To many, creating their own video game feels something like a far-off dream: It’s something only the artistically inclined with plenty of time on their hands could accomplish. But the truth of the ...

Forty years on, Super Mario Bros. remains a gold standard in intuitive, joyful game design. From its iconic World 1-1 to its bold 3D leaps, Mario’s levels teach without tutorials, reward curiosity, ...

Everyone has a favourite video game tutorial. Maybe it's the first hour of Fallout 3, which quite literally treats you as a baby, teaching you new mechanics at different stages of growth? Perhaps it's ...

In October 1985, Nintendo's NES single-handedly resurrected the games market following the crash of 1983. Nearly 11 years later, Miyamoto and his cadre of pioneering designers took the industry back ...