Game Freak - a profile of the Pokémon pioneer
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 17, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
They gave the world Pokémon, but Game Freak’s story stretches right back to the eighties
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The British movie animation studio in Brighton
by Film Stories | Jun 14, 2019 | Feature
How an animated film was born on the south coast of the UK....
Time Crisis: The creative benefits of game jams
by Andrew Fisher | Jun 13, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
How the time constraints of game jams can bring out the best in designers and coders
Our Film Story: From 24 to Stephen King
by Film Stories | Jun 12, 2019 | Feature
How a Stephen King short film came out of – well, quite a lot of stuff as it happens. Chr...
Quiz Answers: 12th June 2020 (Famous Last Words...)
by Mark Harrison | Jun 12, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 12th June 2020 – how did you do?...
Romesh Ranganathan on Jurassic Park, and a very strange flute
by Film Stories | Jun 07, 2019 | Feature
Romesh Ranganathan writes about movies every month in Film Stories - and here's his column about Jurassic Park movies....
The physical and digital state of video game preservation
by Kim Justice | Jun 05, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Preserving gaming history has mostly been a fan thing; as it builds momentum we talk to those who’ve taken the mantle
Quiz Answers: 5th June 2020 (Blood and Ice Cream!)
by Mark Harrison | Jun 05, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 5th June 2020 – how did you do?...
Breaking into writing about film
by Film Stories | Jun 04, 2019 | Feature
The highs and lows of starting out as a young, unpaid freelance journalist in the world of film writing....
Ingrid Oliver goes to the movies
by Film Stories | Jun 04, 2019 | Feature
She’s done comedy, she’s done television, she’s done Doctor Who, she writes, she directs - and now Ingrid Oliver is going to the movies. Simon...
Beyond Machina: Mel Croucher’s Duracell Bunny years
by Mel Croucher | May 30, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Game pioneer Mel Croucher revisits his viral marketing years, from Duracell Bunny games to promises of free beer
Saving Redcar’s seaside picturehouse
by Film Stories | May 21, 2019 | Feature
The fight is on to save a near-100-year-old cinema....
How detective games are evolving
by Steven T Wright | May 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Games of deduction are nothing new, but a new generation of developers are pushing the detective genre forward.
The Isle: how it came to the screen
by Film Stories | May 13, 2019 | Feature
Matthew and Tori Butler-Hart chart the journey that brought The Isle to the movies....
Looking at life as a solo game developer
by Ian Dransfield | May 10, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
We speak to three indie developers about the highs and lows involved in single-handedly producing a game
Entering the Cosmos: how we made our movie
by Film Stories | May 09, 2019 | Feature, News
How hitting an invisible brick wall spurred two budding filmmakers on an incredible journey to success....
How a serious illness affects a love of movies
by Film Stories | May 08, 2019 | Feature, News
A deeply personal look at how your life can turn around in a very short space of time – and how it affects watching movies. R...
Low Mem Sky: the space sim demake crammed into 32kb
by Ryan Lambie | May 01, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Meet Paul Nicholas, who managed to squeeze a 2D demake of No Man’s Sky onto PICO-8
Michael J Fox and his underrated romcoms
by Film Stories | May 01, 2019 | Feature
Michael J Fox: the most underrated romantic lead of the 80s and 90s? There's certainly a case....
The Romesh Ranganathan column: eating a dumpling baby
by Film Stories | May 01, 2019 | Feature
Romesh writes in every issue of Film Stories - and here's one of his earlier columns, about how a Pixar short left him rather traumatised....
Making modern games with retro constraints
by Alan Wen | Apr 30, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Pixel art is more popular than ever, but is our nostalgia only skin deep? What does it really mean to make an 8-bit or 16-bit game today?
Getting films crowdfunded
by Film Stories | Apr 30, 2019 | Feature, News
Crowdfunding can give life to a project that would otherwise hit the dust....
How I made Deus Ex Machina
by Mel Croucher | Apr 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Video game pioneer Mel Croucher shares the story of his groundbreaking 1984 multimedia experience
Changing times: working on a film set
by Film Stories | Apr 25, 2019 | Feature
The realities of working on a film set? A social life isn’t likely to be an optional extra. A...
Destiny and Halo's Killer Features - an anthemic shooting experience
by Ian Dransfield | Apr 24, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
If Anthem has taught us anything, it’s that Bungie gets making guns fun
Our Film Story: Let's talk about Custard
by Film Stories | Apr 24, 2019 | Feature
Kate McCoid takes us through her first short film, and the long journey to SXSW. K...
The Acting Your Age campaign, and how it's addressing the lack of quality roles for middle-aged women
by Film Stories | Apr 23, 2019 | Feature
A new campaign seeks to shine fresh light on the lack of middle-aged women in the movies....
Should film directors read your angry tweets?
by Film Stories | Apr 21, 2019 | Feature
Social media allows the audience to give ‘feedback’ to filmmakers - we look at how they should react. Mat...
Motion capture in the North West
by Film Stories | Apr 17, 2019 | Feature
Anghenfil is a new motion capture production being made in England – and we’ve caught up with the man behind it. Rob...
The Romesh Ranganathan column: watching the same film over and over
by Film Stories | Apr 16, 2019 | Feature, News
Romesh Ranganathan on the films that he goes back to again and again....
Atomic Runner's Killer Feature: the power of the scroll
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 12, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
The endless push, the endless rush, the nuclear problem in Data East's arcade and Mega Drive classic
Boss battles: the changes, the techniques, the challenges
by Cody Mello-Klein | Apr 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Big Bads, Bigger Changes: Modern developers are merging old-school lessons with modern design to create innovative boss battles
