League of geeks

The California company with an expert eye for repackaging game history

THE MAKING OF . . .

How Swedish group Aonic is growing an ambitious stable of studios – and doing things differently from Embracer

Have you ever thought you could become a city planner? Perhaps you’ve walked round your local area and thought ‘there really aren’t enough industrial areas next to parks’ or ‘this neighbourhood really

TARGET: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. MISSION PARAMETERS: CREATE THE VIDEOGAME TIE-IN THIS DEFINING ACTION MOVIE TRULY DESERVES, IN AUTHENTIC NINETIES FASHION. DEVELOPER: BITMAP BUREAU. WE SPEAK TO THE TEAM TO FIND OUT HOW THEY HAVE TACKLED A MISSION WORTHY OF A TERMINATOR\

IN A GAME FILLED WITH HORROR CLICHÉS, THIS ONE NATURALLY BEGINS ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, WHEN A COUPLE OF KIDS ENTER AN ABANDONED MANSION. JOIN US AS WE TOO STEP INSIDE THE SPLATTERHOUSE – AND IF YOU’RE FEELING FAINT, JUST KEEP REPEATING, “IT’S ONLY A VIDEOGAME… ONLY A VIDEOGAME…”