I spend a lot of time talking to games developers about downloadable content. And they always say “We’re going to make bonus levels and maps and sell them as downloadable content”. Which is a terrible idea. it’s...

Australian developer has made 6 people redundant following the completion of Puzzle Chronicles for Konami. The company blames the rising Australian dollar for its woes. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers was one of the must-read books of 2008. The latest oeuvre from the author of The Tipping Point and Blink, it took aim at celebrity biographies that claim to help us be more successful...

This article from @robfahey is important. Your should read it. # Keith Vaz leads MPs going clubbing to learn more about cocaine abuse and want advice on best London clubs http://bit.ly/8DwK3o (via @LDN) # Just posted: The...

I shouldn’t be so excited about this. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is back. Ian Livingstone’s seminal work is twenty-seven years old this year. It created an entire genre of books the combined RPG elements with a...

Forums are nasty, inbred places where aggressive denizens fight hard to keep outsiders at bay. So why do so many games companies believe that community = forum. Forums seem like a great idea. “Hey, we can offer...

Just posted: Why I was tempted to discriminate against women http://tinyurl.com/yh9mbdj # 19,713 unique visitors in the last 30 days. Need to write something controversial tonight to edge over 20,000 for November 🙂 # Just posted: Five...