Dana Hanna of Microsoft Game Studio gave a postmortem lecture at the ION Game Conference called “You Can’t Do That! Crossing Platforms and Genres with Shadowrun.” My opinion on Shadowrun is well-known by readers here, so it should come as no great shock that I’m intrigued by the argument Hanna made during the lecture.
Continue reading...Friday, May 9, 2008
Gamasutra has a very in-depth interview with Jordan Weisman, the founder of Smith & Tinker and FASA, discussing the responsibilities of a creator when making new universes. Weisman is one of the men behind my favorite tabletop universes (Shadowrun and BattleTech), so I have a great deal of respect for what he says regarding franchises. [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 25, 2008
In a gaming market where the 10 million pound gorilla the room is thumping its chest atop a pile of money, it’s difficult to consider the possibilities for other MMOs out there. Games like Tabula Rasa and Hellgate: London fell away from the gaming media’s attention as soon as the journalists all went home and [...]
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
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