I didn’t get around to this article on Monday since my brain was still melted from E3, but it’s an interesting week for videogames. The sequels or spiritual successors to three old franchises were released this week. After years of being a running joke, Duke Nukem Forever was finally released. Longtime fans of Rez will … Continue reading “This Week’s Videogame Releases”
On a recent Facebook update, Gas Powered Games founder and CEO Chris Taylor announced that his company will be the new lead developer for Age of Empires Online. One of the best-selling PC-game series of all time, Age of Empires was started by the late Ensemble Studios. Robot Entertainment, comprised of former Ensemble talent, was … Continue reading “Gas Powered Games Developing Age of Empires Online”
It was a tremendous honor to watch BioWare’s Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk get inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hall of fame. Check out what the BioWare Docs had to say about this accolade. The legendary Bing Gordon, Cerny Games’ Mark Cerny, Incomniac Games’ Ted Price, Gas Powered Games’ … Continue reading “BioWare Hall of Fame Tribute Video”
I’ll be heading to the airport shortly and catching an airplane to Las Vegas for DICE 2011. RPadholic N8R will manning the camera. I’ll see if he wants to write some stories about his DICE experience. For now I wanted to see if you had any questions for the people I’m meeting up with. If … Continue reading “Off to DICE 2011, Any Questions For…”
Sorry for the late start today! I had a wacky dream about game developers. You see, I was at some fancy cocktail party (accompanied by my sidekick Zoe Flower, naturally). Some of the best developers in the world were there…
GDC was pretty interesting last night. I thought it was just going to be coffee, friend chatting, and sleep. Instead, this hottie producer from the Bioshock team took me out to a fancy dinner. Chris Taylor and Kellyn Beeck from Gas Powered Games were at the same restaurant and we caught up with them after … Continue reading “GDC 2010 Pictures: Pole Dancers at Activision’s True Crime Party”
As promised, here are some photos from Square Enix’s launch event for Final Fantasy XIII. The company took advantage of the GDC setting by having numerous high-profile developers in attendance. People like Tim Schafer (Double Fine), Corrinne Yu (Microsoft’s Halo Team), Mark Cerny (Cerny Games), Yoshinori Ono (Capcom), and Chris Taylor (Gas Powered Games) were … Continue reading “Final Fantasy XIII Launch Party: The Search for Reona Rewis”
BioWare’s Dr. Greg Zeschuk completely rules. He truly is one of my favorite people in the business (as is his partner in crime, Dr. Ray Muzyka). After the diabolical Chris Taylor missed our interview session at DICE 2010, Dr. Greg was there to save the day. Naturally I asked him about the crazy three months … Continue reading “PadCast: BioWare’s Dr. Greg Zeschuk Talks Games, Social Media, Fitness Titles, and Being Awesome”
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes … Continue reading “Coffee Talk #91: Why Am I Here (Part II)?!?”
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes … Continue reading “Coffee Talk #89: What Makes You Go Fanboy?”
