I’m pretty far behind in my podcast listening. I haven’t listened to the PC Gamer podcast or the Games for Windows ‘cast in a while. The Gamers With Jobs podcast is still a weekly listen, though. And this week’s broadcast deals specifically with strategy gaming. Maxis’ Soren Johnson sits in and talks about Civ IV, […]
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A Matter of Literacy?
May 6th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Gamers, Industry, Me
This will probably be my only post about Grand Theft Auto IV, a game which has been dubbed not only “great”, but “important” by a number of very savvy critics. Seth Schiesel’s review in the New York Times epitomizes the form, being (as usual) well written enough to persuade my wife that GTA4 is something […]
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Developers On Notice
May 1st, 2008 · 10 Comments · Industry
There are 26 letters in the alphabet and ten numerals. So can you please stop using Os and zeroes in your registration codes? Or at least make it clear to me which is which? Use a font that puts a strike mark through the zero or makes the letter O really fat.
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Sins of a Solar Empire Post Mortem
April 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on Sins of a Solar Empire Post Mortem · Industry, Ironclad, Sci Fi
I love post mortems on game design. You can learn a lot about the business and about developers as individuals. It’s always astonishing how close some games come to failure before they even hit the marketplace, where most of them will fail anyway. Sins of a Solar Empire was not a failure. Read about how […]
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Best News of the Year
April 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments · Industry
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is coming back to the PC this July. You may now dance.
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Let the Ghosts Lie
April 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Industry
Every time someone tries to make something of the Atari name, it just tarnishes what was once a truly important brand. Does “Atari” even mean anything any more? Besides, if Infrogrames changes their name they will lose their awesome anthem.
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