Andrew Groen interviewed me and Rob Zacny for a short piece on whether we are now in a Golden Age for strategy games. You can read it over at the Penny Arcade Report if you like. Now, keep in mind that I sent Andrew 1000 words and he pared me down to a couple of […]
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A Few Thoughts on Golden Ages
September 6th, 2013 · Comments Off on A Few Thoughts on Golden Ages · Industry, Me
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Holiday Guest Blog 2: Jon Shafer “The Middle Market”
December 20th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Guest Blog, Industry
Stardock’s Jon Shafer is one of those developers who thinks very hard about everything except joining our Out of the Park Baseball League, which he did as a “Why not?” more than anything else, it seems. Best known as the designer of AAA title Civilization 5, Jon wanted to use this space to again push […]
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Not Contemporary
July 12th, 2011 · 27 Comments · Design, Industry
In an interview with MCVUK, Christoph Hartmann, the president of 2K Studios, was asked about why X-Com was being turned into a first person shooter, instead of using the IP as God intended – a tactical strategy game. The ‘90s generation of gamers all love Xcom and we own the IP, so we thought OK, […]
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Paradox Convention 2011
January 25th, 2011 · 13 Comments · Industry, Paradox
I will admit that it was weird to attend an event and not feel any pressure to write about any of it. Over a dozen games were on display, some of them with static images or limited play. But there was still a lot to be excited about. First the disclaimer. My employer, Evolve PR, […]
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Not A Goodbye, But A Reboot
January 19th, 2011 · 70 Comments · Industry, Me, Media
I recently tweeted that my day was going so well that it reminded me why I love to write. On my Formspring, someone asked me why, so I went into how for someone like me writing is as close to magic as anything in my life. When I write and the words are flowing and, […]
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Shafer and Stardock
January 5th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Firaxis, Industry, Stardock
When I broke the news that Jon Shafer had left Firaxis, I can honestly say that I had no idea where he would end up. I knew that a deal was in place for him to go somewhere, I knew that he was happy with the move and I knew nothing else. None of my […]
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