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Well, I thought Damion Schubert’s “damn you, we do fantasy dikumuds for a reason, and if you’re going to fix them, understand the reasons” talk was pretty good, but clearly there is a second opinion. Schubert claims that combat is included in games because it gives player “what

VirginWorlds recorded my recent AGC rant in their podcast. Starts about 63% in.

With Elrond still missing and presumed slaughtering small birds somewhere in the Austin wilds, here’s Ellie. We went to the animal shelter with every intention of getting a small kitten that we could mould to our iron will acclimate to living with us comfortably. As you can see what

Breathless reporter with microphone: “We’re with Jack Emmert of Cryptic Studios, makers of City of Heroes. Jack, what are you doing right now?” Jack Emmert. feet up on the desk: “I’m reading the paper online.” Reporter: “Really!” -=- “So, these guys are offering software that will automatically nerf players

Today our new cat decided to make a mad dash for freedom while a door was opened, and immediately disappeared for parts unknown. I suspect that, being an older cat, he was dead set to return to wherever he considered home. Although he has a microchip, I doubt we’ll

A dirty little secret I have is that I am a really poor public speaker. It’s hard sometimes for me to justify free tickets to trade shows when my speaking style usually consists of muttering softly at a table. I’m trying to get better, but one benefit (for

I’ll be at AGC Wednesday through Friday. Kind of don’t have an excuse, since I live here now and all. Wednesday afternoon, I’ll be ranting alongside such luminaries as Lorin Jameson formerly of Kesmai, Jessica Mulligan, John Song also of NC, and Rich Vogel of Bioware. Mark