May 23
Now that MS has revealed the Xbox One, what does each of the “Big Three” need at E3 to steal the show? The biggest problem I think a lot of people probably had with the Xbox One reveal, outside of the interesting name choice or VCR-like design, was the glossing over of what many consider …
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May 10
When it comes to adaptations, do you think the producers involved should assume more than a baseline knowledge of the original material? If the Paul W.S. Anderson Resident Evil feature films, Gearbox/TimeGate Aliens video games, and Scott Ciencin Silent Hill comic books have taught us anything, it’s that no adaptation should be thrown under the …
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May 02
With video game movies being notoriously bad, do you think there is a game that would make a good adaptation? Once upon a time I would had said that the first Silent Hill could have made the perfect feature film to video game adaptation. In my head, the fact that its unique narrative already featured …
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Apr 04
What would you consider an accessible game? What makes a game accessible? I think we should probably start by looking at what the word “accessible” means. For something to be considered truly accessible, it has to be easily attainable, tremendously consumable, and incredibly simple to use. A game is only “accessible” if it aims to …
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Mar 28
What is more important in world building in video games, the locations or the characters? This is a challenging question. By definition, dynamic and interesting locations are required in order to build a world worth exploring. However, no world in any video game – regardless of how pretty or expansive it may be – is …
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Feb 05
Sometimes dreams bring up the strangest ideas. This isn’t really a dream article, but a before-I-sleep-I-spend-too-much-time-thinking article. In this case, I had finished recording a guest spot on a podcast in which talked about Sony’s strengths and weaknesses as a 1st party developer, and it got me to think about how each of the major …
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Jan 07
“What do you think of Nvidia’s new handheld? Will it succeed?” For those not following the CES circuit, Nvidia has just unveiled a new handheld gaming system called “Project Shield” (I know, I know – it totally sounds right out of the Marvel universe). Project Shield is powered by the impressively powerful Tegra 4 mobile …
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Dec 20
Why don’t mediums like video games tackle seasonal issues more often? Or why don’t we get more holiday content in them. Twas the week before Christmas and all through my face was a thick cloud of sickness that caused me disgrace; My computer stayed off as I layed in my bed yet thoughts of this …
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Nov 14
“What do you think the role of Achievements/Trophies should be in games? What do you think of their current use? How would you evolve them?” If you would have asked me back in 2005 whether I thought Achievements would do anything to enhance the gaming experience or make casual gamers more inclined to play, I …
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Sep 13
“Does Steam’s Big Picture mode change the game? If it takes up, how do you see it shaking up the console sector?” Call me an idiot, but I actually had to do some research for this question. Despite having seen Valve’s promotional video on ‘Big Picture’ about 12 times, I didn’t feel like I wholly …
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