I'm working through Destiny's Rise of Iron campaign, as one does, shoveling savory collectibles directly into my craw. I saw Gabe in orbit last night and thought it might be nice to wrap things up with another human; what wasn't immediately clear at the time was that he was upstairs watching Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and not actually there. Our ships wobbled in intimate proximity for a long while; no words were said. I feel like there's a metaphor here. Or maybe a literal? I'm in…
I had played Paladins at an earlier point in its development, a couple months ago I believe, and while Overwatch was definitely front of mind as a character shooter for some reason I pulled something else out of it - like a mad sommelier warbling about "catcher's mitts" and "seafoam," I was catching hints of WoW Battlegrounds, Tribes, and peppercorn. Because of my sophisticated palate, you see. Grob Grob has another position, the position of people generally, which is that Paladins is…
I’ve been making lots of stuff
I don't know about you all, but my family had a blast playing Rise of Iron last night. I had to make Kara promise not to do anymore story missions until I get home from work. My son Gabe was worried and asked if his Mom and I planned on doing quests after he went to bed. It was clear he thought this would be unfair. I smiled, messed up his hair and said "of course we are son." One of the best parts of my job is getting to work with developers on games I love. Before PAX I designed a set of…
I feel like there has to be a voice for that position; mine will suffice for now, even if it is a fragmentary enunciation of my coordinate. Sorry; if I haven't written all weekend, my initial paragraphs come out like this. It's like a clearing of the throat. I've mentioned something Warren Spector said at a PAX keynote many times - that art forms are either embraced by the mainstream, or they are annihilated. I don't think it's wrong, necessarily, but this is a phrase which creates…
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Paracusia
Gabz was talking to his dadz the other day, and it goes like this a lot. At root, his father was party to the manufacture of a creature whose most ordinary mode of operation…
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Thornwatch art update
It was important to us that we get a print and play out so that folks could check out the game. I was nervous about this because while I felt like the mechanics were solid,…
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For Honor Sponsored Stream
I think they might have seen Tycho Tries over at Ubisoft, because they came through and asked us if we wanted to do something similar on a sponsored stream featuring For…
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