I’m in the middle of designing a game. Although it’s hard to be objective about a work in progress, it’s possibly the best design I’ve worked on. (Best being completely relative of course.) The design is much more non-linear than anything else I’ve worked on, which naturally throws up a lot of detail and complexity, …
The official website for So Blonde, has gone live. For those of you who cannot read German, or who prefer to read in English, click on the US/British flag just above Sunny’s head on the right hand side. Plenty to see here, don’t move along.
A report over at MCV covers the opening of a new Gamestation shop in my home town of Hull. Claiming it will be the second largest gaming shop in Europe, that’s quite an acheivement for a town that reguarly gets a lot of stick from all quarters. “Hull has some of the most dedicated gamers …
After a slight delay, another strip has been posted on the Mr. Smoozles site. Stefano is beginning to get into his stride, I think. Let us know what you think of the latest direction.
The first trailer for Brütal Legend, the next Tim Schafer game, has been released. I must admit, it caught me a little by surprise, but the fact that a game trailer can do this in today’s jaded climate is a good point to start from. Although it’s an action game that looks incredibly gory, the …
I think that Stephen Fry is a wonderful entertainer and his recent documentaries about bipolar disorder and HIV have been excellent, too. In conjunction with the latest documentary on HIV, a new website has been created called G.I.JONNY to help raise awareness of the problems of HIV amidst fears that people are becoming complacent about …
Simpsonised version of me.
Now, an important part of being a writer is understanding when and how to relax and this weekend sees the fourth annual Pocktoberfest. Looks like there are some might fine real ales on show and I hope to be sampling one or two as part of my relaxation therapy. If you live in the area, …
I gave a talk on plotting last night at a meeting of York Writers. I was pretty nervous, as many of the writers have been published, and wondered how they would take what I had to say. Thankfully, they all seemed to enjoy it and it fired up some interesting discussion afterwards, which resulted in …
The second of the new strips with art by Stefano has just gone up onto the Mr. Smoozles site. It feels a little strange seeing someone else “handle” my characters, but as long as Stefano continues to do a great job I’ll be happy.
Mr. Smoozles makes a comeback with a new strip today! Artist Stefano Collavini contacted me a few weeks ago about the possibility of drawing the strip. It’s taken him a little while to fully get into the characters (much of that being that I’m a picky sod ove my characters) but we’re at last up …
Here are some more general photos, but there’s one of me and “Sunny”, too.