Tag Archives: gaming

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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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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Eufloria Reviewed

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Meg

My Eufloria review is up on Bytten. Despite really enjoying Eufloria, this was a hard review to write. I loved the organic-art graphics so much, but as I read and reread my attempts at a review, I started to feel … Continue reading →

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Silkroad Society

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Meg

This Joymax press release on multiplayer games, virtual societies, and Asian culture, landed in my inbox the other day: Joymax, an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the global market, today announced the launch of a third “Clean … Continue reading →

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Dungeons and Dragons Soda

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Meg

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine. The people at Jones Soda and I agree that Simpson’s Paradox readers are all huge nerds will find this product interesting and … Continue reading →

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Triangle IGDA

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Meg

I went to the Triangle IGDA meetup last week, while Stick was away in Charlotte. It was a bit nerve-wracking going in, but I hadn’t even gotten my name tag before I started talking to a newly-local indie game dev, … Continue reading →

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Play! A Videogame Symphony

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Meg

Stick and I went to Play! A Videogame Symphony at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre a few weekends ago. We joined the crazy quilt of blankets, over a carpet of drying pine needles, and unpacked our cheese, olives,  Nintendo DS, and … Continue reading →

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Xyzzy

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Meg

I have a new piece up on In-game dating: Not just for basement-dwelling nerds up at TechCoquette. Like online dating on Match.com, eHarmony or other matchmaking sites, couples who meet through World of Warcraft first connect entirely through their words. … Continue reading →

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White On Black, Point Ten, With Flames, Robots and A BFG

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Meg

Why do gaming sites feel the need to have white text on a black background? Don’t you have any sympathy for my eyes? It’s bad enough when I have to turn up the font size (shut up) but seriously, white-on-black … Continue reading →

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TechCoquette

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Meg

I have a couple articles up on the new TechCoquette, including this one on What his Twitter Timeline is Telling You: Want a peek into your new boyfriend’s mind? Just browse his Twitter timeline! A guy’s Twitter stream gives you … Continue reading →

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