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20 Highlights and Recommendations of the Steam Powered Christmas Sale of 2009

The best videogame sale of the year just started – the annual Steam Powered Christmas Sale. Even Black Friday, that post-Thanksgiving day where bloated Americans, bellies stretched and ripped, pore obsessively through retail shelves and websites devouring with their colored … Continue reading

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In The Mix: Tom Kenny at IPR

The IPR community and select local industry professionals were recently treated to a talk from Tom Kenny, editor of the esteemed Mix magazine.  Joining Tom in discussion was moderator Scott Legere, who opened the event with an honest admission that … Continue reading

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Planning the Christmas Media Menu

My immense backlog of unexperienced media stimulates my obsessive information-seeking inner nerd into a brief, but potent, altered state of consciousness. It’s not unlike what a kid experiences moments before opening a present on Christmas morning, knowing with the utmost … Continue reading

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From Mod to Retail: Tripwire Interactive Builds Videogame Business on Old Blueprint (You Can Too)

People often ask me “how do I get into the videogame industry?” Having entered only three years ago, I try to formulate a response concocted from two parts quotes I’ve read and heard, mixed with one part my own story … Continue reading

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Polish Developer Demonstrates Exemplary Videogame Design, Distribution, and Support.

Online multiplayer games like Diablo 2 and Team Fortress 2 get all the press. Years after release, their developers, Blizzard and Valve, still support the titles – adding patch after patch of ooey gooey delicious fixes and new content. The … Continue reading

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Trainspotting with Centrific and Dustin Zahn

Dustin Zahn and Steve Centrific will be doing a special 4 hour back to back set this Saturday and we have to say, we’re pretty excited about this pairing…Zahn is at the forefront of a talented new crop of US … Continue reading

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Augmented Reality: Google Goggles, more useful than beer goggles?

I don’t own an iphone. I wish I did, but other expenses (videogames) always seem to surface immediately following any and every “saving” mindset I enter. I’ve experienced two and a half years of slight, but only slight, longing for … Continue reading

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10 Quotes To Inspire Your Music

Some days, when distraction, deadlines, and duties are all vying for your attention,  it can be all too easy to lose sight of why you started down a path of musical exploration in the first place.  Here then are a … Continue reading

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Industry Editors Foolishly Reinforce Negative Gamer, World of Warcraft, and MMO Stereotypes in Kotaku Article

Over the last five years, I’ve spent hundreds of days immersed in massively multiplayer online (MMO) culture – playing dozens of titles; writing reviews, news, and features; interacting with various related communities; and participating in almost every aspect except the … Continue reading

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Interview with Lee Jarvis – London, UK

Lee Jarvis is one of the most exciting young DJs to emerge on the London scene, playing his own blend of fun-fueled jackin’ house, all mixed with his customary energy and passion. Lee has played at many of London’s major … Continue reading

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