One of the things I’ve always had a bit of trouble with is how to compartmentalize when I let a ‘passion project’ into my life. Obviously, I don’t want anything I do to distract me so much that I can’t do my dayjob. But I also need creative things to be passionate about which aren’t …
Back in May, I teamed up with Jason Chen at Storybundle to curate the first Video Game Storybundle – a veritable cornucopia of great DRM-free video game eBooks, from Ralph Baer to Jordan Mechner and beyond – and it was a hit. Now, six months and much curating later, I’m extremely delighted to announce Video …
Video Game Storybundle 2.0 – the return of the words! Read More »
[Back in 1997, I was working in the game industry as a game designer at Kuju Entertainment, but also interviewing a host of interesting game creators via email in my spare time. Following my interviews with Valve’s Marc Laidlaw and 3D Realms’ Scott Miller – both originally published on a site called VideoGameDesign.com – I’m …
Let the Lionheads roar – a 1997 interview with Peter Molyneux & Demis Hassabis Read More »
You may remember that I teased this a few weeks back, but Jason Chen and the kind folks at StoryBundle have debuted the Video Game StoryBundle that I curated, and man, I’m happy with the results – 10 DRM-free game culture/history eBooks, going for a song. No room here to thank everyone individually, but it’s …
Announcing The Video Game StoryBundle – out now! Read More »
[Back in 1997, I was working in the game industry as a game designer at Kuju Entertainment, but also interviewing a host of interesting game creators via email in my spare time. Following my interview with Valve’s Marc Laidlaw, this second reprint in this series is with Apogee and 3D Realms co-founder Scott Miller, a …
Dukin’ it out – a 1997 interview with Apogee/3D Realms’ Scott Miller Read More »
I’ve been a fan of ‘electronic media bundles’ since the original Humble Bundle launch, and obviously had a lot of fun co-creating the game bundle website Indie Royale, until I handed our half over to the Tenshi folks at the start of the year. Although I’m plenty busy in my dayjob helping to run GDC …
ANNOUNCE/C4S: A video game culture/history eBook StoryBundle Read More »
[Back in 1997 – when i was all of 22 years old – I was working in the game industry as a designer, at Kuju Entertainment in the UK. But I was also fascinated with writing about game development and design, even before I started contributing to Gamasutra in 1998. So I set out to …
‘The best zoo in the universe’ – a 1997 interview with Valve’s Marc Laidlaw Read More »
Since the divestiture announcement is now out, I figured it might be good to reflect on the past, New Year stylee, by talking a bit about the beliefs underpinning Indie Royale. Indie Royale [Wikipedia page] is the independent video game bundle site that I co-created for my employer UBM (GDC, Gamasutra, etc!) in association with …
Having lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past decade-plus, one thing I’ve discovered is a trove of locations related to arcade-style gaming. Whether it be classic amusement attractions, vintage or modern pinball, or arcade gaming, there’s some great stuff out here – both San Francisco arcades and others further afield. So here …
San Francisco/Bay Area Arcades – A Definitive Guide Read More »
[Just wanted to post about this one on my personal blog, since I’m proud of the effort and the work that went into it. Since I started Indie Royale as part of my company’s video game properties last October, we’ve really tried not to use charity as a crutch to sell bundles – something that …
Indie Royale’s All-Charity Pack – Giving, The Crowdsourcing Way Read More »
