MMO Gene Sequencer momentum builds…

Raph Koster today posted an article proposing that the reason people flock to games similar to ones they have already played is because they have no easy way of finding the alternatives. I agree! That’s a HUGE problem! How can I convince anyone Pi Story is a good game when they assume all MMOs must … Read more

EQ2 – Game Update #46

I spent hours last night running around Norrath on Test, killing stuff and doing quests, just so I could write about the Void Storms coming in EQ2’s Game Update 46. Is the next expansion The Void? Or is this just a red herring? Regardless, the appearance armor and weapons are kind of cool and there … Read more

Nope. I can’t do it.

I can’t be a full time raider, perform my day job competently, be a professional blogger, play the wide variety of MMOs I need to play to do my job, participate in the two betas I am in (don’t ask), and also sleep. The past couple of weeks, sleep-debt has been killing me. Simple fact … Read more

Bimbos anonymous

I wrote a piece yesterday about MissBimbo.com, a game that teaches young girls how dieting and boob jobs are the path to a successful and rewarding life… and on the way to work, what drives by but a truck full of Bimbos… or something 🙂

Rabbyt, a Python-based sprite animation system

Came across this Python sprite package, Rabbyt while looking for Python gaming development sites with searchme. The current game I’m writing (when time permits) doesn’t use sprites, but some tech demos I wrote do, and this looks like a pretty darn amazing package, able to do rotation and scaling and handle thousands of moving objects … Read more