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Alan VanCouvering and Bob Painter take gamers on a virtual tour around the city.

‘EverQuest: Veil of Alaris’ – Erillion: City of Bronze ‘EverQuest: Veil of Alaris’ – Erillion: City of Bronze
Posted on 26 September 2011

Veteran FPS developers from an award-winning team are helming this title.

Next ‘Homefront’ Title to Be THQ and Crytek Collaboration Next ‘Homefront’ Title to Be THQ and Crytek Collaboration
Posted on 22 September 2011

Balancing video games with the day job and trying to sleep comfortably in my car at lunch. Ah, the plights of the man-child.

All Work and All Play Makes René a Sleepy Boy All Work and All Play Makes René a Sleepy Boy
Posted on 7 September 2009

The passing of the Voice for many generations and the birth of the Voice for many generations to come.

Death and Life of Voiceover Talent Death and Life of Voiceover Talent
Posted on 28 February 2009

Next to writing screenplays for a living, writing video games for a living is my dream.

On the Job Hunt for the Elusive Blizzard Position On the Job Hunt for the Elusive Blizzard Position
Posted on 2 February 2009

I’ve been playing video games since the Atari 2600 when I thought I was gosu for being able to “dodge” enemy lasers on Berserk by letting the lasers pass through the pixels that separated my avatar’s head from his body. Damn, those little Psylon dudes were irritating, especially when you bumped up the Difficulty lever a couple of times and the bad guys fired an endless stream of lasers.

Of course video games have come a long way since then, but I’ve been there each step of the way, playing Nintendos, Playstations, Xboxs and finally settling on the PC.

Time, Fate and Buzzine Time, Fate and Buzzine
Posted on 7 September 2008

The Root of Dungeon’s & Dragons Gary Gygax passed away on March 4, 2008. For those who don’t know of him, Gygax was one of the founders of Dungeons & Dragons back in the 70′s. At its creation, D&D was a role-playing game that pioneered the genre. If you’ve never played one, the best way [...]

Gary Gygax and the Misunderstanding and Bastardization of Role-Playing Games
Posted on 2 April 2008

The movie industry is huge business. The amount of money that producers have to shell out for actors (half the budget right there, if you’re looking for A-listers), writers, special effects, crew and marketing is astronomical. That’s why you see less and less original work coming out of Hollywood. Any film requiring a budget over [...]

The Video Game and Film Crossover
Posted on 8 March 2008

Pressure, pressure, pressure. I told myself that I would get a blog post out once a day. It’s good for the ol’ writing skills and fun for search engines looking for new content. But here I am with 10–scratch that–9 minutes to midnight with nothing to show for it. What was the delay? A video [...]

10 MINUTES
Posted on 24 October 2007

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