Category Archives: Videogames

Videogames are weird, man

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Republicans are attacking a Democrat running for office in Maine for playing World of Warcraft. Maine state Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz is not a witch. She is, however, an orc assassination rogue with a potty mouth — and the Maine … Continue reading →

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And now a word from my employer

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

Happy Thursday! I’m sorry for not posting anything all week but I’m sure inuyesta and snarkologist have been posting regularly so… oh. Moving on… As previously mentioned, I’m a video game developer working for Carbine Studios in Aliso Viejo. For … Continue reading →

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Videogames and white privilege

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Via Balloon-Juice, I found this excellent essay by John Scalzi on using videogames as an illustration to talk to straight white males about the inherent advantages they have in life. Scalzi’s main point is that in the imaginary MMO called … Continue reading →

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WildStar dev blog

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

As most of you know, I’m a video game developer when I am not inflicting my political views on my friends and family. I’ve been working on Apollo, the UI engine for WildStar for  almost 6 years now, and we … Continue reading →

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EverQuest goes Free-to-Play

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

After 13 years, Sony Online Entertainment has made the decision to turn their flagship product, EverQuest, into a free-to-play game.  This isn’t terribly surprising considering the state of play right now in the Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) industry.  In fact, … Continue reading →

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Cheering for the Underdog here (Nimblebit vs. Zynga)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

This image is just all kinds of awesome, and as a former owner of a small 3-person game development studio, I am very much hoping that many, many people see this and decide to buy the Nimblebit version of Tiny … Continue reading →

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Heh. Indeed.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Newt Gingrich secures all-important “Barrens Chat Vote” with key Chuck Norris endorsement. (w00t!  My first, “heh. Indeed”!)

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EA and SOPA

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

So, after much public pressure and actions taken by Wikipedia, WordPress, Google, and others, video game company EA bravely came out and took no official position on SOPA.  That would be okay, I guess, or at least it wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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