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Scott Jennings

Age of Conan Talks About Future, Insists They Have One

Jørgen Tharaldsen, Product Director at Funcom, talks to MTV about long term prospects for the game not World of Warcraft or Warhammer: I think it’s okay to say that we simply didn’t deliver as good as we should have on all the launch features. That said, I do

I'm Not Your Viral Marketer

In the past three days I’ve gotten four seperate appeals to hype their thinly-related-to-gaming product. I just now got one from an ad agency representing a national TV network, hyping a flash game. Clearly, my role has shifted, from “ranter” to “analyst” to “game developer” to that oh-so-trendy term

Does This Mean We Get Some Of That Sweet Sweet Bailout Money?

Alex Pham of the Los Angeles Times on how no, the gaming industry is not in fact immune to the meltdown of our global financial system. The video game sector dropped much more sharply than the Nasdaq. Activision Blizzard Inc. saw more than $4 billion in market value vanish this

How To Interview (As) A Game Designer

A pretty good article on the subject here. Look for signs of a deep interest in gaming. The resume should indicate gaming as a way of life, not just a job. Modding experience is especially a key sign. Anyone who wants to be a game designer has an extensive record

Funny, I Thought Second Life Would Get This First

Now you can feel the pain along with your favorite MMO!

No, Really, Don't. I've Met You People

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Jeff "Dundee" Freeman, R. I. P.

Jeff Freeman passed away this weekend. Apparently his brother began posting publically to that effect on various community sites this week. I can confirm this, because friends from Zenimax Online tried to contact me asking what happened. After leaving Spacetime Studios, he was set to start with them this week.