Interviewed again
The Polish gaming site, Gry.o2.pl, has just published an interview with me on their site. It is available in both Polish and English (in the side bar).
You wait ages for a bus…
…then two come along together. I’ve been thinking about recent adventure games. Though some of them have high production values and excellent stories, I keep reading complaints about the standard of the puzzles. Could it be that, as so many of the recent adventures have leant towards a more “real-world” setting, it’s becoming increasingly difficult …
Blowing off the dust
My, but it seems ages since I posted anything on the old blog, so I thought I should dust things off and put some words down before people stop bothering to drop by. It’s been a busy few weeks as I’ve been fitting writing projects around each other as well as tying to keep on …
Mr.Smoozles goes missing
Sorry, there will not be a new strip today. Busy week. Honest.
Perception
One of the difficulties that writers have faced within the industry is making developers and publishers see the value of hiring someone who specialises in the field. Last night I found it really hard work trying to explain to a group of non-gamers just what it is that a writer does in a game. I …
Businesses playing games
There is an excellent My Turn article over at Game Daily Biz, which discusses the making of time for playing games for businesses who work in the games industry. It also discusses the advantages of hiring professionals who also have a passion for games. “There are far too many people out there treating this as …
In with a bad lot, Tim?
Gamespot has an item on Majesco being sued by some of its own shareholders. Is it just me, or is there a regular stream of stories, lately, that give the impression that they are all involved in dodgy dealings of one kind or another? If they aren’t guilty of dubious workforce practices or not paying …
Pants on Fire
Rockstar seem to have been caught telling porkies, according to this item on Eurogamer. To be honest, I’m more astounded by the fact that the critics of the unlockable sex scene seem to be more concerned with this than the glorification of crime and murder that the GTA games revel in. Weird set of priorities …
Problem fixed
It seems that it wasn’t the problem I thought it was and the site is now back.
Temporary problems
The Juniper Games site is down at the moment. I’m hoping to return it to full working order very shortly.
Daft as a Doughnut
Russian Astrologer Sues Nasa I somehow missed this weirdness earlier in the week. I’m astounded at the stupidity that abounds in the world. Perhaps Nasa and all the world’s astronomers should sue astrologers for blatant lies and deception?
Competition clarification
“All the finalists will receive a signed print of a Steve Ince version of their character – worth the entry fee on its own!” It seems that the above attempt at humour in the competition announcement has caused a little confusion in some quarters. So, just to be clear, I need to state that there …