I discovered this post via the Projector Films blog. I love the fact that the internet is opening up opportunities to independent creativity in a way that’s allowing people to make some money. The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that the internet is really the way to go for me.
Following the gloomy feeling of my last two posts, I must say that a smile came over my face as I read this article in the latest issue of The Escapist online magazine. The idea that the whole of South America is poking Sony and Microsoft in the eye creates a warm feeling in my …
This piece over atEurogamer highlights another major problem with the increasing expense of making games. Soon only the very biggest publishers will be able to fund the development of “top” games and so in a few years’ time we’ll be reduced to a handful of big publishers as they grab all of the smaller ones. …
Reading the latest issue of MCV, it’s very easy to get the impression that there is a lot to be worried about in games development. Both the US and Japanese retail markets show a fall in game software sales of around 24%. When you take into account the fact that this software is now spread …
Today I went to see the film, Wallace and Gromit – The Curse of the Were Rabbit. What a hilarious film – so much so that I’m going to have to see it again. The attention to detail is amazing and the dedication of the creators is unbelievable when you think of the amount of …
Never having written a book before, I must admit that the process has taken me somewhat by surprise. Although I have mapped out what I want to say by creating a chapter list that contains a few paragraphs on each, when I sit down to start each one I’m briefly filled by a feeling of …
The community forums have been down for a few days. The database had to be changed by the hosting providors because of an external attack. Everything should be back to normal now. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Danielle Corsetto’s excellent strip, Girls with Slingshots, has been around for exactly a year now. As part of the celebrations, Danielle asked for some guest strips for the site. Today you can see the Mr. Smoozles strip I put together for her on the main page. Congratulations on the first anniversary, Danielle.
A few months ago I was approached by a publisher interested in publishing a book on writing for games as part of an established series of books they have of various writing topics. This came about as a direct result of my maintaining a solid presence online, particularly my article, “My Fingers are Blistered and …
This afternoon I was talking with Tony Warriner, a colleague and friend from my time at Revolution, when we touched ont he subject of niche games, which led onto the subject of adventure games. Clearly, the adventure genre isn’t dead because adventure games continue to sell, but it ahs quite clearly become a niche market. …
Those kind people over at Adventure Developers were interested in having a chat with me. You can discover what we talked about here.
The voting in the competition has now closed and the results are as follows: Andy Warthog by Corvus D. Elrod 3%Lucile by Stathis Riso 43%Marcus Roadkill by by Geraldo Ramos Falci Jr. 30%Root Monkey by Colin Panetta 16%Skid by Jean-Louis Sirois 6% This means that Lucile by Stathis Riso is the winner. Well done Stathis! …