Great long form gaming articles - the thread?

[ps3ud0]

Favour to ask you guys, one of the only things I like to read in gaming journalism is long form articles where the site delves into a particular issue/studio/idea and produces an in-depth piece(s) about it all.

These things just dont make these sites money (its nowhere as cheap to produce as hundreds of click bait items) and its a dying art so Im wondering what you guys might have stumbled upon and enjoyed and feel its worth sharing/discussing in here...

Im making this thread in response to the great article Eurogamer has just put up about the rise and fall of Lionhead - its very much worth a read

The inside story of how Lionhead rose and fell is difficult but also important. Those who worked there describe a studio high on the fumes of furious creativity, a place where mind-numbing failure would often accompany agenda-setting success. They describe a fiercely British culture that benefited - and suffered - from an American overlord hell bent on winning the console war. And they describe a studio created in the image of a man who inspires as much as he frustrates. It's a complicated story. But it's one worth telling.

If any replies can just have a link and a quoted intro paragraph what the article is about that would be great. I look forward to what you guys share! If the thread is particularly popular Ill attempt to do some sort of contents page...

P.S. I know Polygon is particularly good at these but please link anything including them

ps3ud0

 

[almoststew1990]

It's not an article but this mini-series on youtube on the history of graphics is interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzN2pgL0zeg Part one

 

[Bilbo]

Why is video game lore so awful?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-04-23-against-the-lore

Why Strategy Games Will Never Die

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/features/why-strategy-games-will-never-die/

Toy Story – exploring the rise of toys-to-life gaming

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/features/toy-story-exploring-the-rise-of-toys-to-life-gaming/

The power of pro gaming
67 million players. $1 million prize money. We go backstage to talk to the people behind league of legends’ worlds championship to investigate just how eSports got so big

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/features/the-power-of-pro-gaming/

The real cost of free-to-play

http://www.gamestm.co.uk/features/the-real-cost-of-free-to-play/

 

[ps3ud0]

Cheers guys

It's not an article but this mini-series on youtube on the history of graphics is interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzN2pgL0zeg Part one

Sorry of course videos are fine, I didnt really think about that. Personally its usually the history of studios that interest me the most so Ill make sure to post more links when I get a chance

ps3ud0

 

[redrooster303]

Cheers guys

Sorry of course videos are fine, I didnt really think about that. Personally its usually the history of studios that interest me the most so Ill make sure to post more links when I get a chance

ps3ud0

EuroGamer did a great article on CD Projekt Red.

Here it is: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-06-seeing-red-the-story-of-cd-projekt

 

[sparkymark75]

I enjoyed a EuroGamer article where a guy played through LA Noire with his dad. Who grew up in LA around the time the game was set.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-09-night-and-the-city

 

[mahius]

I'm not sure whether this is relevant or not, but there's an interesting video named 'A Case Study on Microtransactions' that actually takes a fair look at the other side of the argument and gives the viewer a lot to think about. If it doesn't quite fall into this category, let me know and I'll just remove the link from this post. But otherwise, here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiFagoBfX6Y&list=LLwqyjEguFaVcJ2lzlfkb_NA&index=1

 

[mid_gen]

Polygon's recent rundown on Epic was very good (and very long)

http://www.polygon.com/a/epic-4-0

 

[~Lithium~]

I really enjoyed reading about Lionhead. It took me almost a week of bus journey commutes to get through it all.

I remember reading a really good article years ago when magazines were still popular about Richard Garriott and the Ultima series/design house. I can't find it online unfortunately.

 

[Haly]

I found this to be a good read -
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-kiss-that-changed-video-games