Features

Metacritic's founder provides a rare glimpse inside the world of the website

What does the Foursquare mobile app mean for developers?

Can there really be a rigid equation for making a hit game?

UKIE boss on why it’s throwing its doors open to the development industry

Develop gets inside the mind of Irrational Games’ creative director

Director of global business Carl Jones outlines the updates

Mark Rein on what Project Sword and iOS UE3 means for gaming's future

Sony’s Vinod Tandon explains the best ways to achieve bandwidth optimisation

AUDIO SPECIAL: Multimedia composer Ian Livingstone has been creating game audio since 1994, we explore his career so far

AUDIO SPECIAL: How FMOD managed to repair its tech from UE3 crashes

AUDIO SPECIAL: How the DJ Hero team mixed turntables, bpm and scratch into their game

AUDIO SPECIAL: We speak to Codemasters' audio director about managing sounds across triple-A projects

AUDIO SPECIAL: In an age of media convergence, juggling multiple projects and businesses is key. Nimrod offers its insight

AUDIO SPECIAL: High Score MD Hugh Edwards breaks down dialogue localisation

AUDIO SPECIAL: Pit Stop MD John Sanderson explains audio outsourcing across the Atlantic

AUDIO SPECIAL: Side's creative director Andy Emery talks about getting famous voices in games

AUDIO SPECIAL: The Creative Assembly's Richard Beddow on scoring Total War

When Testology opened the doors of its new compliance facility, it made sure it got things right

Mark Cale of System 3 reveals why publishers aren't to be feared

Nicholas Francis on Unity's future plans in an evolving industry

Dave Perry on how accessible cloud gaming could reshape every facet of the industry

Exactly 20 years after the Oliver twins founded Blitz Games, the pair are heading up one of the globe’s most distinct studios

We report back from another great Dare to be digital ProtoPlay

NaturalMotion is leading a new drive to give animators the tools and recognition they deserve