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End of an era
Just saw that Computer Gaming World/Games for Windows Magazine has finally ended their nearly 30-year long run . They'll be moving to the web, but it's startling for me to realize that this magazine (that I basically grew up with) is now a thing of the...
Other Gaming Blogs Worth Reading
Been meaning to highlight a couple of other blogs I think you'd enjoy reading, especially if you're interested in the game industry. What I particularly like about both these blogs is that they're written by professional journalists, and bring...
New York Time's Circuits Buying Guide for Consoles
Just hit the web . Wanted to highlight it as it's a great, non-technical summary of the current console war that really boils the current state down quite succintly (and accurately, in my opinion). Couple of quick quotes: If you or your loved ones...
Good Editorial on Game Reviews and Popular Opinion
Happened to see a link (and discussion) on Evil Avatar to a good editorial on game reviews by Jeff Gerstmann of Gamespot. Thought it was particularly interesting as recently a few folks have accused me of having a bias on anything I write. It's sort...
Ever Thought About Writing Your Own Blog?
Obviously I did, and so here we are. My intent was (and is) to have a conversation with the games industry (including gamers themselves) and try to share my thoughts on where we're going, along with the positive and negative bumps we'll experience along...
Rose-colored Glasses
I'm always fascinated (and frightened) by how easily the tone of a story can be changed with some selective quoting. Take one of today's stories, variants of which ran on both Joystiq and Next-gen's websites. Both sites used a Guardian Unlimited story...
Top 100 Games of All Time...
... at least according to this article from Next-gen.biz. Remember my earlier opinions on game journalism and sites worth watching? This article is a great example of what Next-gen.biz can deliver. Kudos to Colin Campbell and Joe Keiser for a nice, methodical...
Final Thoughts on Prey
I wrote up a quick " review " of Prey back when I started it. Since I finished the single player game tonight, I wanted to follow up with some quick thoughts. Short form, enjoyed Prey a great deal. I particularly appreciated the Spirit World concept that...
Literate Scriveners Unite! (Or: The Problem with Game Journalism Redux)
I wrote some thoughts last week about problems with game journalism in this industry. In that article I pointed you to a great piece Chris Buffa of Gamedaily.com wrote, and I wanted to highlight that he's since then written a second follow-up article...
Ozymandias Email now Available
I've had some requests to have a way for folks to ask questions or email thoughts or articles to me, and I'm pleased to say that you can now send email to ozymandias@ozymandias.com . (Clever, no? All right... no.) I've also added this contact email to...
Playstation 3 CPU Speed Downgrade Rumor - Redux
Remember my earlier post dissecting an alleged PS3 Rude Q&A? There’s just something about a finely honed - yet evasive - turn of phrase that sets the Spidey-sense tingling, and I’m getting that feeling all over again around the rumor of the Playstation...
The Problem with Game Journalism
Been mulling on this for a while (as have many other folks in the industry). Most recently I was reminded of the issue when reading an article from Joystiq where the author asked some tough questions of Sony's Phil Harrison and was allegedly rewarded...