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Brandon Sheffield is creative director of Necrosoft Games, former editor of Game Developer magazine and gamasutra.com, and advisor for GDC, DICE, and other conferences. He frequently participates in game charity bundles and events.

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A screenshot of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. The player character swings a sword at a big snake.

The history of Iran's very first video game: Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesThe history of Iran's very first video game: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

byArash Hackimi, Amirhossein Mirzaei and 1 more

May 5, 2023

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Bandai Namco's long-running Tales series has crossed 20 million lifetime sales Bandai Namco's long-running Tales series has crossed 20 million lifetime sales

byBrandon Sheffield

May 8, 2019

1 Min Read

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Supercell invests $3.8 million into Swedish studio Luau Games

Supercell invests $3.8 million into Swedish studio Luau Games

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

BOY, God of War won big at the DICE Awards

BOY, God of War won big at the DICE Awards

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Always Be Pitching: How to find and talk to publishers to survive as an indie

Always Be Pitching: How to find and talk to publishers to survive as an indie

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Gamasutra's Best of 2017: Brandon Sheffield's all-time top 10 games hidden in other games

Gamasutra's Best of 2017: Brandon Sheffield's all-time top 10 games hidden in other games

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Memory Matters: A special RAM edition of Dirty Coding Tricks

Memory Matters: A special RAM edition of Dirty Coding Tricks

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

What are Japanese devs saying about the recent Tokyo Game Show?

What are Japanese devs saying about the recent Tokyo Game Show?

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Between a rock and a 'Harada' place: The massive Tekken interview

Between a rock and a 'Harada' place: The massive Tekken interview

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

When making games, there is such a thing as a bad question

When making games, there is such a thing as a bad question

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

When it comes to VR, Cliff Bleszinski is chasing his (lucid) dreams

When it comes to VR, Cliff Bleszinski is chasing his (lucid) dreams

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

How attending a game expo can land you a job

How attending a game expo can land you a job

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Gamasutra's Best of 2016: Brandon Sheffield's top 5 indie games from not-America

Gamasutra's Best of 2016: Brandon Sheffield's top 5 indie games from not-America

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

How do you get players to finish your game? D4 director Swery explains

How do you get players to finish your game? D4 director Swery explains

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

The advent of the product designer: making games within marketing constraints

The advent of the product designer: making games within marketing constraints

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Patrice Desilets: 30 words on creativity, plus a peek at 1666

Patrice Desilets: 30 words on creativity, plus a peek at 1666

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

'There are a lot of ways to chop off a head' - Double Fine's Tim Schafer on humor

'There are a lot of ways to chop off a head' - Double Fine's Tim Schafer on humor

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Life after leaving a game studio, according to narrative designer Chris Avellone

Life after leaving a game studio, according to narrative designer Chris Avellone

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Devs weigh in on eSports: Good for the big guys, rough for the small guys

Devs weigh in on eSports: Good for the big guys, rough for the small guys

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

State of the Industry: Enough with the skeletons

State of the Industry: Enough with the skeletons

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

State of the Industry: Game devs offer opinions on our VR future

State of the Industry: Game devs offer opinions on our VR future

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

More dirty coding tricks from game developers

More dirty coding tricks from game developers

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Dark dreams really don't die: Swery on D4's journey to PC

Dark dreams really don't die: Swery on D4's journey to PC

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Square Enix's key to crowdfunding: Focus on your core audience

Square Enix's key to crowdfunding: Focus on your core audience

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Peter Molyneux: Talking to the press too early can be your undoing

Peter Molyneux: Talking to the press too early can be your undoing

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Assassin's Creed creator's new project is Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Assassin's Creed creator's new project is Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Opinion: Why Alibaba's investment in Ouya makes a lot of sense

Opinion: Why Alibaba's investment in Ouya makes a lot of sense

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

The emotional tuning of This War of Mine

The emotional tuning of This War of Mine

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Work for hire horror: How keeping calm can lead to success

Work for hire horror: How keeping calm can lead to success

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Gamasutra's Best of 2014: 'F2P mobile games I'm still playing for some reason'

Gamasutra's Best of 2014: 'F2P mobile games I'm still playing for some reason'

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Gamasutra's Best of 2014: Brandon Sheffield's Top 5 'research' games

Gamasutra's Best of 2014: Brandon Sheffield's Top 5 'research' games

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Creating a Wikia alternative for video games in China

Creating a Wikia alternative for video games in China

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

Kellee Santiago's 10-step video game production plan

Kellee Santiago's 10-step video game production plan

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

It's a good time to release high-quality mobile games in China

It's a good time to release high-quality mobile games in China

byBrandon Sheffield, Contributor

The 'new-platform' model - an alternate path for indies

The 'new-platform' model - an alternate path for indies

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