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MICHAEL GRAY
COMMUNITY WRITER
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I write for ButtonMasher, and Game Console magazine. I'm a bit of an adventure game fanatic and indie lover. My favourite games do things that haven't been done before.
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5 indie games for when you want to relax
Sick of life and video games stressing you out? Here are five games for when you want to relax.
Friday, January 07, 2011 | Comments (4)
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Why the Games Industry Needs a Good Documentary
Seen Penny Arcade: The Series? What if someone did that with a game developer?
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | Comments (19)
Gameoflife
The Gaming of Life: Using Game Mechanics for Self Improvement
Some games are more than just entertainment. Some games help us become better people. From inspiring us to take out the garbage to exercising for a week. Featuring interviews with the creators behind Health Month and EpicWin.
Thursday, September 02, 2010 | Comments (2)
Journey
More than Killing: Multiplayer Modes that Offer a Different Experience
Are any developers trying to extend the reach of multiplayer?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | Comments (9)
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COMMENTS BY THIS AUTHOR (23)
On Toby Davis'  5 Oddworld questions with the man behind the Stranger's Wrath remake
"@Jonathan They are actually making a remake of Abe's Oddysee if you haven't heard the news. They must be doing it totally from scratch, either that or they found the original files.
http://apps.facebook.com/upitone/?controller=news&op=view-news&news_id=66682"
Friday, April 22, 2011
On Lloyd Markham's  Is fun or meaning more important for video games?
"Absolutely, wholeheartedly agree! Games that make us think, and games that make us excited. This town is big enough for the both of them."
Monday, January 31, 2011
On Brett Bates'  Level up!: Help Bitmob pick the best games of 2010
"Limbo - 2 AP
Amnesia: The Dark Descent  - 4 AP
Red Dead Redemption - 2 AP
Heavy Rain - 1 AP
Super Meat Boy - 1 AP"
Friday, January 21, 2011
On Andrew Hiscock's  A call for nominations for the Bitmob Community Awards
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Oh gosh I really wish I had a list of all the awesome articles I read in 2010.

I'd like nominate Matthew Floratos for "Best article". I'm a sucker for Half-Life! It's written brilliantly, goes into great detail, and reaffirms my love for Episode 2 as well as my eagerness for Episode 3. 

http://bitmob.com/articles/on-hl2-episode-two-linearity-the-g-man-and-episode-three

And I'd like to nominate my own article for "Best interview". This is the first time I've interviewed game developers, even if they aren't "games" per se. Found it so exciting to cover some innovative new products.

http://bitmob.com/articles/life-is-but-a-game-games-that-help-instill-everyday-good-habits

And I really enjoyed writing this one about game docos, as well as all the feedback I received. I'd like to nominate it for "Best article about improving the games industry". I've seen a lot of those kind of articles around Bitmob!

http://bitmob.com/articles/why-the-games-industry-needs-a-good-documentary

And to put myself alongside some competition I'd like to nominate Suriel Vazquez for "Best article about improving the games industry". Even though it's 'technically' about Hollywood. Just coming off from watching Scott Pilgrim I loved Suriel's ideas for Hollywood to make better videogame films.

http://bitmob.com/articles/more-pixar-less-uwe-the-hopeful-future-of-videogame-movies

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
On Chas Guidry's  Million-Dollar DLC: How digital content makes serious bank for charity
"If only Steam did this with their annual holiday sale, I'd feel a lot less guilty afterwards!"
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
On Jon X. Porter's  Stuntman and the anatomy of the car chase
"Split Second is a good example of the thrill of driving through crazy stunts. Though of course it's more of a race, than a car chase."
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
On Michael Gray's  5 indie games for when you want to relax
"@Daniel Edge is out on PSN for Europe and Australia. America and Japan should be coming soon...

@Rus Whatever gets you relaxed!"
Friday, January 07, 2011
On James DeRosa's  5 great (and free!) indie games from 2010
"I agree with Super Crate Box being on this list. Super addictive even though I can't pass the first stage. Unlocking more weapons certainly makes it harder on yourself!"
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
On Greg Kasavin's  Proper Villainy
"LeChuck!"
Saturday, October 09, 2010
On Meghan Ventura's  The 3DS: Portable Multiplayer Evolving into the Hive Mind?
"Nice article Meghan! It's interesting to see the changes in technology as time goes by -- technology actually catching up to Sci-fi writers, and changes in culture and information sharing etc.

So the technology's neat, but, I don't personally find CrossPass that appealing. I think I'd rather share information with groups of friends, than some strangers on the street.

As Alejandro mentioned, I'd like to learn more about what information gets shared . But Nintendo probably aren't going into detail about that yet..."

Thursday, October 07, 2010
On Meghan Ventura's  Pokémon Black and White: A Franchise Grows Up with Me
"That opening paragraph is so me! Sometimes I wish I was born just a decade earlier..."
Thursday, September 30, 2010
On Michael Gray's  Why the Games Industry Needs a Good Documentary
"Yep showing the series after the game has shipped might make PR feel more at ease.

Forgot to mention this movie which is in the works, focusing on indie devs... http://www.indiegamethemovie.com/"
Sunday, September 12, 2010
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