Jini Maxwell's posts

10 November 2021 Nintendo

As the developers of Life Is Strange continue to capitalise on the success of its first title, its followups, including True Colours, start to feel reductive.

05 May 2021 Culture

Despite the report's limitations, Four Corners' recent inquiry into predatory monetisation in games is insightful. The videogame industry is going to have to develop a better attitude to criticism if…

07 September 2021 Game Development

What does a Business Development Manager actually do? We shine a spotlight on the highlights, skills and specificities of different game development careers

20 October 2021 Game Development

What does technical audio designer actually do? We shine a weekly spotlight on the highlights, skills and specificities of different game development careers.

24 November 2020 Culture

Violence in Central Africa is so bound up with the minerals used in consumer tech, some call it the PlayStation War. Here are Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft's annual reports on…

06 April 2021 Culture

In a thread started by ex-Vlambeer developer Jan-Willem Nijman, game designers have revealed the best kept secrets in their games. Turns out Pac-Man is in basically everything.

30 July 2021 PC

No Longer Home deals with a familiar form of melancholy with a delicate touch, but sometimes, it borders on insubstantial.