Jack Yarwood

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At Team17, Rapid Expansion Has Staff Stretched to the Breaking Point

On January 31, 2022, Team17 announced its intention to license the Worms brand to a third party to produce a set of “environmentally friendly” NFTs, attracting the anger of the internet. Onli...

More TT Games Employees Speak Out After Skywalker Saga Report

On April 5, 2022, after five years and three delays, TT Games released LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga across multiple platforms. Many publications reviewed the game positively, prais...

The Strange Tale of Rockstar Loft, Rockstar Games’ Short-Lived Club Night

In 1999, Rockstar Games co-founders Sam Houser and Terry Donovan teamed up with John Davis, the promoter of the Sunday afternoon New York party Body & Soul, to envision a new club night — one that...

How a British Developer Made a Japan-Exclusive Sequel to Mario Paint

Not many western studios have taken a swing at making an official Mario game. But, between 1995 and 1999, the now defunct UK-based developer Software Creations did exactly that.

Inside PlayMagic, the Studio Behind the Disastrous XIII Remake

On November 13th 2020, publisher Microids and developer PlayMagic put out a statement apologizing for their recent remake of XIII. Fans had been eagerly anticipating the remake of Ubisof...

The Story of Hi-Tech Expressions, the Original Rockstars of Gaming

There was a popular saying at Hi-Tech Expressions, the Manhattan-based video game publisher and developer: “To work at Hi-Tech, you have to play an instrument.” 

The Bizarre Tale of How E.T. Killed Video Games (Again)

E.T. for the Atari 2600 is one of the most infamous video games in history — the title is often held up as the last straw that ended the first video game boom and led to truckloads of cart...

Behind the Groundbreaking Sound of SSX and SSX Tricky

When I think about SSX, the first thing that comes to mind is the sound. It’s the noise the board makes as it cuts through the snow; the electronic mix that plays as you make your way down the...

From X-Men to Iron Man: The Strange Tale of Genepool Software

You’ve probably never heard of Genepool Software, the developer of X2: Wolverine’s Revenge — a video game tie-in to the 2001 X-Men sequel. Based out of a Victorian manor house in th...

Sony's 'The Tomorrow Children' Was Ahead of Its Time

When people talk about their favorite PlayStation exclusives, the free-to-play game The Tomorrow Children doesn’t usually rank among them, buried under an avalanche of sad dad simulators and ci...

The Strange Allure of the Pacific Northwest

When you picture the Pacific Northwest — the area that consists of the northwestern corner of the United States and the southwestern part of Canada — there are likely a collection of postcard images t...

How Cyberpunk Games Are Thriving Beyond 2077

With its rainswept cities and bleeding neon signs, the cyberpunk genre is often a feast for the eyes. And Cyberpunk 2077 is no exception. However, beyond CD Projekt Red’s ambitious adaptation...

Whatever Happened to Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings?

After hearing the announcement that Lucasfilm Games and Bethesda are working together on a new Indiana Jones game, I couldn’t help but think back to Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. No, no...

Meet the Sea Shanty-Singing Sailors of Sea of Thieves

It’s not every day that you’re treated to a concert in a video game (unless it’s Fortnite), but for some fortunate Sea of Thieves players, it’s happened when they stumbled across...

Fallout 76 Players Are Beating Each Other Up in a Nude Underground Fight Club

The crowd watches on as two warriors square up to fight in the makeshift ring. The ropes are built out of wooden fences and the mat is comprised of a collection of dirty mattresses stacked in rows. A...

The Wild World of Animal Crossing Speedrunning

For most of us, Animal Crossing represents a much-needed escape from our fast-paced day to day lives. In Nintendo’s idyllic series, we can take a relaxing stroll through a digital neighbourhood...

Fallout 76 Players Are Turning The Game Into A Pet Sim

Roaming the Appalachian wasteland, Mr Fuzzy in tow, Diechan132 cuts an unusual figure. It’s not every day, for instance, that you see a person taking a 500-pound yao guai out for a walk like they’re a...

How Sea of Thieves is Bringing Families Together

“Can we go to the skull fort?” an excited voice shouts through the headset. I look over and see my nephew on the ship’s prow, clutching a telescope and signalling over to a terrifying skull-shaped clo...

Fallout 76 Has Its Very Own Happy Home Academy

Ever since Fallout 76 first released in beta, controversy has never been far away. From self-deleting game files to nylon bags and accessible dev rooms, the game quickly became the internet’s p...

A ‘Rare’ Interview with Donkey Kong Country Composer Eveline Novakovic

In 2007, video game composer Eveline Novakovic (née Fischer) faced a difficult decision. Working at Rare had been the perfect job — it was a state-of-the-art games studio nestled away in the English c...