Released in 1994, Rise of the Triad was a FPS released and developed by Apogee Software. Featuring engrossing gameplay, and a penchant for being over the top, the game has gone on to be a cult classic. Lucky for us, the game is being faithfully remade by Interceptor Entertainment, and will see release later this year on Steam.

Game Director Frederik Schreiber was kind enough to answer some questions for me, so read on below to hear all about the game!
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American McGee: The man is the founder of Spicy Horse, creator of the Alice series of games, and currently is pushing Akaneiro: Demon Hunters on Kickstarter. But perhaps you’d like to know more about the man who got his start working for ID, on such games as Wolfenstein and Quake. Read on, as we’ve got an interview featured after the break!
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Sandy Petersen. You may know him as the level designer behind such games as DOOM, DOOM 2, and Quake. Or maybe you’re more familiar with his role as a game designer for many of the Age of Empires games. Perhaps though, you’re instead a fan of his Call of Cthulu role playing game? Whatever it is, I got a chance to ask Mr. Petersen some questions on his varied, and influential, career.
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In 1998, a little company by the name of Bioware released a game called Baldur’s Gate. Based in the world of Forgotten Realms, a Dungeons and Dragon’s campaign, the game was met with both critical and financial success, and is often credited for reviving the RPG genre on the PC.

Now, the game is set for a re-release on November 28th, 2012. Developed by Overhaul Games, the enhanced edition brings the original Baldur’s Gate, and it’s expansions, to PC, OS X, iPad, and Android. To give you more information on this release, I managed to catch up with creative director Trent Oster. Read on to see the interview below!
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(For part I of the Homebrew Corner’s special feature on Project Y click here.)

Project Y is WaterMelon’s second attempt at a homebrew game for the Sega Genesis. If you haven’t heard of WaterMelon already, they are responsible for creating Pier Solar, one of the most refined homebrew games for the Sega Genesis. Project Y continues that tradition as WaterMelon attempts to tackle the beat ‘em all up genre of games made popular by such classics as the Streets of Rage series and Golden Axe. Last week I gave a complete overview of what Project Y was all about including two of its team members, Fonzie and Luis. Luis is a veteran in the gaming industry, having worked on high and low profile games. He is most popularly known for the defunct Chrono Resurrection – an attempt by fans to remake the original Chrono Trigger. Fonzie is a major contributor to the Sega homebrew scene, as well as one of the major faces behind Pier Solar.

In part two of our Project Y Homebrew Corner, I got an opportunity to talk with both Fonzie and Luis on their latest project. Although Project Y is in its infancy, it was a big chance to see what kind of thought processes occurred this early in the stage.
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