My new comic strip, Mr. Smoozles has been going for over three weeks now and I’ve managed to keep to a daily update schedule so far. I wrote scripts for a dozen episodes over the weekend, which will introduce another character, as well as taking it in a direction I didn’t expect. Hopefully you’ll all …
I did some more work on SC1 last week during the evenings and over the weekend I let a couple of people take a look at what I’d done in the hope of getting some feedback. Thankfully, what they said was very positive and very constructive, so I’m feeling pretty encouraged. The next step is …
Blue 52, the company behind the game Stolen, has had to close its doors due to not being able to cover its overheads. Gamasutra has the full story, here. It seems to back up the claim by ELSPA that the UK Games industry needs some serious backing from the government as mentioned in this Gamasutra …
My partner, June, works in a customer service centre (helping the public with enquiries about local services and the like). The centre has been undergoing some renovation and because a wall was re-plastered, the clock that hung upon it was propped up on a table on the other side of the room. They were so …
Am I the only one who thinks that in this promotional photo, an attractive female displaying a T-shirt with the slogan, “The First to be Touched”, is a little on the dubious side? 🙂 Edit: As pointed out in the comments, you have to be registered at the site to see this picture, sorry.
Someone here, has posted links to character packs for a version of Nico from Broken Sword – The Sleeping Dragon. Looks pretty cool.
GameDailyBiz has just published my article on Interaction Density in their My Turn section. I hope that you’ll take the time to read it and to post some feedback as I’m interested in learning what others think about this subject.
There’s a preview for Another Code over at Adventure Gamers. I must admit that I share a lot of Marek’s excitement over this title and can’t wait for it to come out. However, one area that I think he’s not though through, is the idea of point-and-click using the stylus. Point-and-click on the PC is …
At last, the Nintendo DS has come out in the UK and I have one in my posession. 🙂 The feel of it is superb and the demo for Metroid Prime Hunters is an excellent example of how the touch-sensitive screen can be used to good effect. Using the thumb strap widget to move around …
I have no idea where my mind went on that one. A guy called Pavel Barter wrote the piece and as soon as I saw his name I remembered instantly. Although it’s a subject that could have done with a more in-depth approach, it’s probably not in the style of the mag to do so. …
This one is a little strange. According to this thread over at the JA Forums, there’s an article in the latest (UK) PC Zone which has me saying things about story telling in games. I say it’s strange because I don’t remember this. I remember doing something for a guy who was writing an article …
Gamespot has some video footage of some gameplay from Dreamfall. It looks really wonderful, plus it’s good to see that Broken Sword 3 paved the way for this game’s feel. Though it’s clearly slicker and more advanced than BS3, the roots are striking. This looks like it’s going to be an exciting game.