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So I've got an article I wrote a week ago that I feel is actually quite strong. Entitled "Press X to eat toast", it not only discusses the annoyances of Quick Time Events but the sheer absurdity of them as an allegedly "fun" game mechanic. While it is a topic that has been tread frequently, I feel that what I had to say was worth it.

You can check it out here.

I'm also pond… Continue

So with my stint at Examiner.com, I figured I may as well try and do real journalistic-type work. I wanted to see what sorts of arcades and locations exist around New Jersey, though unfortunately most of them are far from me. Still, my first actual going-out-and-interacting-with-people article is up, with part two coming tomorrow. Unfortunately I was in a bit of a rush to get this out, so I didn't do multiple drafts or any rewriting, which I'm sure will reflect in the quality of the writing. How… Continue

As usual, opinions and critiques are appreciated.


A few weeks ago, at Develop Conference, Denis Dyack spoke about the need and inevitability of a single platform for games. For those not familiar, Denis Dyack is the head of Canadian based Silicon Knights, creators of Eternal Darkness and Too Human. The general idea of his speech is that there are so many games being releas… Continue

There are plenty of games of the previous generation that I miss playing. Maximo, for example, was the first Playstation 2 game I really fell in love with. Then there was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, a most creative game that never truly felt like either first-person shooter or platformer, despite being a fusion of the two genres.

The two titles that I miss most, however, are Planetside and Halo.

Yeah, it sounds rather silly. Planetside is a game whose engine was, overall, pretty poor and whose… Continue

From my Examiner.com page. Only had time to do one draft, but I tried to make the writing interesting. Feel free to leave feedback.

Unconditional love is an incredibly powerful emotion. It means the willingness to do anything for another without reward or benefit, even if it means the ultimate sacrifice of giving your own life. Most people will likely never feel the true depth of this fe… Continue