An avid gamer and former video game developer. Spends too much time playing games, and spends the rest of the time thinking about games.
Sony stock goes up about $2, or 9.25%, following the Xbox announcement. I didn’t watch the announcement myself, but that doesn’t really bode well for Microsoft.
Amaterasu made entirely out of pipe cleaners. The artist makes a bunch of other amazingly realistic animal sculptures (found here), but this was too adorable.
Yaaaaaay 100 followers! Thank you for listening to my pointless drivel. You guys are awesome.
Yeah I know, it’s piddling next to many other blogs out there, but it still gives me warm fuzzies.
Just received this in the mail today, can’t wait to fire it up.
Metal rendition of Mike Tyson’s Punchout. Pretty awesome.
Holy crap this is awesome. I’ve kinda wanted to make my own Chaos Marine costume, but honestly it’s probably more effort then I’m willing to put in. Still, awesome!
Found on Kotaku
Whether you’re indie or AAA, for consoles or computer, I want to follow you and get to know you !
I think it would be a big stretch to call myself a game developer, but I have put together a few rudimentary games, and I plan to do more.
I used to be, but am currently not. Does that count?
Tomb Raider is on sale on Steam this weekend, and with duchessnukem’s recommendation, I picked it up and am trying it out.
Overall, the game is great. The gameplay is solid, the story is interesting, and the graphics and audio are astounding. I’ve been playing the Tomb Raider series on and off since its inception on the PS1, and of those that I’ve played, this one is by far the best. The psuedo-open-world style works very well and the environments, linear though they are, feel organic and natural. The UI is well-integrated as simple unobtrusive 3D objects in the world. There are tons of collectibles to gather, and the upgrade/level-up system is well-designed, such that I actually care about it without feeling like I’m required to use it. It’s also nice to get this slice of Lara Croft’s back story when dangerous supernatural adventures are still new and frightening, before she becomes an inhumanly fearless archaeologist/killing machine/sex symbol.
The game is not without its flaws, however. Namely, why do they insist on using cinematic instant-death quicktime events? This wasn’t the first game to use it and I’m sure it won’t be the last, but does anyone actually enjoy them? I sure don’t.
Also, the game consistently crashes on me every 20-30 minutes of gameplay. It does let me progress through the game, albeit somewhat slowly, but it is annoying. It appears to be a crash with my AMD drivers, but the internet has not provided much in the way of useful solutions.
Cards Against Humanity is running a table game design competition, with the winner receiving funding for an initial run of their game to be sold at GenCon 2014. Check out the rules, submit your idea, and give it a shot. I think I might join in as well.
