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I apologize for the lack of updates…buuuut MODS
I’m planning two essays in the coming couple of weeks, one on Machinarium and the place of adventure games in today’s gaming community, and one “When the pixels hit the fan” about the direction of game design and hardware innovation … Continue reading
Posted in Games
Tagged Company, Design, Deus Ex, Entertainment, Fallout 3, Fallout Overhaul Kit, First Person Shooter, FOOK, Game Design, Game development, Gameplay, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Gaming Hardware, Hardware, Machinarium, Mod, Modder, Modders, Modding, Nameless Mod, Pixels, Stalker, STALKER Complete 2009, The Machination, The Nameless Mod
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Modern Warfare 2 on the PC postponed
The release of modern Warfare 2 has been delayed for the PC, and as can be assumed this contentious issue has been met with much vitriol from the PC gaming crowd. Now from what I can see, one of three … Continue reading
Posted in Games, News
Tagged 2009, Activision, Design, Development, Entertainment, First Person Shooter, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 2, November, PC, Postponed, Release, Release Date, The Machination
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Black and White – the evolution of the moral choice in games
Help the little old blind lady and her 17 ginger tabbies across the road, or blow up the kitten orphanage? Maybe I’m meddling with old lady hyperbole here, but when you examine the common trends moral choices within game plots, … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Ramblings
Tagged Bioshock, Company, Design, Entertainment, Fallout 3, First Person Shooter, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Moral Choice, Narrative, Story, The Machination
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Delusions of Grandeur
It is far too easy to look back upon past generations of games and game consoles with a patronising eye simply because they don’t possess the mind blazing, face melting processing power associated with nearly every current generation gaming console … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Ramblings
Tagged Company, Entertainment, Expectations, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Gaming, Gears of War, Halo, Halo 3, Independent, The Machination
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Stride Forth Into The Unknown
Whilst travelling down to Brisbane and simultaneously listening to Dark Side of the Moon, I started thinking about what i valued in games, and apart from story I discovered that i really enjoy quality exploration. This might seem like a … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Games
Tagged Creative, Development, Entertainment, Exploration, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Suspension of disbelief, The Machination
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Misconceptions about the Independent Games Industry
When the topic of the independent games industry is raised within your group of friends, assuming that a good percentage of them are gamers, theres a general sense of confusion thats bound to accommodate their lack better judgement. This confusion … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Games, The industry in general
Tagged Game development, Gamers, Gaming, Independent, Industry, Misconceptions, The Machination
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