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Early access - What did people think of my game demo?

Hello! 

New episode of Developing, where I go through all the feedback from my Minimum Viable Product and share what I learned, and what I'm going to do next! Will be released to the world on Monday.

Cheers, speak soon

Mark

Reading List (February 2022)

Hello! Welcome back to the reading list. This month I’ve got two special categories for you: one filled with articles about Deathloop, to coincide with my new GMTK video. And another with some must-read stuff about NFTs.

Speak soon! 2022-02-22 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

New video - Wait, didn't Arkane already make Deathloop?

Hey! 

First up, thanks for all your lovely comments, feedback, and playthrough videos regarding my Untitled Magnet Game MVP. They've been really valuable - I'll have a new episode of Developing  later this month where I go through all the feedback and figure out where to go next.

In the mean time, I've b...

Early Access - Wait, didn't Arkane already make Deathloop?

Hey!

So, new episode of GMTK is here. This is part of my semi-official "deep dive" series where I review a game through a game design lens. This time, I'm looking at Arkane's latest game - Deathloop - and comparing it to the Prey DLC "Mooncrash".

Enjoy!

Mark

Playlist (January 2022)

Hey! Welcome to your first playlist of 2022.

It’s January so there’s not much in the way of brand new games to play - so for the time being I’ll be talking about some of the stuff I finished last year. Starting with three games I completed in December. 

Let’s jump in. As always, there's a YouTube vide...

Untitled Magnet Game Demo - V1.2 Released!

Hello!

First things first - thank you to everyone who has taken the time to play the demo for Untitled Magnet Game. I really appreciate all the feedback, videos, and comments - positive and negative! 

If you haven't seen it yet, you can 2022-01-29 11:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Did I complete my 30 day game making challenge?

Hey! Your new video is available right now. It's the latest instalment in my game-making series, Developing. 

There is now a playable build, available to all GMTK Patrons. You can access it on itch.io here - you'll be i...

24 hour+ preview - Developing, Episode 4

Update: If the video is unavailable, while it's in Premiere mode, a sliiiightly earlier version is visible here.

My game making journey continues... (Thumbnail is incomplete!)

(Your special Patreon reward for this episode will be available later this week...

A quick note on TT Games

Hey everyone. A couple quick things.

First - I joined Nebula! Thanks for your feedback and thoughts in the previous post.

Based on your feedback, I'm going to keep it subtle - so don't expect any "join Curiosity Steam / Nebula!" ad reads in the usual videos! But I will be talking to them about sponsoring the GMTK ...

Should GMTK join Nebula?

Hey everyone!

So, last week I had a big chat with the team over at Nebula.

Nebula is a Netflix-like streaming platform where a very select group of creators can post their YouTube videos - and Nebula subscribers can view them ad free, and sometimes with ad...

New Episode - The Power of Invisible Choices

Hello!

Time for the first video of 2022 - it's all about "invisible choices". Hope you dig it!

Next up - a return to Developing. Will I finish my 30 day challenge?

Mark

Reading List (January 2022)

Hello! Welcome to the first reading list of 2022! This time we’ve got awesome accessibility, annoying auteurs, and anxiously anticipated art.

If you read or watch something online and reckon it would be perfect for the reading list, I’m always open to suggestions. 2022-01-13 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

24hr+ Exclusive - The Power of Invisible Choices

Hello! It's time for the first video for 2022. It's about how players make choices in games - and the advantage of doing it subtly, silently, and secretly.

Any and all feedback would be appreciated!

Mark

2021 Year in review

Hello everyone!

It’s time for the annual “year in review” post, where I take an analytical look at my last 12 months’ worth of work, and see what worked, what didn’t, and what could be improved for next year.

Now these are fun to write when things have gone really well, but not quite so enjoyable when th...

Game of the Year 2021 (Playlist)

Hello!

As is customary on the Patreon, your Playlist for December is a Game of the Year round-up of my ten favourites from the last 12 months. So we’ll do that, and then get into some honourable mentions.

Sound good? Then let’s get to it. Video above, article below.

Hitman 3

2021-12-27 16:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Reading List (December 2021)

Santa Claus is here, and he’s got a gift for you: articles! And videos! And also a DVD of the Minions movie for some reason.

Now, sometimes I do a end-of-year round-up for the reading list… but that usually just results in a lot of duplicate stories I had already shared early in the year.

So, instead, here’s...

How The Forgotten City Works

Hello Patrons!

This is my last video of 2021 - a deep dive breakdown into the design of The Forgotten City - an excellent time-travelling, day-looping, crime-solving, remake of a Skyrim mod.

Hope you dig it.

I've got three Patreon posts scheduled for the rest of December - a reading list, playlist, and year-...

24 hour preview - How The Forgotten City Works

Hello! As usual, my last video of the year is a deep dive into one innovative game that deserves a closer look.

For 2021, I picked the time-travelling, time-looping, non-linear detective adventure The Forgotten City. 

Out for the rest of humanity tomorrow!

Mark

How I make Developing

Hello!

So my new series, Developing, is quite different from traditional GMTK episodes. It’s more of a personal story than a richly researched analysis piece. And also - you can see my face!

So in this behind the scenes post I want to talk about how I make episodes of this show, going through the concept, techno...

How Accessible Were This Year's Games?

Every year, I like to take a moment to check in with the games biz, and see how things are going in terms of accessibility. So, how did the games of 2021 fare in this regard?

Thanks! Speak soon! Busy month!

Mark

Early preview - How Accessible Were This Year's Biggest Games?

Hey! Here's an early preview of the next video, which is my annual wrap up of the year's accessibility options. Lemme know what you think!

Lecture: The Joy of Jams (Plus: channel updates!)

Hello!

So I sometimes give talks at universities and game studios around the globe. Last week I was invited to talk (virtually) at a game studio here in the UK - they're running an internal game jam, so asked me to speak about the value of doing jams, based on my experience running GMTK Game Jam.

 I like to r...