Current work…writing scripts
For the last few months, on top of travelling and attending a bazillion courses, I’ve been writing. I’ve written five...
Where and back again…
It’s been a while since I updated anything here. Partially because of “situation” but also partly because the blog got...
The One Ring
I was really surprised to see this arrive: The One Ring This is the latest game based around The Hobbit...
It is September in the Year of Our Lord, Twelve Hundred and Nineteen
Having met The Greek, Paul Akritas, at the agreed location in the city of Praha, Tangui ex Bonisagus and his...
Games Development Seminar – Belfast, 14th Sept
Last chance to register for a games technology development seminar here in Belfast. Wed, 14 September from 10:00 to 12:00...
And the result is…
The answer to my last message was a resounding “Ars Magica”. I’m happy about this because I had some of...
Email sent to gaming group
The plan is to have a Plan B game to turn to. I’m happy to run one though you’d have...
Game Prototype development quote needed
I’m looking for a prototype of a RTS game on iOS developed. Just a single level, basic graphics. 2D sprites...
God Willt
Another book arrived in the post that I’d forgotten about. Deus Vult by Mongoose Publishing is essentially playing the bad...
New Haul: from Cromwell to Cthulhu via Mirkwood
Today I got a new haul of stuff. Some of these were PDF bundles so at some point the dead...
Indies on the Mac
From the Oddlabs blog: Many game developers, indie or not, view the Mac as a freak that no one cares...
Although they are developed in software, games are not software
The title of this post is from this article: You Need $100,000. Users relate to them differently. Immersion matters. Balance...
Skirmish MP
Following on from my last post, I would posit that there is something missing from MP RTS (Multi Player Real...
Most RTS single player modes suck…
Josh Bycer writes: Honestly, most RTS single player modes… suck. The reason is that designers try to use it to...
Back again
I’ve been on a holiday-and-work-fueled hiatus. Two weeks driving in France and Spain and then two weeks spent helping people...
It’s full of stars
Ocean Sky from Alex Cherney on Vimeo. Absolutely breathtaking. And if we ever got some decent weather (and I had...
Gliese 581
Of course, this is not the first time we have seen Gliese 581 (HO Librae). In 2214, we’ll send a...
QABAL: INTENT vs IMPLEMENTATION
This thread on rpg.net asks why secret magical settings in games tend to be dumb. My problem is, it’s never...
Smallvillification
I’m a fan of the Smallville series (so much so that the collected series is on my Amazon wishlist for...
Frontier: A Changed Man
Kibwe had returned home a changed man. Kibwe had always wanted to be a pilot. From an early age he...
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