PAX Overload! We come back still buzzed from an awesome time at PAX 2007 and talk about our experiences - what we saw, what we did, what we drank. We’re also far more pumped about EVE Online now are looking to set up some EGR pwning action in that game.
Endgameradio Prime: Episode 170
Published on August 29, 2007 by Tom Mannino | 0 commentsCategories: Audio, Endgameradio Prime, PS3, Nintendo DS, Bioshock, Conventions, Retro, Competitions, Board Games, Fandom, Card Games, Jack Thompson, First Person Shooters, EVE Online, Karaoke, PAX
Wizard World Invaded
Published on March 19, 2007 by Aaron Matthew | 0 commentsCategories: Journal, Conventions, Board Games, Card Games
We had a good time at Wizard World. Even with it being somewhat of a small con, we tend to bring the fun with us so it always works out.
The tournaments and the artist alley were definitely the highlights of the con. Special shout-out to Chrissy from Dim Sum Yum who I swear is stalking us.
Awesomeness pics and video after the jump
Interview with Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games on Supreme Commander
Published on February 8, 2007 by Tom Mannino | 3 comments »Categories: News, Features, Audio, History, Game Development, Interviews, PC, Game Design, Board Games, Robots, Real Time Strategy, Supreme Commander
For a long time the top spot of our ‘We want to interview’ list has been occupied by Chris Taylor.
His early work on such games as Hardball II, 4D Boxing, Triple Play Baseball. Then moving on to create Total Annihilation and it’s expansion pack, The Core Contingency, and Dungeon Siege. He is now currently the CEO and Creative Director of GasPoweredGames.
Total Annihilation has been acclaimed as a masterpiece and the defining example for the classical period of the RTS genre. Supreme Commander is shaping up for similar praise, as it carries Chris’s trademark technological and gameplay innovations. With it’s up-and-coming release, we were honored to get a live interview with Chris during his busy pre-launch schedule to talk about Supreme Commander, epic ping-pong-table-sized games of Risk, and other bedlam. My favorite quote being:
CT: Well then I would crush and destroy everything, with my new robot body, and I think that’d be pretty fun.
Download the MP3 here. (33 minutes, 11.6megs) The text transcript for the interview follows, as well.
Gen Con So Cal
Published on January 30, 2007 by Aaron Matthew | one commentCategories: News, Conventions, Real Roleplaying, Board Games, Card Games
Boooo.
Gen Con So Cal has been canceled.
Where am I going to go to get my ass whooped by 12 year old Yu Gi Oh players now? Oh nevermind.
A History of Video Games
Published on January 13, 2007 by Aaron Matthew | one commentCategories: News, History, Arcades, Retro, Game Design, Real Roleplaying, Board Games
Gama-sister-site gamecareerguide.com has started a history of video games as it pertains to game design. It is a very enjoyable read (++ for Coleco, Car Wars, and Go picture for the header) that covers board games, RPGs, and the rise of early consoles up until the home computer.
This is a first installment of many to come, but a must-read for any console or tabletop gaming history fan.
On Game Design: A History of Video Games - GameCareerGuide.com