Monthly Archives: July 2012

Policing the Xbox Community

Posted on 07/31/2012 by

I don’t have much commentary about this, and I must have missed it from earlier in the month. Kyle Orland writes about Stephen Toulouse, the head of Xbox Live’s community moderators. He is the guy who is over the guys … Continue reading →

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On the Crunch

Posted on 07/30/2012 by

This is a short thing because I am not feeling well. This article has been making the rounds the past couple days. In it, Sean Murray talks about the beauty of the crunch and how it is a wildly creative … Continue reading →

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Boris Groys, Ernst Jünger, Agent 47: Identity and the Hitman Franchise

Posted on 07/27/2012 by

I recently finished Boris Groys’ Introduction to Antiphilosophy, which I enjoyed quite a bit. It is a collection of essays that Groys wrote at various times; as he says in the introduction, they were not written to be read together, but … Continue reading →

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On The Dark Knight Rises

Posted on 07/26/2012 by

I finally saw The Dark Knight Rises. Obviously, this post is going to spoiler-heavy. I enjoyed The Dark Knight Rises. I had a wonderful time watching it. I’m going to do something incredibly lazy, but also really worthwhile: I’m going to tell you a … Continue reading →

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Half Life 2′s Cut Content

Posted on 07/25/2012 by

I’ve been phoning the content in for a couple days, and I apologize for that–yesterday I was hiking and today I spent most of my time watching The Dark Knight Rises (expect opinions on this tomorrow). Anyway, this is a short … Continue reading →

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Pat Holleman Writes on Authorial Intent

Posted on 07/24/2012 by

I don’t have a whole lot to write today–I had some big hang-outs with a friend that started at 9am, which hasn’t left me a whole lot of time to do internetting and the kind of hard-hitting journalism/complaining that you … Continue reading →

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Dana Stevens and the Enjoyment of Games

Posted on 07/23/2012 by

Dana Stevens doesn’t enjoy games. In fact, she doesn’t even see a point in them–”Why obey these rules rather than any others, or none at all?” she writes in her Slate article. Stevens brings up her historical problems with games, … Continue reading →

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On New Games Journalism

Posted on 07/20/2012 by

Or, On the Writing of the Personal Essay and How You Felt About the Game Aram Zucker-Scharff wrote an article titled “Indie Devs vs New Games Journalism” over at Nightmare Mode, and it got me thinking about the whole New … Continue reading →

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On Goblin Camp

Posted on 07/19/2012 by

I. Goblin Camp Goblins like to camp. It is in their very goblin blood–a desire to construct small buildings, plant seeds, harvest plants, weave baskets, and generally create a civilization based on raising children by putting all of the poop … Continue reading →

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On Anna

Posted on 07/18/2012 by

I. What is Anna? Anna is a new game from Dreampainters. You can purchase it here. It is equal parts puzzler and horror with a heavy dash of ambient narrative added. The game promises a horror game experience on the level of Amnesia, partially … Continue reading →

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