Tag Archives: games

Press Room Antics

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Meg

I can’t believe that going to the Spike Video Game Awards is just a sidenote in my week, but I’ve been so insanely busy with the Next Island launch. Been sort of like finals week in college, if you had … Continue reading →

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Social Game Smackdown

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Meg

So I’ve been struggling with my love for MyTribe and the way it’s been spamming up recently. I logged on the other day, and was immediately harassed for not playing. I dislike this on a couple of levels. First, if … Continue reading →

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Local or Express

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Meg

Uptown, downtown. Local, express. Connections are available to the 1, 2, 3, and 9. I love the subway. It feels so cyberpunk to watch clips, play games (Alchemy!) or listen to podcasts on my phone on the subway car. And … Continue reading →

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Crash Course

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Meg

What with a very full first day and then all that dancing down the street singing about how I’ve gotten a new job, by the time I got to the train station, I’d completely missed rush hour. That means forty … Continue reading →

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Civ 2, Or Why I Should Listen To Eric Sometimes

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Meg

Nick tagged me in that 15 games Facebook meme, but as I started to compile my most memorable games, I realized I’m unable to just type a list. Civilization 2 would definitely make that list. When Civ 2 came out, … Continue reading →

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Crayon Physics

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Meg

Before settling down to create the full length Crayon Physics Deluxe, Petri Purho, of the one-man game studio Kloonigames, wrote one minigame a month. You can really see that creativity and adaptability in the finished Crayon Physics. Each level of … Continue reading →

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Iron Game Dev

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Meg

Saturday morning at IndieCade was the Iron Game Dev Challenge. I was excited to see so man creative devs together, and I’m kind of fascinated by what goes into a game. No matter how many games I playtest or how … Continue reading →

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One Falls For Each Of Us

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Meg

I have a lot more to say about IndieCade, but this moment really captures the weekend. Saturday night was Brenda Brathwaite’s tearjerking discussion of her new project, One Falls For Each Of Us. This is a game, well, I don’t … Continue reading →

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New Study: Still Shocked By Girls Playing Games

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Meg

From the post Girls Got Game! A Look at Gender & Gaming, on the usually-awesome site Frisky Mongoose: First and foremost, what would you say if I told you that 60% of women that play games don’t actually consider themselves … Continue reading →

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Skipping The Tutorial

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Meg

A recent post on Brenda Brathwaite’s blog discusses “the frequently forced, painful and cramped narrative-on-rails that is the in-game tutorial” (Full text here). These are usually an awkward blend in media res urgency with a constant jarring reminder of what … Continue reading →

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