Game Designer & Ludologist
It is no news that Blizzard produces some of the best-selling games ever made. World of Warcraft probably broke every games-related record there is, and Starcraft is still played, ten years after its release.
I believe this is due to what I like to call The Blizzard Principle. The way Blizzard approaches game making allows them [...]
The game I have been working on for almost three years, Empire: Total War, is finally released. We’ve already had some amazing previews and reviews, and the response on the forums is really good as well.
Jan van der Crabben is a game designer whose work includes Empire: Total War as well as mods for Civilization III & IV. He is also very interested in academic game studies and has published papers on the subject.