Archive for January, 2006

The Escapist: Striding the Wasteland

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

The recent issue of The Escapist has a terrific article examining the protagonist in video games: Striding the Wasteland. There are plenty of items to take away and think about when you’re writing your next game’s story and trying to fill it with meaningful characters.

Bullfrog: A Postmortem

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

When iDevGames.com announced the 2005 OMG Cup in October I immediately considered entering. A contest was just the right motivation for me to actually start and hopefully finish a game project.
Aside from needing an idea, there were a few hurdles to tackle. Not only was this my first game project in almost fifteen years, it [...]

New Company Logo

Monday, January 16th, 2006

I’ve posted a detailed article on the design of my company logo over on my company’s blog.

OMG Cup 2005: Winners Announced

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

iDevGames has announced the winner and runners-up for the 2005 OMG Cup.
You can play the winning games as well as all 36 entries by visiting the OMG Cup Downloads Page.

Bullfrog in the French News, Again.

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Bullfrog gets mentioned on another French website, Mac à l’école (Mac at School).
Original French Text:
Des jeux intéressants à utiliser en classe issus du concours idevgames 2005… Encore plus de choix cette année (36 logiciels), et avouons-le, nous n’avons pas tout testé !
Pour commencer Bullfrog plaira aux plus petits. Il s’agit de diriger une grenouille et [...]

A few good things…

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

MacBook Pro!
Amazon just notified me that my copy of Civilization III - Complete is on the way!
Stubbs the Zombie Demo has been released
Call of Duty 2.0 for the Mac has been announced.