The sheer number of storytelling improvements in video games really stood out in the 2010s, ranging from the incremental to the truly innovative, facilitating better — and sometimes altogether new — ...

Red Dead Redemption 2, Alan Wake 2, and The Mass Effect Trilogy are all among the absolute best story-driven video games of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. He discussed his experiences in the gaming industry and thoughts on ...

Tiny Story shows us that engaging narratives can be conjured up out of just about anything. The film brings simple action verbs to life by animating their dramatic essence with simple graphic shapes.

Narrative design is "one of the toughest crafts in the whole of video games -- made even tougher by the fact that most developers don't even think that it's part of their process." That's according to ...

It hasn't been surprising to see Batman: Arkham City crop up on just about every "most anticipated games of E3 2011" list. Arkham Asylum was one of the finest releases of 2009, a suitably dark and ...

Last year's Alan Wake 2 released to critical acclaim, winning awards such as the game Award for best narrative at the 2023 Game Awards, and this year's BAFTA Game Award for Artistic Achievement. At ...

Leonard Boyarsky, lead world designer, and Brian Morrisroe, art director, got up on stage at Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational 2008 to explain a bit about Diablo III's general visual and narrative ...

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...

A narrative designer designs the player narrative experience using all elements of the game - not just the text and a plot, says King Berlin studio narrative designer Valentina Tamer. Speaking at ...