I’m still processing the news that the board of Crispy Gamer laid off the entire editorial staff – the two editors and the staff writers/video people. I have no real idea what this means for the future of Crispy Gamer enterprises, but I do know that this is a very sad day for me. It’s […]
Entries from January 22nd, 2010
Three Moves Ahead Episode 48 – The Gaming Gender Gap
January 19th, 2010 · 36 Comments · Podcast, Society, Three Moves Ahead
This week, Troy and Tom welcome Lara Crigger, Jenn Cutter and Tiffany Martin to the show to talk about the gender gap in strategy gaming. Well, that’s where it starts. It turns into an almost 90 minute discussion of the place of women in gaming, their portrayal in games, the importance of peer groups, more […]
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Paradox Convention This Week
January 18th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Paradox
For some reason I’ve been invited to a press junket to Stockholm to see what Paradox has planned for early 2010. I leave on Wednesday for a very quick trip, which I am dreading as much as I am looking forward to. This flight will probably kill me. Full disclosure: Paradox is paying for the […]
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Crispy Gamer Outlooks for 2010
January 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Crispy Gamer, RTS
At Crispy Gamer, Tom Chick and I worked together on a couple of RTS outlooks for the coming year. If you’ve heard our latest podcast, these opinions won’t have anything new. But you do get to see outdated photos of both of us. SupCom 2 C&C 4
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Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in the Second Punic War
January 13th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Ancients, Indie Games
My friend Kevin pointed me to this a couple of days ago and only now have I gotten to spend some time with the beta demo. The first thing that strikes you about Hannibal is the art. It’s sort of a Bayeux Tapestry thing, I guess. Very stylized and not entirely clear all the time. […]
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Three Moves Ahead Episode 47 – Looking Ahead to 2010
January 12th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Podcast, Three Moves Ahead
Troy, Tom and Rob look at the big 4 RTSes coming out this year (Command & Conquer 4, Starcraft 2, Supreme Commander 2 and RUSE) as well as the return of Norb Timpko, the future of Facebook games, the battle between Victorian Age games. And Tom makes Troy sing. Apologies for the sound issues. It […]
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