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Anomaly: Warzone Earth

April 11th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Me, RTS

First, the disclaimer. Anomaly: Warzone Earth is represented by Evolve PR, my employer. If you think that means something, I can’t prevent you from thinking that. Other people, though, seem to be liking Anomaly just fine without the paycheque attached. Anomaly is a tower offense game. You guide a small squad of forces through a […]

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Toronto Spring Meetup: Some Details

April 2nd, 2011 · 7 Comments · Me, Podcast

OK, let’s get this thing going. I want to meet as many friends, fans and followers from the Toronto/Southern Ontario area as I can. The date is either Saturday April 23 or Saturday May 7. The location is still to be determined based on numbers and recommendations. The time will be mid afternoon, probably 2:30 […]

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What I’m Reading

March 30th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Me, Media

One of the great things about working from home is that I can keep tabs on the people and sites I like almost at will while I cull things from databases and try to find outlets friendly to the types of things Evolve represents. Though my blog roll and contributors’ listings are good solid bets […]

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There’s Something About a War

March 26th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Design, Me

More than any other franchise, the Total War games bring out the butcher in me. I would love to say that surrounding and annihilating an army of peasants to the last man is a purely strategic decision in Shogun 2, but mostly I eradicate and eliminate enemy forces just to see if I can – […]

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Welcome to the Century

March 19th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Me, Tech

For years I have had what one dear friend not so affectionately called a “shit phone”. I only needed a cell phone for conferences and ad hoc communication for the most part, so the shit phone worked fine. Today that ended with the purchase of a proper iPhone. I am already filling it with the […]

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The Things You Miss

March 14th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Me

I’ve been getting a lot of questions from friends, readers and colleagues about how I am adjusting to the new job. It’s only really been a month, so there’s a lot of HELP ME still going on. Throw in a very rushed and imperfect move and you have the recipe for me to continually wonder […]

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