Insightful? Me?

At the request of Beatnik, I’m going to try to offer up something insightful – as difficult as that may be. People who post rude and abusive comments on other people’s sites will only ever create feelings of anger and irritation. Constructive, reasoned criticism will always acheive a much better response.

Another Code release date

According to this news item over at Adventure Gamers, Another Code for the Nintendo DS is coming out on the 3rd June. Excellent news! I’m really looking forward to seeing how this game is being handled.

Oddworld goes to Hollywood

This article over at GameDailyBiz makes me wonder if it’s indicative of something larger. Is it a sign, written large, that the next generation consoles are going to be filled with safe bets, lack of originality and creativity and will tend towards a blandness that will drive away the gamers?

Protect your rights

GameDailyBiz has an interesting article which illustrates how important it is for creators and license-holders to protect their rights. Things must be bad when the FBI is involved…

About genres

What are you like? by Tom Bramwell over at Eurogamer is an interesting read. Are the attitudes he highlights a danger to gaming development as a whole?

Mr. Smoozles – a new schedule

Due to the many things going on in my life at the moment, from now I’m only going to be posting new Mr. Smoozles strips on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Sorry to all those who come for their daily dose of comic fun.

Talented young musician

Josh Winiberg is a talented eighteen year old who has already released two CDs of piano music under his own steam. All the tracks are his own compositions, so if you like the sound of solo piano, take a trip to the site and listen to some excellent samples.

Art Pad

Art Pad is a cool little web-based bit of art fun. Go and be creative. 🙂

Mr. Smoozles 40

For those who like to keep up with these things, today saw the publication of the 40th Mr. Smoozles strip. A little bit of a landmark…