2015 marks 30 years since the release of Monty on the Run, Monty Mole’s strongest video game outing. Here’s a recap of an early gaming character you probably haven’t heard of before… Continue reading
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PAX Aus: The Games! The Games!
A look back at the games I played during PAXAus. Continue reading
Perils of Pre-Funding: Double Fine Pushes Unready Spacebase DF-9 To Release
Double Fine pushes their Early Access-funded Spacebase DF-9 into a release version despite it still lacking a lot of features, indicating that no-one is immune to overpromising and under-delivering. Continue reading
The Yogventures Collapse: A Case Study in Kickstarter Video Games Failure
When Kickstarter-backed projects like Yogventures collapse, it’s important to look closely at them to see what the lessons are. In this case, it appears a key lesson is, “The backers are screwed”. Continue reading
The Played Gaming List – June 2014
I haven’t been updating this blog because I’ve been playing video games instead. This is my current list.
(This post may contain some *SPOILERS* for some titles. Not many and not big spoilers, but just in case…) Continue reading
Reviewing My 2013 MMO Predictions: The Music Is About To Stop
Last year I made a number of predictions about the MMO market for 2013. Time to pay the piper… and unfortunately he collects with interest. Continue reading
SOE Shuts Down Four MMOs; Plus A Wizardry Online Conspiracy Theory
SOE announces they are closing Vanguard, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Free Realms and Wizardry Online. Wizardry Online’s closing reminds me of another title that SOE shuttered a year ago… Continue reading
Kickstander: Only Around A Third of Kickstarted Video Game Projects Fully Deliver To Their Backers
For projects funded from 2009 through to the end of 2012, the majority of successful Kickstarter video games remain undelivered to the people who helped finance them. Continue reading
The Unplayed Gaming List – December 2013
A brief overview of all the games I’ve finished since February this year, plus the titles I’ve yet to start. Continue reading
City of Heroes: Old Clients
Some old City of Heroes clients (from beta 2004) that I’ve made available on Dropbox for interested parties. Continue reading
World Class Villains 