This is how Scott Hartsman should communicate from now on. Continue reading
Kickstander: Follow-Up Questions & Answers
Following my previous post on an odd-looking Kickstarter video game project, I emailed Kickstarter to get a better understanding of what I was seeing with that particular project. Continue reading
Great Moments in Game Advertising – Here’s a Serious Documentary on Revenge Murder, Now Buy Our Stabbing Simulator!
I have to wonder the mindset of the people at Bethseda Softworks that thought a good way to promote a game with the subtitle of “Revenge Solves Everything” (prediction: it doesn’t!) was to link a documentary about revenge killings in Chicago. Continue reading
Kickstander: When the Numbers Don’t Add Up
I have worked my way through a lot of Kickstarter pages. To date I’ve come across a few cancelled projects, a few dodgy projects but to date I don’t think I’ve come across a project that’s made me go, “Huh? Wha?”. At least, until now. Continue reading
City of Heroes / Villains: A Little Bit More About CoH 2.0 & Beyond
Going through other bits of info online,my first article about what happened to CoH 2.0 stirred up a confirmation from another source. Continue reading
City of Heroes / Villains: NCsoft Says Sale Not Going To Happen, Closure Happening on Schedule
NCsoft issued a statement about the future of City of Heroes / Villains (CoH/V). The TL;DR version is “It’s still shutting down”. The full statement says: “City of Heroes®Players and Fans, We wanted to let you know that your voices have been heard and your concerns have been taken into serious consideration. We appreciate the … Continue reading
Kickstander: Do Kickstarted Video Games Actually Deliver? – A Prologue
I was recently challenged about my views on Kickstarter – where was my evidence that problems could exist? Wasn’t I just being a jerk in my cynical theorycrafting about the potential success of Kickstarted video games? Perhaps, but I wanted to see more evidence too. When it comes to Kickstarter, I feel that often the … Continue reading
Hypocrisy Is Where You Say One Thing and Do The Other
I was very amused recently to see that Julia Schramm, a national executive committee member of Germany’s anti-IP Pirate Party, was being slammed with criticism for releasing a book and then having her publisher go after unapproved online copies. Continue reading
Point / Counterpoint: BioWare Before and After EA
With the news that BioWare founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzkya both announced their retirement from that company, it’s only fair to do a before and after. Continue reading
City of Heroes / Villains: There Was No CoH/V 2.0 Because…
… NCsoft wasn’t interested. Anonymously-sourced rumours follow. Continue reading
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