[note from the future: video now located here]

A great little Extra Credits episode about how to play games like a game designer - or, how to become a better game designer by studying the games you play. It’s only five minutes long, and while I could sum it up for you, that would be a disservice to you and the Extra Credits team. The series is basically required watching if you like to think about games, and especially so if you’re interested in working on them. Let me explain.

        Unlike, well, just about everything on the internet, every Extra Credits episode so far has had consistent quality. I really wouldn’t caution you away from watching any of them - you may not be interested in, say, the future of MMOs, but that doesn’t mean you won’t learn something from watching that episode. For all the other blogs and video series I keep track of, there are some that are great and highly recommended, and then there’s the rest. I say “so far,” of course, because they could easily lose steam in a few months - but that’s always possible.

        Anyway, if you love games, watch a few Extra Credits episodes. They love games too.