Category Archives: New York City

Save GameTunnel!

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Meg

GameTunnel was one of the first websites that focused on the indie gaming scene. It was founded in 2002 and had years of great coverage, monthly game roundups, game of the year awards, indie game reviews and more. The founder … Continue reading →

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Mix Tapes

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Meg

Meg: I’m listening to all my bad music before you come work with me! Harold: Oh, that’s ok, I’m pretty laid back with music. Meg: You only say that because you haven’t heard my awesome Lady Gaga / ABBA mix … Continue reading →

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Daily Grind

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Meg

  This is my to-do list. (crossposted to my work blog, Next Island News)  

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Complimentary?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Meg

Boss: Your <project> looks amazing! How did you manage that? Meg: I don’t drink coffee and flirt with boys ALL DAY, you know. Boss: Could have fooled me.

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Entirely Different

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Meg

“I gotta hang up and get back to work,” I told Marcus the other day. “Right, you have to slay monkeys and rescue new players.” “No, no, the boars are killing newbies in this area. The talking monkeys have capitalization … Continue reading →

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How To Tell If It’s Snowing

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Meg

Wait until someone asks you if you’re going into the city tomorrow, and then, just as you begin to go into your Hulk rage, because obviously you go to the city for work every day (and twice on Sundays, as … Continue reading →

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Internet Famous

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Meg

I didn’t usually post work press here, but Default Prime just did a story on Next Island, and mentioned me. Next Island itself was demonstrated at length by Neverdie Studio’s developer Michael Ray, who answered journalists’ questions and showed character … Continue reading →

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Wicked Awesome

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Meg

Boss: What’s our login for <site>? Meg: Oh, you can sign in as MegIsWickedAwesome. Boss: Was <company name> taken? Meg: No. Why do you ask?

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What Keeps You Playing?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Meg

I have a new editorial on player motivation up on The Game Effect. I’m quite pleased with this, it took me a while to process through why some mechanics keep me one-more-turning and others just piss me off, but I … Continue reading →

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Larger Than Life

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Meg

Spike VGA, by Simpson’s Paradox Saw this coming out of Penn Station this morning (since I didn’t take DeCamp today). I thought of my awesome time at the VGAs, and my recent cyberpunk ad sighting, and, well, if you saw … Continue reading →

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