A big announcement was made by – ah well, it is my favorite game developer after all – the great Valve yesterday. They are going to release the back-end resources which have proven to work in their recent high-profile titles to other developers, for free. Steamworks will be a platform …
The results are up ! Some surprises in there though. When it comes to indie games, there’s a strong move towards the ID Tech 3 engine, which was GPL’ed recently. It’s nice to see that because of ID’s engines are OpenGL-based most of these new games run multi-platform. In the …
In 4 days, the results of the ModDB 2007 Mod of the Year Contest are announced. These awards showcase the best game modifications and indie games of the last year. It’s the first year I’m participating in the contest too, with my work on the mod Nuclear Dawn. After a …
If your father is like mine, and thus tried desperately to talk some sense into you when it comes to music, preferably by playing records. You know what I’m talking about. I vividly remember afternoons in the living room, playing around with those funny vinyl covers containing big pictures of …
In my never-ending quest to make life even lazier than it is, I decided to fiddle around a bit with my Bluetooth-enabled phone. I have a Nokia 6600, which only downside I’ve found so far is it’s clunky size and weight. Then again, the weight has its upsides too. Within …
On 11 January 2008 , the military camp at Guantanamo Bay will be 6 years old. I don’t like pushing my political views, but don’t mind if I do hit the proverbial it with some facts: 775 detainees have been held in Guantanamo since January 2002, around 330 are still …
Inspired by a similar Image Challenge at b3ta.com I decided to create some entries with my student friends. The rules are simple: you’re allowed to change one letter of a movie title into another one, and the goal is to refurbish the official movie poster to match your new title. …
I don’t claim to be a music man. Then again, I know what I like. Here are my votes for the best albums of 2007, in no particular order. Arcade Fire – Neon BibleWho on earth ever thought that slightly religious-inspired rock could ever be hip again ? Well, Arcade …