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Rorsach

Thanks to the excellent Rock Paper Shotgun (best website title ever) I keep discovering cute little indie games. Rorsach is a short adventure game, which is interesting on two points: Art style: everything is drawn in chinese ink. Although the locations are limited (it’s a one man game after all), …

The Sandvich

He was a good lunch who played by the rules, until the rules robbed him of everything he ever loved. Now he’s lettuce, tomato, cheese, bread, and a mysterious slice of meat, marching down your throat and straight to hell. He’ll satisfy your hunger. FOR REVENGE!

Sex, Drugs and Video Games

Okay, you can stop the giggling now. This is a lecture by Daniel Floyd (Savannah College of Art & Design) on the subject of sex in videogames, and why it is a necessary step to accept intimacy in videogames in much the same way we accept it in movies: a …

Steamworks

Steamworks went live today. I’ve requested my API key, have you ? On a lighter note, here are some interesting articles I’ve stumbled upon during the last few weeks. Cracked compiled a list of 7 commandments all video games should obey. (#3 is my favorite). Another – more serious – …

Interview on ND

There’s a small interview up on the independent gaming industry blog Pariah’s Guild about the project I’m working on, Nuclear Dawn. It’s an interesting read, although my lack of English vocabulary makes me sound like a five year old from time to time.The blog itself has a bit of an …

Level Designers wanted

Just a quick word to note that the Source Engine modification I’m working on, Nuclear Dawn, is looking for fresh level designers. If you’ve got a fair amount of experience with VHE and some kickass work to show, don’t hesitate to apply ! Development has been a bit slow at …

The city had nothing to lose

I’d like to share some of my favorite free (and legal) music I found on the web. Nathan Wiley is a pop/folk musician and singer from the great Canada, which over the past five years has released 3 albums on an indie label. His most recent album was released last …

Disarray

Cliff Bleszinski recently told MTV Multiplayer the following in an interview: I think the PC is just in disarray… what’s driving the PC right now is ‘Sims’-type games and ‘WoW‘ and a lot of stuff that’s in a web-based interface. You just click on it and play it. That’s the …

Pay attention to the man behind the curtain

After a second playthrough, I must say Call of Duty 4 is hands-down one of the finest games you could buy in 2007. It really puts the focus on certain points which have an enormous impact on a player’s perception of the game, points where other game developers usually beat …