I finally managed to get XNA and to be honest. It rocks. Although I have not had much experience outside of Game Maker, Java and web-based languages, I managed to pick it up real quickly. It seems to be very versatile!
I decided to get XNA for the Dream.Build.Play compo. Since I cant continue with the [...]

Hype… The bane of the gaming world. Every gamer has been taken up in “hype” and sadly been very dissapointed when the end product arrives.
As I sit here, I can feel the hype for Starcraft 2 flowing around me like medichlorines in the Force.
Each moment it grows ever stronger. I am tempted to say, “I [...]

I know most of you has played Popcap’s latest game Peggle Deluxe. It is extremely addictive and fun, etc.
Another thing that oozes out of it despite everyone’s drool at watching a ball bounce everywhere, is Peggle’s impeccable polish!
I mean, most indie devs dream of having the time and patience to polish a game to death [...]

Our wholesome South African Game.Dev community that started in Jan 2005 has grown a lot!
We are paving the way for game development in South Africa. Lots of things have been happening. Mindset, a company that provides educational shows, liked our spririt and will be distributing Dev.Mag to schools!
Anyway, Game.Dev has finally launced a site!
You can [...]

So… yeah. As some might know, I write for Dev.Mag. A South African online game development magazine. We have been growing substantially! We have already hit 7gb+ downloads this month!
Anyway, a few issues back (issue 7 to be exact), I interviewed Introversion. On their DEFCON site, they have this “media exposure” section. HERE.
If you browse [...]

So, as some might know, I contribute to Dev.Mag. It is an online game dev magazine free to anyone!
I forgot to post last time, but Issue 11 and Issue 12 of Dev.Mag has already been released! Get it here.
The highlights of those issues include I-Imagine’s history (South Africa’s first licenced developer) + an interview with [...]