Author Matthijs Dierckx

Matthijs Dierckx

Frm. Creative Director & Founder

Dierckx is Composer and Marketing Lead on roguelite cult hit Unexplored and two undisclosed projects. He is co-creator of Android puzzle hit Sumico, the numbers game. Dierckx is the former Publisher and Founder of Control Magazine, Control Conference and Control500.com and writes about games on an irregular basis.

Prof. Toru Iwatani: “This is how I made Pac-Man!”

Matthijs Dierckx

Developers Corner

Back in 2010, Control invited Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani to come and speak at a conference in The Netherlands. On a bus trip during his visit, he pulled out an innocent looking folder. Innocent, it was not. T... Read More...

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Prof. Toru Iwatani: “This is how I made Pac-Man!”