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It has been quite a while since I posted anything. I wish I could say that I was being productive in that time, but mostly I think I was just being sick and goofing off. "Goofing off" has included limited playtime with Bayonetta, New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart Wii, Crisis Core: ( Read more... )

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Doom Classic is out on the iPhone.

There are a number of reasons that I get excited when id releases something; one of the reasons lately is that I get to sift through their iPhone code. As with the Wolf 3D source release, id has graciously released the source code to their iPhone ( Read more... )

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Torque 3D is at 1.0.1 and we are full-steam ahead on 1.1. Unity Technology has revamped the "indie" version of Unity and released it for free to the masses; their iPhone and Pro engines are rushing through the marketplace as well. The Game Creators has released their ad-supported ( Read more... )

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I talk to people everyday who are really, really excited about developing for the iPhone since they have heard about the amazing profitability of things like the Fart App. They usually ignore the RSS feeds and news stories about the typical lifecycle and profitability of the vast ( Read more... )

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That's right. Ferret Powered. You gotta keep your eyes on the little buggers. They might invade California.


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Have you ever been looking for a particular type of product and discover that a lot of people are using one particular product that does what you want...but when you go to the site/product description, you cannot for the life of you figure out why others are using it?

That has been ( Read more... )

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I am constantly asked about acquiring licensing for console development. From the enthusiasm of these developers and the rather lacking amount of information on the web about it (other than forum posts about prices and speculations and homebrew kits), I thought I would at least ( Read more... )

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Should you be remotely interested, as I am in my dabling state, I have created a group of templates for different handhelds. Mostly, it will help artists think about how their nifty desktop game artwork will work on mobile devices. It can really muddy up your day. First of all, you ( Read more... )

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Since I was absolutely abhorible when it came to lines last night, I was worked up and annoyed at myself. So I couldn't sleep. Which means that I can't concentrate much today. Luckily I've been reading documentation for the most part, so it hasn't been bad. I only hope that my ( Read more... )

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I do not know how many times I have heard the worlds “RPG Maker is too limited for my vision” or some semblance of that sentiment around game development communities. While it does indeed fuel spur-of-the-moment engine license purchases, it also houses a much larger problem: ( Read more... )