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Traffic Control Algebra

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Meg

Edupup’s Traffic Control Algebra asks players to review their algebra skills, while keeping crazy drivers from crashing into each other. I was assigned to review any educational game on eduXtive, and I was really happy to find this one, and … Continue reading →

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Seed 4

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Meg

Seed 4 is a new fantasy MMORPG, available for Android from Gameberry.  The game is free to play, and monetizes on in-game purchases. Players can choose a fantasy hero — or heroine, there are plenty of playable females — and … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Meg

April makes ten years that I’ve been blogging, which is longer than I’ve done just about anything. I even blogged from behind the Great Firewall of China for two of those ten years. In honor of my decade writing my … Continue reading →

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Grab It Magazine

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Meg

I have a new piece in Grab It Magazine talking with Nate about his amazing work in game audio. (He has more to say about sound design than I do.) Grab It is a new iPad magazine focusing on indie … Continue reading →

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Turning Gaming Passions into Profits at SXSW

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Meg

Anthony, one of my friends from The Phat Startup, was on a panel called “Turning Gaming Passions into Profits” at SXSW.  I would normally skip this kind of panel, because these usually talk about elevator pitches and personal brands and … Continue reading →

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Hipster Shirts

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Meg

One of the side effects of tech blogging and games blogging is the endless assortment of branded graphics t-shirts I own.  Like everyone else in gaming, I have an extensive collection of shapeless XL black t-shirts with game logos, all … Continue reading →

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Polygon on the Changes at Epic Games

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Meg

From this week’s Polygon article on all the changes at Epic: The company’s only currently announced game, Fortnite, was revealed in late 2011, and Epic has been relatively quiet about its development. Epic has released new titles since then, including … Continue reading →

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As Seen In My Office.

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Meg

My work in games has included teams with nasty office politics, cognitive dissonance between internal and external communications, and rapidly shifting company priorities. So I’m particularly grateful for my work now and my wonderful team at Youth Digital.

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Video Game Industry Rant — luckysipe’s old man blog

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Meg

Harold has a good post up about monetizing in games, and I wanted to share it here: So, I was at a game demo event a couple of years ago in NYC. This sort of thing was mostly attended by … Continue reading →

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From The #SXSW Gaming Expo

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Meg

South by Southwest is almost a month of interactive, film and music shows, held annually in Austin, Texas. The festival is known for emerging music, launches of innovative tech startups, professional development sessions, and A-list keynotes, as well as for … Continue reading →

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