Blizzard Thinks We Might Do Okay
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To return the favor, Ill just say that judging from the line around Gamestop last night, I think Lich King might sell a few copies
Zen of Design
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On Disagreeing with Scott and Kotaku Simultaneously
...game design degrees, and when I came out of school, We were still shaking off the Bush 41 recession (funny how history repeats itself). The first thing that happens in a recession is that companies cancel their advertising contracts, because then you can cut budget without laying people off. So no ad companies were hiring junior guys, and...
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I Voted Obama
...game designer, it is that if you reward incompetence, you only get more incompetence in return
But dont let me change your mind - but do vote. I think that the 2000 election alone has proven that voting matters
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The Long Console Wars
...games at the same pace
And even though PS3 is the clear loser here, does the expertise theyve built on PS3s hardware give them an advantage on the next generation
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The Psychology of Free
...games that, well, arent. Most of them are free trials of games that hope to monetize quickly. You are only a free game if your evangelists say you are
Free play games depend on evangelism of the players (usually kids without access to credit cards), in order to build larger and larger audiences. Free play games work by shovelling in as many...
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Writeups of the Endgame Talk
At ADGC yesterday, today and tomorrow. Preparing for AGDC and some hard time at work is what I choose my relative lack of posting on
Heres a writeup of my talk. And another . And a third. Slides forthcoming
Overall, I think it went pretty well, especially considering there was danger of Ike knocking out my power before the talk was completely...