Monthly Archives: May 2010

E3

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Meg

Stick brought in the mail yesterday, and brought me a book I’d ordered and a couple adverts, and then asked if maybe I was waiting for something else to arrive. I guess in the excitement of getting my press credentials … Continue reading →

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Truth In Advertising

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Meg

This awesome recommendation appeared on the side of my Facebook page today.

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Chinese School After-Action Review

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Meg

Chinese school is over for the semester. I’ve been teaching here for two years now, the longest time I’ve worked in one school. RACL is really a special place, I’m glad I could work here. I had the best class this semester, thanks to … Continue reading →

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MyTribe’s Second Island

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Meg

I finally built the Great Ark and got off the island. Oh, hi, I’m talking about MyTribe again, not LOST. When your tribe completes the Ark and sails to a new island, they’ll bring everything from the first island’s storehouse, … Continue reading →

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Fantasy University Preview

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Meg

Fantasy University is an upcoming Facebook game from Simutronics Corp. (If you’re asking yourself why that name sounds familiar, it may be because you’re old enough to have played DragonRealms on AOL.) I’ve been playing the current alpha build —  … Continue reading →

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Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Meg

It is a truth universally acknowledged that any Pride and Prejudice sequel will be a complete disaster. But like every other former English major, I’m so fascinated by Mr. Darcy that I can’t stop reading the knockoffs. Despite having highwaymen, attempted ravishment … Continue reading →

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TGConf After-Action Review

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Meg

Right before I went to Denver, I went to the Triangle Games Conference.  It was a great two days, I met a ton of creative people and heard about a lot of interesting projects. This meeting-strangers thing is getting a … Continue reading →

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Osmos Reviewed

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Meg

My review of Osmos in Indie Game Mag, issue 10.

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Tiger Eye: Curse Of The Riddle Box

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Meg

Passionfruit Games‘ first title, Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box> is out this week. This new game blends casual adventure gameplay with the paranormal romance novel Tiger Eye by Majorie M. Liu. I was in the beta last month, … Continue reading →

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How LOST Will End

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Meg

I started watching LOST in Yantai, so it’s been years now that I’ve been hoping to get a job working for the Dharma Initiative.  I’ve fallen a month or two behind on this season (which requires avoiding Twitter on certain … Continue reading →

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