I always debate whether I should do an article like this, especially now that the Pulitzer committee will accept online journalism for consideration. Simon Parkin at Chewing Pixels, however, has no problem highlighting the pieces he has enjoyed this year. Part 1 is up today. I’ll let you know when he’s done.
Entries from December 17th, 2008
Best Games Writing of 2008
December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Best Games Writing of 2008 · Media
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A History of Ensemble
December 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, History, Industry
The first part of my history of Ensemble Studios is up at Crispy Gamer. Yes, the first part. The article was so long that my beleaguered editors had to chop it into three pieces. And it could have been much longer. I have hours of audio, long emails, extra comments from colleagues and peers…all kinds […]
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Escapist 180 and Game Novels
December 16th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Escapist, Print Screen
This weeks’ Escapist is full of interesting content. The theme is “guilty pleasures” – gaming while drunk, whoring it up in MUDs, Superman 64. I’m quoted in Andrew Webster’s article about gaming novels, so read it if only to see me pretend to be an expert. Webster spends a lot of time with author Drew […]
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But Will it Fly?
December 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Creative Assembly, Multiplayer
The Total War games have always had a fairly interesting multiplayer battle game. You line up your Frenchmen, your friend pulls out his English longbows, and then you have at it. The most recent iteration, Total War: Kingdoms, implemented hotseat play for the campaign, but hotseat PC gaming hasn’t really been popular since I was […]
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Rise of Nations is Good for You
December 11th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Big Huge Games, Research, RTS
I go back and forth over whether Rise of Nations is my favorite RTS or the best RTS or one of my three favorite or one of the three best. These are important distinctions. The University of Illinois, however, has found that playing Rise of Nations helps seniors in a range of other cognitive processing […]
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Surprised the name was available
December 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Industry
World of Battles. So simple.
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