Interview with Mattias Snygg (Villa Gorilla) on Yoku’s Island Express

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Platformers come in all shapes and sizes, but the genre is always open to new spins. From turning a pink puff ball into an literal ball too having your character controlled through gusts of wind; the genre plays around with a lot of elements. Pinball and Platformers aren’t distant strangers, with many franchises like Sonic or Mario toying with the genre using platforming elements. Developer Villa Gorilla is playing with pinball and platforming through the upcoming title Yoku’s Island Express. I … Read More

Interview with Yacht Club Games: Learning about the Shovel Behind the Knight

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Making a game is difficult as it takes time and talent to make a quality piece of software. Many studios have accomplished this over the years but one should be noted. Yacht Club Games went from a band new studio making a Kickstarter project to into one of the many faces making up indie game development this current generation. With the heroic knight embarking on various adventures across many platforms, having a cameo or two and getting new content to … Read More

Interview with Aerobian Angel – Animator and Artist

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The Sonic Community fosters great talent across game development, art work and animation. Animated productions are something that holds dear to me, considering my love of the Disney films growing up. Today, I was honored to speak with an animator by the name of Aerobian Angel and he answers many questions I had about prior work he completed in addition to many other questions. I hope you all enjoy this interview!

The Long Story of Prey 2’s Development – The Darkside of Bethesda

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The original Prey was an inventive and fun first-person shooter that released on the Xbox 360 and PC early in the 360’s Life Cycle after a very long history of development. But Human Head worked hard and released one of the better shooters of the generation. They went right to work on the sequel which was going to be far larger than the original Prey. New main character, open worlds to explore, dynamic AI which reacts to your actions and … Read More