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Credits
Fallout 3

Credits

Fallout 3 - Wanderers Edition

Fallout 3 Wanderers Edition is the result of mass compatibility and conflict-resolution work. In addition to providing new content itself, FWE hinges...

The six steps of creation

The six steps of creation

The Soap Box 8 comments

Scott McCloud's "six steps of creation" have been a revelation to me. Here's why they ought to be for you as well.

DIPRIP's Timid Victory
Half-Life 2

DIPRIP's Timid Victory

D.I.P.R.I.P. 14 comments

DIPRIP's first release has been a success - but it needs to use its new momentum to capitalise on that fact.

The Making of: Chivalry is Not Dead
Chivalry is Not Dead

The Making of: Chivalry is Not Dead

Chivalry is Not Dead

Adventure Gamers has published an “Adventure Architect” series by Deirdra Kiai, detailing the making of her one-woman game Chivalry is Not Dead.

NightFall
Half-Life 2

NightFall

NightFall: Initiation 11 comments

If Half-Life 2 has a sleeper hit, NightFall is it. Nigredo Studios' single-player epic has been in development since late 2004, and having switched to...

Changing the Game
Half-Life 2

Changing the Game

Garrys Mod 34 comments

Mod of the Year might seem like a monumental achievement for any normal mod team. Yet when it is taken in the context of the steamrolling popularity of...

KZMOD Interview
Half-Life 2

KZMOD Interview

Kreedz Climbing 13 comments

The culmination of several years of community spirit, KZMOD is all about reaching the top of a map - not the top of a scoreboard. We spoke to design lead...

Surviving Next-Gen Modding
Counter-Strike

Surviving Next-Gen Modding

Counter-Strike 54 comments

Next-gen games are coming. As gamers, they mean glorious high-definition graphics. But as modders, they mean enormous increases to workload and time...

Indie Modding
Darwinia

Indie Modding

Darwinia 2 comments

Indie games are coming, and with them indie mods. In this feature, ModDB takes a brief tour through the challenges and rewards of this new world.

The Steam Age

The Steam Age

Source 9 comments

With Steam firmly established, it's time to take a long overdue look at exactly what it means for both mod makers and players.