Tag Archives: Next Island

Blinded Me With Science

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Meg

I’m writing a piece for Hardcore Droid about my work in games, which is turning out to be surprisingly difficult. I love talking about games but somehow when asked to describe my work and give career advice to future game … Continue reading →

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‘Electronic Games’ From The 1980’s

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Meg

Found a cache of Electronic Games magazines from the 1980s at a flea market. They were in surprisingly good condition and I’ve had a really great time reading through them. I wrote for Geek about what’s changed and what really … Continue reading →

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Default Settings, Again

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Meg

My baseline feeling in Chapel Hill is that it’s not too bad, if I make a constant effort  to look for things I can enjoy, and to not think too much about the drawbacks. Sometimes living in North Carolina makes … Continue reading →

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Motherlode

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Meg

When the new SimCity came out, and crowds of gamers leapt to vilify EA for the problems with a new always-online “feature”, I kind of laughed at players getting so wound up over launch-day issues. I even snarked about how worked … Continue reading →

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In Which I Am Fairly Shallow

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Meg

The Christmas before last, my parents asked me what I would like for Christmas, and I said I wanted some money towards a new winter coat. My dad reacted with fatherly concern for my financial state and my health, and … Continue reading →

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New, Long-Lasting Hold

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Meg

When I first moved to New York (Well, I was actually moving to Scep and Katie’s study, but now that you know that all my exciting LA adventures involve me staying in the murder hotel, I guess “moving to my … Continue reading →

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And This Is Crazy

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Meg

Sometimes, Harold sings songs to me. My favourite is when he’s singing a Star Trek theme, and I almost recognize it and ask which one it is, and he sings the name of the show into the theme music.  (Actually, he started … Continue reading →

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Still Life With Engagement Ring and Chinese MMO Text

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Meg

This past year, Harold and I got engaged! I still can’t really believe it, and saying “my fiance” and “after we’re married…” makes me laugh hysterically. In 2012, I contributed to three shipped games, Grumpy Goats, Next Island and Empire Online Lakoo. I started writing for … Continue reading →

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Where’s That?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Meg

One of the things I don’t like about North Carolina is how freaking long it takes to do simple things, because no one here is ever in a hurry. Another thing I don’t like is that there are only two … Continue reading →

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NYC Gaming September Demo Night

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Meg

Last night I went to the NYC Gaming September Demo night at Microsoft.  Grumpy Goats was one of the demos, it was really fun to see the changes made to the game and see the guys from Verge. Also saw … Continue reading →

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