Escapist Documentaries - Gameumentary

Explore the very beginnings of Larian Studios and the Divinity franchise in our feature-length documentary. Discover the struggles the studio faced on their journey to becoming an independent studio, and how each game in the Divinity franchise laid the foundation for what would become, Original Sin.

Our second documentary on Larian Studios takes a deep dive into the development of Divinity: Original Sin 2.

The story of how a team of dedicated volunteers has spent the last five years working on their fan-made Halo PC project, Installation 01.

The story of Shirley Curry is the embodiment of the idea that games are for everyone. On her 83rd birthday, follow the journey of Shirley Curry as we explore how Skyrim, YouTube and thousands of passionate fans changed and enriched a grandmother's life. On March 27, it was announced that Shirley would indeed be making an appearance in the Elder Scrolls VI. https://www.onlysp.com/elder-scrolls-... Our call to action for the petition was in the documentary before this information was made public!

We're excited to share the first mini-documentary from Gameumentary here on The Escapist exploring the story of Yahtzee Croshaw and the hit show, Zero Punctuation.

Escapist Magazine and Gameumentary are proud to present our first documentary series here on Escapist featuring the Insurgency franchise developed by New World Interactive. The first episode delves into the beginnings of the Insurgency mod and how a group of modders came together to eventually create a full-fledged video game.

Following the completion of Insurgency standalone, the New World Interactive team got more organized and began work on two new projects: Day of Infamy and Exiles.

Our documentary series on New World Interactive and the Insurgency franchise concludes with our final episode looking at the development of Sandstorm and what the future holds for the group of modders turned professional developers.

The Escapist is very proud to present our latest documentary telling the story of the development behind Thunder Lotus' indie-hit, Spiritfarer.