Author Archives: Meg
Career Advice
Roy: you should write for ***publication*** they are really one of the top level outlets for general audience/enthusiast tech reporting and they are looking for columnists ***link*** Meg: Oh, nice! Roy: i’m sure you have a solid application package on hand to … Continue reading
Prepping for Doomsday is Surprisingly Cute
When I got the Doomsday Preppers press release, I quickly scanned it for the name of a friend who works in National Geographic’s game department, then dropped it in my GMail folder of press releases that I might get around … Continue reading
“After All This Time?”
I’ve written lots of times about reading and watching Harry Potter, sometimes as Harry Potter therapy for different things happening in my life. In college, my roommate Kristine and I would lie on the couches, watch Harry Potter, and escape … Continue reading
Phoenix Wright’s Nemesis
New review of Devil’s Attorney for Android is live on Hardcore Droid: In Senri AB’s Devil’s Attorney, players take on the role of Max McMann, an ethically flexible defense attorney, tasked with keeping his unfortunate and misunderstood clients out of jail. … Continue reading
In Which I Am Very Old
A few days ago, I slipped on the stairs outside Harold’s apartment, and fell about half a flight, hitting my back on every step on the way down. It was…. not my finest moment. I tried to handle it with some … Continue reading
Castaway Paradise
Wrote about the upcoming Castaway Paradise on IGM, as I pursue my life goal of playing every single island sim game ever. Stolen Couch, the indie studio behind Ichi and Kids Vs. Goblins, plan to release Castaway Paradise, a new free-to-play island sim for iOs, … Continue reading
Incubator
A few days ago, I went to see the demos for the Triangle Start-up Factory incubator over at the American Tobacco Campus. I went for work, but I was excited to go. I thought it would be smart to connect … Continue reading
Exemplary Reportage, Comrades
The Onion recently ran a piece calling DPRK leader Kim Jung-un the sexiest man alive. While most of us giggled at it and forwarded it to our Korean expat friends, the Chinese state paper, the People’s Daily, ran with the … Continue reading
Knights of Pen & Paper
New review of Knights of Pen & Paper up on Hardcore Droid: Knights of Pen & Paper, from indie Behold Studios, simulates a D&D tabletop campaign, in which players encounter campy tabletop monsters and running dramatic rescues. From the beginning, … Continue reading
My Internal Monologue, #4
What!?!? You’ve heard of us?! REALLY?!?!? But… you’re not my boyfriend or my immediate family member… Wow. – Was not my actual response to hearing that someone’s got a subscription to Indie Game Mag, but I am pretty sure the … Continue reading
