2022-01-28 Assorted

It's been a month since the No Time To Play newsletter was discontinued, but the site goes on, and the world of games isn't standing still either. For the past ten days, there's been a whole bunch of headlines that don't fit in other sections, but they're worth sharing anyway. Without any comment:

• 'BioWare Magic Is Shit Process,' Says Former Dragon Age Producer "Mark Darrah discusses the stark realities of crunch"
• Designing town squares for video games
• Diving into BoardGameGeek "Key insights on board game ratings"
• Survey Says Developers Are Definitely Not Interested In Crypto Or NFTs "'How this hasn’t been identified as a pyramid scheme is beyond me'" Oh, but it has been.
• The Rot of Candy Crush and The Rest of Wordle "This is ultimately a story about control."
• Kickstarter, the TTRPG Grindhouse "How creators and backers are ground up to feed the Mold"

Not bad, given the circumstances. See you around.