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I’ve Got No Interest In Steam Big Picture, But…
… that virtual keyboard for controllers is genius.
City of Heroes / Villains: Signature Heroes
The CoH/V community is making the loudest noise I can remember seeing in trying to save their title, getting 14 613 signatures in less than a week at the time of writing. Continue reading »
Aren’t You A Clever Spambot?
I’ve had a couple comments recently that have a name that screams “spambot” but the comment has been mostly on target (gold price at the bottom here is the only one I approved). It looked like a real comment and I wanted to give the poster the benefit of the doubt… but a quick google … Continue reading »
Newbie Blogger Initiative (#MMONBI) – Because There Aren’t Enough Video Game Blogs Yet
Syp over at Bio Break has been behind the coordination of the Newbie Blogger Initiative, which seeks to encourage those people on the cusp of blogging by giving them a little push. So: *push*. If that hasn’t convinced you (and why would it?), there’s a Newbie Blogger Initiative forum that’s been set up to provide … Continue reading »
Lemony Snicket on Occupy Wall Street
Occasionally you come across writing that packs a lot into very little. Lemony Snicket’s “Thirteen Observations made by Lemony Snicket while watching Occupy Wall Street from a Discreet Distance” is an incredibly pointed and witty take on the OWS movement and reactions to it. Copied from the original just in case that disappears; all credit … Continue reading »
Why I Like “Suits”
I almost didn’t watch “Suits” on the grounds that Gabriel Macht was so god awful in “The Spirit” (although, to be fair, so was everyone in that film). Glad I did though – it’s one of the few shows I actually tune in to watch each week (even if Channel 7 is doing to “Suits” … Continue reading »
Ruminations: Bastion (Supergiant Games) – Xbox 360
For a low budget / no budget game, Bastion certainly delivers. (I’ll throw a soft spoiler warning up here – I’m not spilling all the beans, but just hinting at some of the beans that are to be spilled over the course of the game.) – Game mechanics are simple and effective. What struck me … Continue reading »
1UP’s “Inside Starbreeze: The Secret History of the Riddick Team”
1UP has a great article on Starbreeze, game studio behind titles like The Darkness and Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Some may read it as evidence of publishers interfering with game studios (which it is) but in broader terms I saw it pointing to the difficulty of developing games. Despite points on the … Continue reading »
Full Contact Coin Collecting: Untold Entertainment Exploits GDC 2011 Panel
It’s a great story: Ryan Creighton finds a way to hold the most coins in order to win a spot to rant at a GDC panel – he manages to get his hand on one of the coin bags, then holds onto it. When it comes time to check who the winner he, he is … Continue reading »
