One of my favorite games of all time, and, dare I say, one of the best games ever made, Ōkami caught my heart. The entire time I played I was consumed with joy and wonder. And this is a hard thing for me to admit. My jaded black heart recoils…

Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen talks about champagne toasts, small teams, culture, and philosophy in a BAFTA talk. We are inspired by the philosophy of staying small, and how turning the traditional org chart upside-down gives teams the power to serve the players. Small is Beautiful Ilkka reveals the power and…

Bonfire is in a unique position — not only do we get to create a world, an IP, and a game from scratch, we get to create a company we want to work at. But a positive culture doesn’t just happen. We need to do a lot of hard work…

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott Care Personally Author Kim Scott says the cold, hard, scary truth is actually a good thing, as long as it is delivered with genuine care and kindness. While it might be easier to sugar coat everything (aka…

Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company by James Collins and William C. Lazier We knew we wanted to define our company values as early as possible, but we spent a lot of time going back and forth about what exactly makes a mission statement, and how…

With only one all-nighter (ahem…Min Kim) we are ready to take our 500 point armies to the field of battle. …

One of my favorite things to do is to play D&D on stage at PAX with Acquisitions Inc. Because you never know what is going to happen next. ←This is my character Môrgæn. She is a ranger. She is awesome. She gets +10 to hit and takes no disadvantage at…

In the grim darkness of the far future there is only WAR…and friends! -Joshua Mosqueira Yeah, that pretty much sums up Josh’s world view. He is Bonfire Studios’ resident GM and all around world class enabler. But the time is almost nigh — we are getting ready to sling some…

No one at Bonfire had a Warhammer habit before Joshua Mosqueira got us hooked. It started with an innocent trip to Games Workshop before a night out. “A quick stopover…while we’re in in the neighborhood.” The next thing I remember was walking out with a $74 plastic toy — that…