My latest feature for Crispy Gamer is up. Remarkably few edits this time, which either means I’m getting the hang of this or Ryan Kuo has just given up on me. I write about social gaming – Facebook games mostly. I also talk to a rep from OMGPOP, an arcade game site that targets high […]
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Starcraft II Delayed?
July 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Starcraft II Delayed? · Blizzard, Industry, RTS, Sci Fi
As Bryn Williams says, this would not be a surprise. I’ve long had doubts that Starcraft II would make Christmas 2009, and in one of our earliest podcasts I made the reckless prediction that we’d see Diablo 3 before we saw Starcraft II. Blizzard, of course, follows its own schedule. You can’t really put publishing […]
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Why Facebook Games May Matter
June 30th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Industry
When Brian Reynolds gets hired by the biggest social gaming company in America, either he’s selling out to the one part of the game business that is rapidly expanding or Social Games are about to get a lot more interesting. Here’s hoping it’s the latter. What the press release doesn’t say is that the new […]
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These are Two of My Favorite Things
May 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Big Huge Games, Industry
Take a Hall of Fame level pitcher and a Hall of Fame level designer and maybe magic can happen. 38 Studios (www.38studios.com), an entertainment and original IP creation company, today announced the acquisition of Big Huge Games (BHG) from publisher THQ Inc. The acquisition is a critical step in 38 Studios’ strategy to deliver a […]
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What Went Wrong With Demigod?
May 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Gas Powered Games, Industry, Multiplayer, Stardock
It’s sort of a shame that the multiplayer launch problems have overshadowed how great Demigod is. It’s my early favorite for best strategy game of the year, but I’ve had no shortage of headaches and grief over how difficult it is to get a big MP skirmish going. Brad Wardell, still wearing his hair shirt, […]
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Brass Knuckles Update
April 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Industry
This year’s E3 will now be a lot less dangerous. EA is rounding up all the “novelty brass knuckles” it mailed out.
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