I think the most insidious version of crunch is when you say, 'Hey, I'm working for this triple-A video game; I personally want it to be as good as possible, so I'm going to stay tonight until 10 P.M. to… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
Among video game developers, it's called 'crunch': a sudden spike in work hours, as many as 20 a day, that can last for days or weeks on end. During this time, they sleep at work, limit bathroom breaks and cut… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
A great JRPG captures that feeling of going on an unusual adventure, of bringing a ragtag group of heroes from famine to fortune or… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
As someone who has been playing 'Final Fantasy' since before I could walk on two legs, I was particularly disgusted by 'Final Fantasy XIII-2's… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
Gamers have this tendency to turn games into mathematical equations, breaking them into lists of components like 'presentation' and 'mechanics' and judging each one… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
“The biggest differentiator between a studio that creates a really high-quality game and a studio that doesn’t isn’t the quality of the team,” said… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
I think there's this tradition of a culture of NDAs that has spanned all the way back to the '70s and '80s when game… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
Scrabble has always been immensely popular, so it's easy to see why online Scrabble is just as lauded. — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
One of the best games to play with a significant other is Nintendo's 'Super Mario Maker,' for the Wii U, which lets you build… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
Kickstarter can get customers invested, both literally and figuratively, in a game before it is released. With nothing but an idea, a bit of… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
I've always been in favor of drastic transparency, radical transparency. — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
What Brad Bushman did is in 2010 he ran what's called a meta-analysis, which is an analysis that looks at a whole bunch of… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
In 'Amalur,' each person believes he has an immutable destiny, one that defines how, and how long, he will live. Until you come along.… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
