Prototyping without physics
The industry's obsession with simulating real-world physics is limiting developers' creativity, says Clint Hocking.
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Opinion: Making every bullet count
Clint Hocking goes in search of ammunition in the modern-day shooter.
1Opinion: Deep thoughts
Clint Hocking mulls over what videogame makers can learn from chess and poker.
1Opinion: Bad lines
Clint Hocking explains why we should stop judging game dialogue by the standards of film.
10Opinion: Designing the hand grenade
Clint Hocking considers the inner workings of throwing a frag.
4Paying the price for bad games
When does selling a shoddy title cross the line from annoying to unethical?
9Opinion: The press needs to up its game
Clint Hocking calls for game journalists to stop re-writing press releases and write the news that matters.
8Out There: Who killed Andre Hyppolite?
Who's the author of a game like Far Cry 2? Creative director Clint Hocking - or you?
Opinion: Do better graphics matter?
Game graphics have passed the point by which no one cares how good they look, says Clint Hocking.
5Opinion: Controlling information
Clint Hocking asks, is there a way of protecting developers' creativity while allowing the free exchange of ideas that fosters it?
Opinion: Why videogame series shouldn't be annualised
Clint Hocking warns of the dangers the game industry faces as it moves towards a future of yearly sequels.
3Opinion: Design as law
Is design everything when it comes to making games? Clint Hocking doesn't think so.
Viking development
Clint Hocking drives home the need to attract more female developers to an industry currently too obsessed with fart jokes.
3What I do like
Clint Hocking eulogises the game industry and the talented individuals who make it up as they go along.
Future past
Clint Hocking considers the games that are starting to meaningfully connect players of all persuasions.
FEATURE: Far Cry 2's Heart of Darkness
Far Cry exchanges lush tropical paradise for the red dirt and mosquitoes of central Africa. We catch up with the creative director, producer, and technical director of Ubisoft Montreal's true sequel to Crytek's open-world shooter.