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View ArticleWeek 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 ArticleWeek 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 ArticlePredictions 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 ArticleGood 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 ArticleConsidering: 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 ArticleScoping 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 ArticleWeek 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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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 ArticleThe 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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