Pizza Parties and Videogaming = Bliss The next time you’re thinking about getting some pizza delivery, don’t forget that you’ve got other options, including the take n’ bake offerings from Papa Murphy’s. Trying the Taco Grande Pizza The kind folks at Papa Murphy’s set us up with a taste of their limited-time-only Taco Grande pizza […]
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Mini-Review: The John Carter Movie
Writer Patrick Sullivan contributes this mini-review of the new movie based on Edgar Rice Burrough’s books: I saw a sneak of John Carter recently and I say go see it. Really, ignore the horrible marketing and lackluster trailers Disney have done for the film, and give it a shot. It is breezy, accessible, swashbuckling fun […]
Game Writer Roundup: Bulletstorm
Bulletstorm Isn’t Brainless – Surprise! Your game writer tip today is to check out Bulletstorm — not much press coverage, but a really tight little action shooter with finely tuned gameplay, good characters, unique weapons, funny action segments (including one where you get to drive a giant mechanical dino through a level and smash the […]
Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza Makes Gamers Happy
The Walking Dead: Walking Away
The Walking Dead is a popular show among videogame junkies and gamers after growing a huge audience quickly for AMC. It logged 8.1 million viewers in season two to take the title of “most-watched basic cable drama telecast in history.” A few quick notes about the way the show is evolving: I haven’t watched the season […]
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Senior MMO Programmer Needed
Triple-A MMO Team Seeks Senior MMO Programmer If you’re an MMO programmer of the senior-ish variety, listen closely: our contacts have tipped us to a hot opportunity with a top company that logged more than 15 million registered players in three years. They’re working on a new, family-friendly AAA MMO title and obviously they know what they’re […]
Game Writer Questions from Sheffield
A Virtual Game Writer Interview Game Writer Central received this request for a few words across the ocean, and I thought it might be of interest to all: I’m a student studying Internet & Business Technologies at Sheffield Hallam University and I’m currently in my final year. My final year project revolves around video game writing as […]
Game Writer Rundown: Skyrim
Thoughts on Bethseda’s Skyrim I rented the popular new RPG Skyrim last weekend and lost 2 days to it. This game is a GOTY contender and has garnered over 200 perfect scores from game writers. The usually reserved (and incisive) Eurogamer goes as far as calling it a “masterpiece.” I think it’s pretty good, although I’d […]
Gomez Airing This Weekend
Hello Indie Rock Fans It’s time for your sporadic pop culture injection. This weekend, one of Austin’s proudest cultural institutions, Austin City Limits (the show), is airing the Gomez taping that this humble game writer was fortunate enough to attend. Gomez, for those unaware, is a talented, long-lived, guitar-heavy ensemble from Ol’ Blighty. They got this […]