Part Two of the Shawn Elliott sponsored game review symposium of the stars is up at his blog. More thoughts once I digest it all. A nugget from John Davison: On both PC Player, and PC Zone back in the UK, I found that it was our strategy guys more than any other that wielded […]
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When is a game ready for review?
January 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Industry, Media
There’s a lot of talk in my circle about the public beta for THQ’s Dawn of War 2, a game they are still doing a lot of balancing for. This is, after all, a beta. Still, Future publishing has had no problem running reviews of the RTS. Considering the prevalence of balance patches throughout the […]
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Podcasting
January 27th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Blogs, Me, Media
This weekend, I’ll join a friend on his initial podcast. I’ll have more on the details once they are worked out. I’ve never been on a podcast before, and I haven’t been on TV or the radio since high school. I hope my stutter doesn’t reappear. But it has, once again, led me to consider […]
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Dare to Disagree
January 7th, 2009 · 22 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Media
Scott Jones did not enjoy Fallout 3. But his story isn’t a counter review. It’s an explanation of why it can be so hard to love a game that everybody else enjoys. Let’s be frank; the game makes a terrible first impression. The opening hour is simply one of the dullest videogame openings in our […]
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1up is dead
January 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Media
Yesterday afternoon, it was confirmed that Hearst Corporation would buy the Ziff Davis game properties, except for the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. EGM was then terminated. ZD’s CEO wrote in a press release that many 1up personalities would make there way to UGO, Hearst’s low rent male centered, short articled, IGN-lite media hub. They then […]
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Parkin’s Picks
December 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Parkin’s Picks · Blogs, Media
Simon Parkin has rounded out his list of the top games writing for 2008. I demand a recount.
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