[So excited to be debuting the latest Game Storybundle – this one took some compiling, and had me commissioning exclusive eBooks, finding some supercool hidden gems like Jon Peterson’s tome, and even researching books on Go! My comments on each book are below the announce, and I hope you enjoy.] Continuing its popular “pay what …
Latest Storybundle goes deep with Spelunky, Go & more Read More »
[Virtual reality still has a (long?) way to come before becoming a truly mainstream technology. But there’s a lot of fascinating innovations – and problems to solve. Which is why I’m delighted that myself and my colleagues are starting a standalone VRDC – spanning all types of VR, beyond just games & entertainment in SF …
Welcoming our (standalone) VR Developers Conference Read More »
I had a chance to check out the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) trade show – http://www.e3expo.com – in Los Angeles this week, alongside some of its related press events. I thought it might be useful to write something up for those who didn’t attend – or are intrigued about where the show, which is the …
As many of you know, I’ve – as a spare-time project – been involved in helping to run veteran game database website MobyGames for a couple of years now – there’s more about this on my ‘You Might Know Me From…’ page. But the latest thing we’ve done, just announced by Tracy Poff on the …
MobyGames – adding promo images & concept art, with your help! Read More »
[Here’s the ‘side project to my side project’ StoryBundle I decided to curate a couple of months back – bundling some really neat ‘history of tech’ books together! Blown away that we got Fire In The Valley – a seminal history & the basis for Pirates Of Silicon Valley – in there, & there’s LOTS …
Presenting a special ‘Nerd History’ Storybundle! Read More »
Just a quick postscript to the recent post about uploading my idm netlabel Mono/Monotonik’s old music tracks to YouTube & to Soundcloud for easier streaming access. I mentioned in that post that Zach Bridier was preparing to upload a _complete_ Mono archive, with all the .MODs from the early releases also converted to .MP3. And …
It’s rare – in my advanced years – that I discover a new author that I’m completely enchanted by. But that’s just what has happened with author of ‘secret histories’ Tim Powers, after I got referred to his books by a Ron Gilbert article, and things spiraled out of control from there.
Following on from my last post – yes, GDC 2016 ended up being – in my obviously biased opinion – an amazing celebration of the state of video games. We had over 27,000 attendees this year in San Francisco (dodging some stormy weather that quit the day before the show), and people seemed super-energized by …
Game Developers Conference 2016 – turned out nice again? Read More »
So, it’s 2016 already, and the 30th (how did that happen?!) edition of Game Developers Conference is almost upon us, rolling towards us pleasantly, imposingly, but inexorably. GDC 2016, which I help to organize, takes place in San Francisco next week (March 14th-18th). It features dedicated Summits and Bootcamps on Monday and Tuesday, with the …
Game Developers Conference 2016 – Reasons To Be Cheerful Read More »
[The first Storybundle I curated for 2016 is a special one – definitely my favorite for a while, and featuring some killer books – from the awesome Second Quest graphic novel through Nick Suttner’s lyrical Shadow Of The Colossus book and even two books made _just_ for this bundle. Go grab it! See below for …
