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Week of Gaming #99 - 08/26/12

Oh Dungeons of Dredmor... how could I ever have let you go?... Games of note this week: 1 - Conquest of the Wizardlands 2 - Dungeon Raid 3 - Hero Academy 4 - Marvel vs. Capcom 2 5 - New...

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Week of Gaming #102 - 9/16/12

My Xbox is still attached to my PC monitor, which has re-enabled console gaming for me after a modest dry spell. Unfortunately mo work load has been relatively high this week, so it hasn't seen the...

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Predictions for the Future of Dead Consoles

I've discussed consoles from time to time - back in April I wrote a post explaining that consoles were well and truly dead as the vanguard of gaming. Today, anticipating the launch of the WiiU, I...

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Good breaks, Bad breaks, Bathroom breaks

Good Breaks Ten years ago "mini-games" was an inescapable term in the industry. Every major proposal had to include some number of non-standard gameplay elements sprinkled throughout your AAA game...

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Considering: FTL

FTL has been in the gaming press the past few weeks, and for good reason - it is excellent. At the core, FTL is a really tight ship simulator. On that framework there is combat, economy, and a few...

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Scoping with Play-Doh

I've been doing a lot of pitch work recently - giving big ideas and high-level overviews of proposed new projects. It's a fun time in a project because it's incredibly easy in some respects - since the...

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Week of Gaming #107 - 10/21/12

Having a real TV & Console set-up in my house has totally brought me back to console gaming, which is a refreshing change after the past 9 months or so without. I really enjoyed the time spent...

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Week of Gaming #109 - 11/04/12

It's been a good gaming week - I'm enjoying my new balance between console, PC, and tablet. Now if only I had a reason to fire up my 3DS... Games of note this week: 1 - X:Com - Enemy Unknown...

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The danger of "always live" development - how Disney killed Fix-It Felix on iOS

A week or two back I grabbed "Fix-it Felix" for free on my iPad. I know some of the folks making the official "Wreck-it Ralph" DS / console game, I'm looking forward to seeing the film, and the premise...

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Considering: TMNT

I was a big fan of the E&L TMNT comics back in the day. They were awesome, gritty, and had a great bit of world-building. I always felt like the Pizza-Hut turtles were an awful reflection of the...

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Week of Gaming #99 - 08/26/12

Oh Dungeons of Dredmor... how could I ever have let you go?... Games of note this week: 1 - Conquest of the Wizardlands 2 - Dungeon Raid 3 - Hero Academy 4 - Marvel vs. Capcom 2 5 - New...

View Article

Week of Gaming #102 - 9/16/12

My Xbox is still attached to my PC monitor, which has re-enabled console gaming for me after a modest dry spell. Unfortunately mo work load has been relatively high this week, so it hasn't seen the...

View Article

Predictions for the Future of Dead Consoles

I've discussed consoles from time to time - back in April I wrote a post explaining that consoles were well and truly dead as the vanguard of gaming. Today, anticipating the launch of the WiiU, I...

View Article


Good breaks, Bad breaks, Bathroom breaks

Good Breaks Ten years ago "mini-games" was an inescapable term in the industry. Every major proposal had to include some number of non-standard gameplay elements sprinkled throughout your AAA game...

View Article

Considering: FTL

FTL has been in the gaming press the past few weeks, and for good reason - it is excellent. At the core, FTL is a really tight ship simulator. On that framework there is combat, economy, and a few...

View Article


Scoping with Play-Doh

I've been doing a lot of pitch work recently - giving big ideas and high-level overviews of proposed new projects. It's a fun time in a project because it's incredibly easy in some respects - since the...

View Article

Week of Gaming #107 - 10/21/12

Having a real TV & Console set-up in my house has totally brought me back to console gaming, which is a refreshing change after the past 9 months or so without. I really enjoyed the time spent...

View Article


Week of Gaming #109 - 11/04/12

It's been a good gaming week - I'm enjoying my new balance between console, PC, and tablet. Now if only I had a reason to fire up my 3DS... Games of note this week: 1 - X:Com - Enemy Unknown...

View Article

The danger of "always live" development - how Disney killed Fix-It Felix on iOS

A week or two back I grabbed "Fix-it Felix" for free on my iPad. I know some of the folks making the official "Wreck-it Ralph" DS / console game, I'm looking forward to seeing the film, and the premise...

View Article

Considering: TMNT

I was a big fan of the E&L TMNT comics back in the day. They were awesome, gritty, and had a great bit of world-building. I always felt like the Pizza-Hut turtles were an awful reflection of the...

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