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Month: January 2009

  • And the nominees are… (cont’d)

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    Michael Lee
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    Continuing from the post yesterday, some more thoughts on other IGF nominees. You Have To Burn The Rope The hit quirky internet flash game You Have To Burn The Rope surprises just about everyone (including the creator himself) by being nominated for the Innovation Award in the IGF. You Have To Burn The Rope is…

  • And the nominees are…

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    Michael Lee
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    Yesterday the IGF announced the 2009 nominees for the Independent Games Festival to be held at this year’s GDC. A quick refresher for those new to the IGF: the Independent Games Festival represents one of the biggest chances for publicity for indie developers. If your game gets chosen it will receive marketing and publicity that…

  • Goodbye to my old friend EGM

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    Michael Lee
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    Back when I was a kid (which wasn’t that long ago), there were two game magazines. You had Nintendo Power, the official mouthpiece for all things Nintendo, and you had Electronic Gaming Monthly (or EGM) that represented all games, all systems, skewed to a slightly older demographic. Back then each issue of EGM was a…

  • Shiren the Wanderer and other rogues

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    Michael Lee
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    Over the weekend I picked up the early 2008 release Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer for cheap at a Best Buy post-holiday blowout sale. Shiren the Wanderer is the sort of game that has inspired much love from particular fans despite its highly idiosyncratic nature. The game itself is a pretty simple tale of a…

  • Cartoon Friday: It’s Adventure Time!

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    Michael Lee
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    In early 2007 there was a short little pilot that got released to the internet. It was the birthchild of some fun, quirky, and talented creative people and the end result was a fun, quirky, and creative little show called Adventure Time. In this pilot, Jake (the dog) and Pen (the human) were adventure buddies…