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Three ideas for my next indie gaming masterpiece
An indie developer needs to decide what to spend the next two years of his life on. Thankfully, he's come up with some...interesting ideas.
Thursday, August 11, 2011 | Comments (9)
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The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) Games for New Parents
Having children will drastically change how you play games, so choosing the right game to play is more important than ever. Here are the five best (and five worst) choices.
Friday, November 05, 2010 | Comments (5)
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I Love You, Dead Rising 2. But Don't Tell My Friends We're Dating.
Last night was so amazing, Dead Rising 2. But, uh, I'll call you sometime, okay? I promise.
Monday, October 11, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Some of My Best Friends Are Bad Games
Letting an aggregate review score from sites like Metacritic become the sole dictator of your buying decisions is sure to make you miss out on a lot of fun, unique experiences.
Thursday, September 16, 2010 | Comments (11)
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Best Xbox 360 RPG: Oblivion
The only rule for making a role playing game is to make a game that allows for the playing of roles. SCIENCE!
Friday, July 23, 2010 | Comments (1)
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Best Xbox 360 Action/Adventure Game: Bioshock 2
BioShock 2 taught a lesson more important than "Don't use Electro Bolt in the tub."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | Comments (2)
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Best Xbox 360 Shooter: Modern Warfare 2
The best games are the ones you enjoy with your friends, even if those friends keep making fun of your mom.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 | Comments (1)
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Lesson Learned from Final Fantasy 13: I'm Not Twelve Anymore
Final Fantasy 13 taught one gamer that slow-paced games don't often suit an adult lifestyle.
Saturday, June 26, 2010 | Comments (9)
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On Samir Torres'  Bitmob Giveaway: Dragon Age 2: Mark of the Assassin DLC codes
"The name of my dragon is Burnin' Vernon.

Not "would be".   IS!

360!"

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
On Michael Rousseau's  All the Bad Parts Review: Some parts are good
"Thanks for the awesome feedback!  I am working on an update to the combat as we speak,and I hope to have it out next week. 

The hardest part of telling this story was making the combat fun, without turning the lead character into a insanely powerful fighter pulling off wrestling moves.  I THINK I've found a middle ground, so fingers crossed.  :)

Also, I just printed out "an art house experience with a relatable story, All the Bad Parts entertains" and put it on my wall."

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
On Ben Cook's  Three ideas for my next indie gaming masterpiece
"Definitely by end of year.  I will WILL it into being!"
Friday, August 12, 2011
On Ben Cook's  Three ideas for my next indie gaming masterpiece
"Totally agree on the first point, plus it lets me add a whimsical side kick space zombie that you befriend.

On the second point - can a 360 even HANDLE that much zombie?  I'm not sure.  I'll put in a request to Microsoft  to see if they can add Mode 7."

Tuesday, August 09, 2011
On Dan "Shoe" Hsu's  Bitmob Giveaway: 11 First Strike map pack codes for Black Ops
"Mmmm tastes like random acts of violence.

GyCot

http://twitter.com/#!/GyCot/status/33235473610571776"

Thursday, February 03, 2011
On Louis Garcia's  It Begins: The Indie Games Winter Uprising
"I grabbed Epic Dungeon and ended up really, really enjoying it.  It moves extremely fast,  which gives you a weird mix of reward (constantly killing things) and terror (constantly worrying about more things flying at you)"
Thursday, December 02, 2010
On Dan "Shoe" Hsu's  Bitmob Giveaway: Noble Map Pack Codes (Halo: Reach)
"http://twitter.com/#!/GyCot/status/10176859790643200
Perfect fuel to lure my friends back to Reach.

Fuel?  Bait?  Dammit."
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
On Jay Henningsen's  Puzzler: Video-Game Character Vanity Plates
"9 threw me until I did process of elimination, and then I honestly laughed out loud when I got it."
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
On Jay Henningsen's  Video-Game Rebus Puzzles: Round Three
"The scary thing is that I got #5 without having to think about it. :| "
Saturday, November 13, 2010
On Louis Garcia's  Indie Developers on How to Fix Xbox Live Indie Games
"It's really interesting - the "anyone can release a game" mentality is both one of its greatest features and biggest flaws.  You end up with a TON of variety, but it is all in a giant pile that needs to be sorted through.   Apple's app store has had similar growing pains, and people have had to game the system in order to turn a buck (ie, give it away free one day so you are on top of the "most downloaded" the next day).  All this is compounded by the problem of the interface - the 360 layout has a lot of user-input limitations and has to be streamlined.

Overall, I'd love a better storefront online.  You can sort by release date, name, rating, or best selling, but I want something that lets me do a complex sort based on a combination of rating, price, date, creator, etc etc.  I'd also love the ability to have small text reviews worked into the website.  A few websites have cropped up to do just this, but I think MS may need to consider it themselves and make it "official"."

Thursday, November 11, 2010
On Jack Wilde's  Super Meat Boy - Perfecting the Art of Swearing
"I was in the middle of a similar post on the glorious frustration of Super Meat Boy when I saw yours, and you hit the nail directly on the head :)  I'm not sure what it is, but that game is equal parts maddening and exhilerating.   I didn't even realize I was swearing out loud until I watched Brad Shoemaker's quick look and realized I was reacting the same way.  Despite being a normally cool and collective individual, he was still swearin' it up a storm."
Monday, October 25, 2010
On Dan "Shoe" Hsu's  Bitmob Giveaway: Fable 3 Prize Package (with Limited Collector's Edition)
"About time Fable 3 came out!  I haven't done any chicken chasing in, like, WEEKS. 

http://twitter.com/#!/GyCot/status/28371253351"

Thursday, October 21, 2010
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