i’m a simple man. i have only two beefs in this world: 1) subtitles that cover up the nudity in foreign films, and 2) the onerous phrase “content is king”. An American tragedy. i mentioned last week that we launched a free games portal called WordGameWorld.com. Here’s how that whole process works. i spend a [...] Keep Reading

Ecclesiastes 1:9 tells us “there is nothing new under the sun.” If you’re a creator of things, you’ve probably felt the sting of this statement. Have you ever created something – poured your heart and soul into it – only to have someone say “Oh yeah! i saw that same thing done in The Maltese [...] Keep Reading

If you’ve read a few of my articles, you’ll know that i’m on this lifelong pilgrimage toward that hallowed house of making money for my art. It’s a very long journey, full of winding roads and twisting paths, around the corners of which i repeatedly get socked in the junk. Every new decision i make [...] Keep Reading

As i mentioned six or seven times, Google gave me a brand new Nexus One phone at the 2010 Game Developers Conference. My phone looked just like this one, except with more fingerprints. In the very short time i had to use it, here are my impressions: The case is too slippery. It slides right [...] Keep Reading

All week, i’ve been blogging about the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Here’s the coverage: Bonus! Flash Gaming Summit Tuesday – Scaling Farmville, Fantastic Contraption, and Push Button Labs Wednesday – Quality of life, tips from Ninjabee, virtual goods, Agile/Scrum, social games, indie rants Thursday – Kids’ talk breakfast, Zynga/Farmville, game studio start-ups, [...] Keep Reading