Tweet At the Game Developer’s Conference way back in 2007 Sony announced an upcoming service called Home. There were some features that were touted at GDC of that year, and some statements made that made fans speculate on other features. Home has been with us for a while now, starting with an open...
Gamer’s Manifesto: Multiplayer Gaming Needs to Grow Up
Tweet Remember your first Deathmatch experience? I do. It was playing Quake with friends in 1996. Guess what!? Not much has changed in multiplayer gaming since those days. Now, before you cram a bunch of facts and opinions down my throat about how X game changed X issue, hear me out. The basic gist of...
Gamer’s Manifesto: What Makes Good Horror?
Tweet SPOILER ALERT: There are slight spoilers for Alan Wake in the following article. Everybody has a fright response. For some that response kicks in as soon as they see a spider. For others, it may require much more to get scared. Nevertheless, everybody gets scared, and the job of horror writers (across...
Gamer’s Manifesto: Put a Little MUD in my Games
Tweet You are standing at the edge of the forest. Tall trees, green with the life of spring, loom over you. There is a path that enters into the forest to the north. ==> Examine Tree The trees are in the full bloom of spring. You can hear small animals scurry around in the branches above. One of the...