants in this extraordinary story in an attempt to find some sort of consensus [...]

I hadn’t even seen this one. My new best friend Matt Vella gives Inside Game Design four and a half-stars worth of review on the BusinessWeek site. So says handsome, critically-sound Matt:“The Good: Useful and informative for insiders and casual readers alike. The Bad: Almost none; could use a little more analysis here and there. The Bottom Line: A brilliant romp [...]

A nice review at the Daily Yomiuri of Inside Game Design. After saying he likes the book, Christoph Mark goes on to accuse game designers of being, “… people with a social consciousness, solid work ethic and a desire to improve their products and life in general.”