Hyrule Fantasy: The Power, Wisdom, and Courage of The Legend of Zelda – Chapter 4

Uninterested in recycling Ocarina of Time for a quickie sequel, Eiji Aonuma takes the Zelda series in a darker direction.

Hyrule Fantasy: The Power, Wisdom, and Courage of The Legend of Zelda – Chapter 3

Link’s first steps in 3D define the future of the Legend of Zelda franchise, and gaming in the third dimension.

Hyrule Fantasy: The Power, Wisdom, and Courage of The Legend of Zelda – Chapter 2

As Nintendo struggles to compete with Sega, Link and Princess Zelda make waves on 16-bit hardware and Nintendo’s portable machine.

Hyrule Fantasy: The Power, Wisdom, and Courage of The Legend of Zelda – Chapter 1

Forays into the woodland around his childhood home inspire Shigeru Miyamoto to create one of gaming’s most legendary franchises.

LAN Trickery: An Interview with Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton, Creators of Kali – Part 2

With iDoom behind them, Jay Cotton and Scott Coleman gear up to write a more powerful networking program.

LAN Trickery: An Interview with Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton, Creators of Kali – Part 1

Kali‘s ability to connect friends and complete strangers ushered in a wave of online gaming services that included Blizzard Entertainment’s Battle.net. I caught up with Scott Coleman and Jay Cotton to learn the origin of Kali, how the program works its magic, as well as iDOOM, Kali‘s predecessor.

Announcement: Making Fun: Stories of Game Development – Volume 1 collects first year of Episodic Content stories

On September 13, Press Start Press will publish Making Fun: Stories of Game Development – Volume 1, an anthology of my stories published on Episodic Content as well as various magazines and websites. The book will be available in paperback and digital editions, and will include bonus material appearing in print for the first time.…