Archive - Push to Talk

The 10-Year Journey Behind Lethal Company’s Success

push to talk #3 // feat. an interview with the 21-year-old behind one of the best-selling solo-dev games ever

Jan 19, 2024 •

The Games Industry is Deprofessionalizing

The fragmentation of a creative form and its institutions

Apr 18 •

Are Old Games Killing New Games?

push to talk #38 // feat. a co-creator of one the best tactics RPGs I've ever played

Sep 20, 2024 •

Gaming’s Great Downsizing and the Garage-Band Game Economy

Brendan Keogh explains the post-2008 collapse of the Australian games industry and how it might prefigure changes coming for the rest of the world

May 23 •

Games Marketers Are In Crisis Mode

The world's biggest games publishers no longer know how to reliably sell games

Feb 28 •

Valve's 30% Platform Tax is Bad for Small Developers

It's time to follow Epic's lead by offering 0% fees on each dev's first $1 million.

May 30 •

Is Making A Great Game All That Matters?

My theory: A 7/10 game can't be helped. A 9/10 game can't be stopped.

Mar 14 •

The Steam Reviews for "Blue Prince" Are Hilarious

"Now on 100+ hours of play... I still have a lot of mixed feelings about the game, and it has some weird game design decisions..."

May 2 •

A Theory of the MMO

"The dream of having an alternate holodeck world you step into is too damn big for us to walk away from. People are going to keep trying."

Mar 21 •

Disastrous Game Launches Are Avoidable

push to talk #36 // on concord, deadlock, and the importance of market signal

Sep 6, 2024 •

The Gamers Are Locked In

push to talk #39 // players are hooked on games that launched a decade ago // what does that mean for the industry?

Sep 27, 2024 •

Nobody Knows If Your Game Will Pop Off

push to talk #27 // on how to tell whether you're cooking or cooked

Jul 5, 2024 •

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