Acid for Blood

There were a couple of sessions that I really enjoyed at the Game Developers Conference this year.
The first was “Game Studies Download 3.0“. The Game Studies Download first appeared at GDC 2006, which was the first GDC I attended. I’m quite interested in the various fields of game studies, having dabbled in it (read: dissertation […]

The MCV Games Media Award winners are set to be revealed this October, and the finalists have just been announced. The judging panel will consist of games industry professionals. When the Game Media Awards were announced, some games journalists criticised the judging process.
Kyle Orland stated:
Journalists themselves are in a much better position to judge their […]

I meant to post about the PAX Guild Wars party last night, but I ended up being too tired from work (and still tired from the weekend) to concentrate on writing. Instead I just played Guild Wars and relaxed in Pre-Searing Ascalon. I’ll try to write about the party tonight after work, but first…
I’ve been […]

Chris Kohler has an excellent article explaining his understanding of types of gamers and what this means for the ‘console war’:
Before blue oceans and innovators’ dilemmas, the “casual gamer” was the guy who played Xbox but wasn’t a game nerd. He’ll play Halo with his buddies for hours. But the new definition of “casual gamer” […]

I now know why I received half a dozen emails from Capcom’s Lost Planet marketing team during the lead up to the launch on 12th January. They spent $20 million on developing the game and “$20 million was spent on the advertising, marketing, parties and promotions” (Joystiq). My inbox typically does not see that kind […]

I have been following the development progress of Hellgate: London since summer 2005. The game’s setting, a post-apocalyptic London infested with demons from Hell, seemed really cool. I enjoy science fiction, and the whole post-apocalypse concept was intriguing. No, I haven’t played Fallout. The development team include some ex-Blizzard staff. I haven’t played Diablo, […]

There’s a new game blog that will try to do for game development what The RAM Raider tries to do for game journalism. Game Truth is tired of the bullshit and feels compelled to:
…speak the truth, or at least the other side of the story, and it might as well be a blog like this. […]

Gamasutra asked industry professionals, academics, and game design students which next-generation console they would be buying this week (if any):
Q: As a video game professional, are you buying a Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii or both on their North American launch later next week? How are you securing your console (eBay, pre-order, queue?), and what […]

From Gamasutra:

EVE OnlinePC MMO creator CCP, based in Iceland, has announced a merger with U.S. paper-gaming firm White Wolf, the world’s second largest role-playing publisher, revealing intentions to build a World Of Darkness MMO.
As a former member of The Camarilla, this is exciting news. I could totally get into a Vampire MMORPG. Whee vampires! Let’s […]

Eleven days ago, I placed my order for the Collector’s Edition of Guild Wars Nightfall on GameStop.com. This was two days after pre-orders for Nightfall became available. At the time, GameStop.com were offering the Pre-Release Bonus pack for an additional $4.99 with the purchase of the game. I checked the site just now, and they […]