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All articlesMy Games of 2020 - Definitely NOT GOTY 2020
Dec 31, 2020
I don't have a conventional 2020 list this year. Sure, I played a few games actually released in 2020, but for the most part I played older games. I went in and cleaned up the first two games in The Bard's Tale Trilogy , and got started on the Thief of Fate , a game I originally played in my early teens. Somehow I have 70+ hours with most of BT3 left to play through. This 'remastered' trilogy o...
"Selling violent video game solutions: A look inside the APA's internal notes"
Feb 7, 2018
As much as I hate linking to Elsevier, this paper seems interesting . Selling violent video game solutions: A look inside the APA's internal notes leading to the creation of the APA's 2005 resolution on violence in video games and interactive media Abstract For decades politicians, parent groups, researchers, media outlets, professionals in various fields, and laymen have debated the effects pl...
Technical Notes on the Level Format of Puzznic for MS-DOS
Apr 14, 2017
Technical Notes on the Puzznic Level Format (PC/MS-DOS) This post contains some technical details regarding the file format used by the MS-DOS version of the Taito puzzle game Puzznic . Puzznic PC/MS-DOS options. Compression Headerless LZW with variable length code words ranging from 9 to 12 bits. The string table can contain a maximum of 2^12 (4096) entries. The initial table for codes 0 throu...
Abbie Heppe left Respawn
Sep 15, 2016
Jay Frechette just announced joining Respawn as community manager. This week I joined @Respawn as Community Manager. Thrilled to be working with these amazing people. pic.twitter.com/Pn70TRfw7W — Jay Frechette (@JayFrechette) September 15, 2016 This presumably means Abbie Heppe is no longer there. There's been no announcement of her leaving that I can find, but I hope she's well. From twitter i...
The Scorpio and the The Osborne Effect
Jun 15, 2016
If you don't recognize the term The Osborne Effect , here's the description from wikipedia: " The Osborne effect is a term referring to the unintended consequences of a company pre-announcement made either unaware of the risks involved or when the timing is misjudged, which ends up having a negative impact on the sales of the current product. This is often the case when a product is announced t...
Why I think Sony should officially support the PC with PlaystationVR
Mar 16, 2016
Officially supporting the PSVR on the PC, via something like OpenVR, would be a win for everyone involved. Sony, presumably making a profit off sold units (plus cameras, controllers), would enlarge their potential market to be larger than any one of their direct competitors, ultimately driving down costs through scale, and driving up profits through sales. Developers too enjoy a bigger market,...
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