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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted by GBGames on February 14th, 2010

In the world of romance, video games tend to get a bad rap. Gamers are sometimes viewed as childish, and being called immature by your impatient significant other is a quick way to feel guilt, anger, and resentment.
On the other hand, there are couples who stay together by playing together. Whether it’s a date [...]

Merry Christmas, Blog Readers!

Posted by GBGames on December 25th, 2009

I hope that everyone is having a relaxing and enjoyable time during the holidays. Last minute shopping, gift wrapping, and driving through horrible weather should all give way to the fact that you’re spending time with loved ones.
Two years ago I took a picture of me with my cats for a Christmas card. It [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 5

Posted by GBGames on October 30th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 revealed 20 [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 4

Posted by GBGames on October 29th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 revealed 15 games I was [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 3

Posted by GBGames on October 28th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Part 1 and Part 2 revealed 10 games I was told I [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner, Part 2

Posted by GBGames on October 27th, 2009

If you’re like me, you recently obtained a Wii and have almost no idea what games released over the past three years are worth playing. I asked for advice from friends, family, coworkers, and Twitter followers, and I received quite a few suggestions. Yesterday I posted Part 1 in this series, featuring five games I [...]

Game Suggestions for the New Wii Owner

Posted by GBGames on October 26th, 2009

After years of waiting, I purchased a Nintendo Wii. A friend’s uncle was selling the Wii, 9 games, and a few controllers and peripherals for a little over $200, and I couldn’t pass up the deal.
With the recent price drop, I’m sure I can’t be the only one who has a new Wii and [...]

Randomness in Game Design

Posted by GBGames on September 29th, 2009

Greg Costikyan gave a presentation at GDC Austin ‘09 titled “Randomness: Blight or Bane?”.
It’s a long post to read, but I like how this one is actually readable. Most presentations end up online as slideshows only. Without the speaker there, the context of a slide is also missing, and it is hard to [...]

The American Gamer

Posted by GBGames on September 25th, 2009

People like to analyze NPD statistics on console ownership, so feel free to pop on over to The Great American Gaming Landscape if you want to see what this past year can tell you about the American gamer.
Or I can spoil it for you. B-)
Over half of the population plays video games, yet only [...]

LD#15: Mineral Miner Post-mortem

Posted by GBGames on September 17th, 2009

Ludum Dare #15 is over, and I already wrote that the results are in. Aside from placing well in Community, which shows how much I love participating in LD48, I also saw my overall ranking come in at around the 40 percentile. I was ranked #63, which sounds good, but there were a number [...]