Reky, an architectural puzzle game from Greece
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
We catch up with the creators of Reky, a taxing yet relaxing puzzle game from Greece
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A tale of two cities: the cinemas of Walsall and Wolverhampton
by Film Stories | Apr 04, 2019 | Feature, News
Walsall and Wolverhampton face major challenges from deprivation - could the success of a cinema in one provide a template for regeneration in the...
Designing welcoming multiplayer games
by Fernando Reyes Medina | Apr 03, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
What can we do as designers to make sure our multiplayer experiences avoid online toxicity?
Are movie trailers giving too much of the game away?
by Film Stories | Apr 03, 2019 | Feature, News
The owner of the popular Trailer Track website, Anton Volkov, dissects the changing face of the movie trailer....
Meet the solo dev behind The Waking Cloak, an 8-bit Zelda-Like
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 01, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
We chat to Daniel Müller, the creator of Game Boy Color-inspired Zelda-like, The Waking Cloak
Vanquish's Killer Feature: all on the slide
by Ian Dransfield | Mar 29, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Well before there was sliding into your DMs, there was sliding into this
Bringing Nicolas home: the world of unofficial Nicolas Cage merchandise
by Film Stories | Mar 27, 2019 | Feature
Nicolas Cage has inspired a collection of less than official merchandise, it seems....
Making the perfect Zelda-like
by Aaron Potter | Mar 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Talking to the indies following Zelda's format while adding their own unique ideas
Taking a short horror movie around the festival circuit
by Film Stories | Mar 26, 2019 | Feature
Cat Davies and James Moran talk about their short horror film Blood Shed, and how they got it noticed....
Making a film in the West Midlands with next to no budget
by Film Stories | Mar 25, 2019 | Feature
Producer Caroline Spence and her team ended up making a film in the West Midlands with little money - here, she takes us through just how it all...
Mamma Mia! and the cathartic power of a cinema trip
by Film Stories | Mar 21, 2019 | Feature
How cinema has a power to get us through very dark days (even when we least expect it)....
Restoration comedy: chatting to the creator of The Rainsdowne Players
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
We meet Steve O’Gorman, creator of The Rainsdowne Players – an RPG with a theatrical edge
The quiet screen revolution: how Our Screen is bringing smaller and classic releases to the big screen
by Film Stories | Mar 20, 2019 | Feature
Want to get a smaller release on at your local cinema? Meet the initiative that just lets you, well, ask for it....
The problem with the post-screening Q&A
by Film Stories | Mar 15, 2019 | Feature
Q&As with filmmakers should be joyous occasions - yet they are, er, not always so....
How to grow a raspberry Pi
by Mel Croucher | Mar 14, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Video game pioneer Mel Croucher continues his journey through the growth of the UK games industry
Debut short film just 10% away from goal - with just 4 days to go
by Charlotte Harrison | Mar 12, 2019 | Feature, News
The Call Centre, the debut short film by writer, director and producer Louisa Connolly-Burnham, has just four more days to meet its £15,000 goal....
Structurally Sound: how musical game worlds are made
by Mike Clarke | Mar 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
88 Heroes composer Mike Clark explains how music and sound intertwine to create atmospheric game worlds
Films For Food: how an organisation is using cinema to help local food banks
by Film Stories | Mar 08, 2019 | Feature
How a small organisation is using cinema to help fuel their local food banks....
Tracking down cinema's action heroes
by Film Stories | Mar 07, 2019 | Feature
Oliver Harper tells us about his upcoming documentary, as he attempts to track down what happened to cinema’s action heroes....
CityCraft: how to plan horror cities
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Mar 05, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Want to make your players shudder? Here are three tips for making a truly frightening horror setting
The 2001 letter to a movie magazine that, er, predicted Dwayne Johnson’s movie career
by Simon Brew | Mar 02, 2019 | Feature
Just as The Rock was turning to the movies, a magazine letters page suggested there were limits to how far his film career could go....
Dream on: inside the Dreamcast's homebrew scene
by Robin Wilde | Feb 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Despite its apparent death 17 years ago, the Sega Dreamcast still has a hardcore group of developers behind it
Degrees of Separation: an interview with Chris Avellone
by Ian Dransfield | Feb 22, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
Veteran writer Chris Avellone tells us about the beguiling world of Degrees of Separation
Notemon, the tiny monster-catching RPG made in PICO-8
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Meet Nick Walton, the solo dev who’s making a Pokémon homage with a New Zealand flavour
When Anna Faris was nearly cast as Linda Lovelace – and her dad’s reaction
by Simon Brew | Feb 19, 2019 | Feature
Anna Faris' dad had a terrific response to a snarky news report when she was in the running to play Linda Lovelace on screen....
CityCraft: How not to get cities wrong
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Feb 12, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Konstantinos shows us some common mistakes in imaginary city building, and how to avoid them
To hell and back again: the making of Pinstripe
by Aaron Potter | Feb 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Thomas Brush on the trials of solo dev, the inner workings of hell, and the similarities between the two
The Predator: here's that trailer that lifted the UK disc release to an 18 certificate
by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2019 | Feature, News
We've dug into the mystery of how The Predator - rated 15 in the UK - became an 18 for its disc release, purely off the back of one single trailer....
Jon Chey interview: BioShock, System Shock 2, and Void Bastards
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 06, 2019 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews
BioShock and System Shock’s Jon Chey aims to reclaim the systems-based FPS crown with Void Bastards
Film Stories magazine: the three month report, and what next
by Simon Brew | Feb 06, 2019 | Feature
We're about to send issue three of Film Stories to the printers - and here's what we're up to....
The closure of UltraViolet: a fresh twist for UK users
by Simon Brew | Feb 05, 2019 | Feature, News
Wiggle room is being built into the official advice for UltraViolet users ahead of its closure - and the lack of UK retailers may be an incoming...
Automata and the birth of the UK games industry
by Mel Croucher | Feb 04, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Video game pioneer Mel Croucher provides a personal insight into the birth of the UK games industry
