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The Happy Game Family Go! Podcast is a show about games, that happens to come from a family. We will represent our perception of the games we play, our experiences with them, and our opinions of them. Without the pressure of demystifying ratings or making content recommendations for all families, we hope to simply represent the various viewpoints our family members have on all the games they play.
We produce this podcast in our own home, using Garageband and our trusty MacBook Pro, and soon hope to upgrade our equipment selection with some microphones to clean up sound quality!
Visit the homepage of the podcast at www.happygamefamily.com |
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| On the Games Press Radar - Gamepro June "Letter of the Month": |
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Since its relaunch in the hands of John Davison, I've become a satisfied subcriber to Gamepro. You'll see below I was honered to contribute to the April issue with a Letter of the Month. Imagine my surprise when it happened again for the June issue!
Following the dismissal of Vince Zampella and Jason West as the heads of Inifinity Ward by their owner/publisher Activision, Gamepro wrote an interesting analysis of the implications for the Call of Duty franchise. Given that I had strong opinions regarding Activision's insistence that franchises be iterated upon on an annual basis, I had some things to say. Apparently, I again had a viewpoint worthy of being professionally printed. I am honered.
Real, insightful coverage is going on right now at their newly-redesigned site. See you there.
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| On the Games Press Radar - Bitmob Article Featured on Kotaku: |
38,770+ Hits:
Derived article by Luke Plunkett on kotaku.com, with my original game chart infographic (above):
There Are Too Many Damn Video Games
---- http://kotaku.com/5513192/there-are-too-many-damn-video-games
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Gamepro has launched a regular space in their magazine for user-created content from bitmob.com, but they aren't the only publisher who is finding out that there is a lot of good original content being generated over there.
The brainchild of Dan Hsu and Demian Lynn, from classic Electronic Gaming Monthly days (and now participating in the new iteration, which looks great), bitmob allows game bloggers to self-publish their articles. One of my works, The Death of the Video Game Expert, was linked to and included some talking points and an infographic that were highlighted by mega-site kotaku.com! My internet fame will last forever!!! ;)
5,660+ Hits:
Original article with all infographics on bitmob.com:
The Death of the "Video Game Expert"
---- http://bitmob.com/articles/the-death-of-the-video-game-expert
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| On the Games Press Radar - Gamepro April "Letter of the Month": |
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I've been a fan and a regular viewer of the work of the folks that run Area5 ever since the early days of the 1up Show. When they first started that project, with the help (and brilliant theme song) of Jane Pinckard, I didn't even have a computer strong enough to let me watch their work at a decent frame rate. So, I began building DVD-Videos of their program. Five years later 1up.com let the crew go, and they began making their way as independant producers at area5.tv, producing Co-op, a fine reiteration on the theme.
To show these folks my appreciation, and help them have a handy copy of their work to enjoy in the future, I bought cases and made labels and sent the guys a "1up Show Box Set," a labor of fan-love. The pictures (see: left) they published in their area5 blog post on the subject made me feel as appreciated as I hope I made them feel!
Area5 is producing new video content at the newly redesigned Electronic Gaming Monthly, to which I just resubscribed. I suggest you check it out, with a free registration to see the digital version. Rock on, you guys! |
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Video games have been one of my primary hobbies for at least 30 years, since the first arcade games appeared: I have early memories of playing Space Invaders in a bar while waiting for my mom to get off work. I never stopped, and have watched the simple games of my childhood become experiences that combine most of the methods creative expression known before--writing, artwork, animation, production--and add interactivity to essentially become the newest form of creative expression mankind has developed.
Although most of my prefessional writing experience has been for advertising and commercial outlets, this has left me little opportunity to write about my most favorite of hobbies. Fortunately, the internet has exploded with a variety of outlets for me to add my contributions and viewpoints to the general discussion when it comes to gaming. My current favorite outlet is bitmob.com:
The Death of the "Video Game Expert"
---- http://bitmob.com/articles/the-death-of-the-video-game-expert
"Gamers" and Gamers
---- http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/qgamersq-and-gamers.html
Steam Sales, Jake Jabbs, and the Perceived Value of Intangible Items
---- http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/steam-sales-jake-jabbs-and-the-perceived-value-of-intangible-items.html
Why Games Don't Stir Emotion Like Movies
---- http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/47372
Rock Band: Pink Floyd
---- http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/47375
Video Game Pricing is Wack
---- http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/47196
My Wii's Forbidden Closet of Mystery
---- http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/47179
How Breakdown Broke Down
---- http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8518118
Land of the Dead XBox Games?
---- http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=7632364
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Here I've found another totally unique way to make my mark writing on the internet, writing reviews about video games! I might add that, at this time in history, the pasttime is almost as unique and unduplicated as my internet writing pasttime of ten years ago, writing reviews about Star Trek episodes.
To my credit, I'm no newcomer to the subject, having played since the first home pong games, steadily through today. I also plan on commenting on the more obscure, the more fringe, the more junk-food of the gaming releases out there, since the big huge releases both are already well-covered, and take while to come down in price. ;)
Heavy Rain(PS3) - Haiku Review
---- http://www.bitmob.com/articles/haiku-review-heavy-rain-ps3
Legendary (PS3) - Haiku Review
---- http://www.bitmob.com/articles/haiku-review-legendary-ps3
God of War 3 (PS3) - Haiku Review
---- http://www.bitmob.com/articles/haiku-review-god-of-war-3-ps3
Brütal Legend (PS3) - Haiku Review
---- http://bitmob.com/articles/haiku-review-brtal-legend-ps3
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) - Haiku Review
---- http://bitmob.com/articles/haiku-review-new-super-mario-bros-wii
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PS2) - Haiku Review
---- http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/haiku-review-silent-hill-shattered-memories-ps2.html
Silent Hill: Homecoming (PS3) - Haiku Review
---- http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/haiku-review-silent-hill-homecoming-ps3.html
Star Wars: Force Unleashed (PS3) - Haiku Review
---- http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/haiku-review-star-wars-force-unleashed-ps3.html
Star Wars: Force Unleashed (PS3) - Review
---- http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8882572
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) - Haiku Review
---- http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/Haiku-Review-Dead-Rising-Chop-Til-You-Drop-Wii-.html
Land of the Dead (XBox) - Review
---- http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8496123
Kingdom: The Far Reaches (PC) - Review
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This is shameful, obsessive, and questionable, but here goes. My playlog will give a fairly complete, if not always currently updated, list of games I have played and completed. ...more |
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