Recent content by Andraste

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    Beavis and Butt-head Are Back

    This does beg the question: Did they ever really go away? Really? I'm looking forward to this, and glad to see Mike Judge is working on it.
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    Violins and Videogames: A Winning Combination

    Brilliant! Wow, the Dragon Quest/Warrior music reeeaaally took me back.
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    The Escapist Presents: Epic Games - UDK

    UDK is pretty slick. True, Unity does have some of the support UDK doesn't currently have, but it's interesting to hear Epic's looking at putting that in as well. I wonder how long that'll take? What's nice about UDK is that it's practically the same thing as the most commonly leased engine...
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    Games only you remember.

    Totally remember M.U.L.E.! Wrecking Crew for NES. I've mentioned it lots of times, but no one seems to remember it. Also, Faxanadu for the NES. "Don't have negative thoughts." - Best death screen pep talk ever. Also still one of my faves. I still have it AND the Nintendo Power strategy...
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    J Allard and Robbie Bach Leaving Microsoft

    Heh. One might think. Some of this change is good, but I am less than optimistic about who's left and how all that's gonna work going forward.
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    The Escapist Presents: Recipe For Disaster

    True, but if it gets more people to try cooking, just because of the novelty, we're on our way to healthier people. It's often much healthier to cook for yourself (cuz you know what's going into it) than to buy food out. Usually cheaper, too. What I did like about the program is the time...
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    The Escapist Presents: Recipe For Disaster

    Very cute, guys. Would be interesting to know how much help was needed. For example, what kind of terminology did the game use without explaining? Do the recipes lay out what equipment you'll need, along with the ingredients of the recipes? Also, how many recipes does the game come with and...
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    The Escapist Presents: Alan Wake Interview

    I wasn't trying to correct you! I was suggesting the reviewer didn't know what he was talking about, saying the inspiration of the pines in the game came from Finland rather than Remedy accurately portraying the place in which the game is set. Commiserating. :)
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    The Escapist Presents: Alan Wake Interview

    Lulz. Yes, it's a real title, and yes, I would be at-large at large. Which is a fun sort of notion, though I don't think I'll commit any crimes just to try it on. Matias is really such a genuine guy. I haven't had a chance to play Alan Wake yet. I'm glad to see it getting pretty good...
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    Public Bathrooms

    Well, yes, I've seen some extraordinarily foul public restrooms in my travels. But I assure you there would be even more foul things running about our fine streets were it not for the blessed things.
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    The Escapist Presents: Three Questions with GDC Developers

    Glad you liked it! I had fun doing it. Some of these people are good friends and I loved the idea of letting you guys see the "real people" behind the titles. Which brings me to ... what made you think I didn't want to be there? :*) Thanks. Swedish is hard. My Grandpa was from Sweden...
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    Question of the Day, April 29, 2010

    It's the only stat I have maxed on my WoW character... What? It's really handy to play while flying.
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    Judging the Game

    Great article, Alex. Interesting to see how your brain works after playing in your tabletop games for six years now. :P To those concerned about storytelling and it's level of importance in tabletop, I think many of you are perhaps using the wrong parameters to judge, and therefore, disagree...
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    White House Opens Code Up to Critique

    Yes, but are they "excited to see how developers across the world put [their] code to bad use"? After years on the internet, we all know that for every good, there will be at least five bad. It is my understanding the government's net infrastructure is ... less than sound. Troubling, yes...
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    The Escapist Presents: Splinter Cell: Conviction Interview

    He was excited! It was cute and infectious. He seemed genuinely excited to get the game into the hands of players, and that he was proud of the work the team had done. A couple of you mentioned it's easier than past iterations (my copy is still sitting snuggled in it's shrink-wrapped glory...