You can read my review of Theatre of War over at Gameshark. This is my first review for the site and hopefully not my last. Gamerankings converts the B- to a 75 which sounds a little high. The sense I’m trying to get here is “problematic, but worth a look.” I’m shooting for a low […]
Wizards of the Coast Tries Something New
June 11th, 2007 · 5 Comments · RPGs
In an effort to expand the hobby gaming audience, Wizards of the Coast is going all Web 2.0 with the budget sci-fi name Gleemax. Gleemax will be a social networking community with user blogs, friends lists and web versions of Avalon Hill Games. The hope, it seems, is that this will bring strategy, Magic and […]
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The Expectation Game
June 8th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Gamers
If you don’t read Kieron Gillen’s blog, you should. Though he’s branched out into comics and music, he’s still one of the best writers in the business. He’s more than Mr. New Games Journalism. Anyway, he has an essay up today about “fans” of what he calls the Immersive Sim. (There has to be a […]
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A new reality
June 7th, 2007 · 6 Comments · RPGs
Firefly Studios, the makers of Stronghold and CivCity Rome, are making an action RPG for the PC and 360. It’s apparently called Hero, though the word “dungeon” hovers over the name so it looks like it’s called Dungeon Hero. This part of the press release caught my eye. The first dungeon-based game to realistically depict […]
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PTD 306
June 6th, 2007 · 5 Comments · PTD Magazine, Retro
The new issue of Played to Death magazine is ready to go. It’s a Retro issue and my contribution was an aesthetic analysis of the Intellivision controller overlays. I am one step away from writing for Architectural Digest.
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The Videogame Style Guide
June 5th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Media
The Videogame Style Guide is now available for aspiring game writers. I still think videogame should be two words. Like board game. Or card game. But aside from that quibble (and a few others) the guide is an excellent tool for new writers. Experienced writers will find little here that is surprising or distinct from […]
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