Useful Reading for Game Developers
Established game studios' staff as well as would-be game developers should check out The 7 Commandments All Video Games Should Obey over at Cracked.com. Commandments #5 and #6 sum up everything that is wrong with Assassin's Creed, but it's #7 - be playable with real friends in the same room as you - that I wish more games paid attention to. Even among the few games that do offer split screen, too many manage to get it so horribly wrong it's worth asking why they bothered in the first place. Just look at the various G.R.A.W. and Rainbow 6: Vegas titles - Ubisoft devs should sit down and play Halo 3 and Gears of War end to end with a buddy to see where the bar is at.
Faaaaaaaaast Forward
Do you ever get the feeling that somebody's pushed the FFWD button of your life and not letting go? That is how I'm feeling this morning. And I can't even put my finger on why it is but in the back of my mind things are happening at a rapid rate. It's probably just a reflection of the busy modern-day lifestyle and it's probably even something that you could enjoy on occasion. But right now, all I want to do is pause for a sec. At least I haven't lost my sense of humor.
Recent tweets
- I love how IETF documents still come out in a fixed width font, hard wrapped at 80 characters. Something very reassuring about it. #oldskool 3 days ago
- Gorgeous! RT @RichieInTheCity via @cbaccus: Old school #BMW 3.0si http://t.co/xTJwNxEY 4 days ago
- Ph34r! RT @BBCWorld: US researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into real words http://t.co/KJmbFb51 4 days ago
- Love this week's The Economist cover illustration: http://t.co/0LVeJ2Z4 ("The rise of state capitalism") 2 weeks ago
- @Krutch_SnS_Ed quite an unexpected ending to S2! I didn't think he was gonna do it… best show on TV at the moment, methinks 2 weeks ago
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