This week we see the PC release of 2 great independent games from Magical Time Bean, SoulCaster and SoulCaster II. Totally loved these games when they were only available on XBLiM. The significance to this post you might be thinking? Well I got the chance to help out and beta test these releases which I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Upon the announcement of this installment in the Star Wars game franchise there was an equal share of cheers and jeers. Mainly from the die hard fan camp we had many expressing their utter horror at such a thing. I however… thought the idea was kinda cool. Why wouldn’t I want to play a game […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many rumors have been springing up over the past several months about what the big guys in the gaming hardware industry have been cooking up for the next generation of game consoles. The general idea is the next generation is bigger, better and faster but it doesn’t entirely seem that way with the next batch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I can remember back in the mid 90s hanging out with one of my friends from elementary school. He was one of the few if only friends I knew at the time who owned a Saturn so I got my fair share of exposure to that sweet little black box of 2D goodness. One of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This past Sunday, Jack Tramiel died at the age of 83. I’m sure most of the younger generation would have no clue who Jack Tramiel is, he’s had a rather significant impact on the computer and to some degree the video game scene, in good ways and some bad ways too. Tramiel was the founder […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had previously written about my fears about the turn in which the game industry might be taking because of all the rumors floating around the internet detailing anti-used game technology. One thing that I forgot to mention was digital distribution. Why is this important? Well, games that go out of print can eventually find […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most if not all of you are familiar with User Interfaces or UI for short. Whether it be sending a text on your phone or using the ATM at the bank you have interacted with one. These are the faces of the devices and software we use on a daily basis and it takes some […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was asked to design some posters to announce the coming of a new Pita Pit restaurant in Elizabethtown, PA. Out of three designs I came up with, they went with the one on the far right. I preferred the one on the far left due to the symbolism of design and construction in relation […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve enjoyed my fair share of MMO games having played World of Warcraft for a couple years and delved into Star Wars: The Old Republic in the past year but I’ve never seen the tremendous draw these games have for some people… going as far as actually causing addiction. But thats not what I’m really […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had thought I would try adding a new little segment to my blog highlighting people in the industry I think have been producing memorable work. For the next couple posts I’ll be posting reviews of projects by those featured in the spotlight. To kick this off I thought I’d cover a developer that has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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