Grokgames

"Auteurs" and Collaboration

Greg — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:16:24 +0000

Turns out, everything truly brilliant about "North by Northwest"'s script--the banter, the plot twists, the bottomlessly complex characters--grew not from Hitch the "auteur", but from his unconventional choice of collaborators and the fertile negative spaces between the bones of his almost imperceptible outline.

F&#k the Average [Player]

Greg — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:26:29 +0000

My standard for verisimilitude is simple and I came to it when I started to write prose narrative: fuck the average reader.

Gearbox? Dead to Me.

Greg — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:10:42 +0000

Shame on you, Gearbox.

Motal Kombat, Why Do You Taunt Me?

Greg — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:28:13 +0000

For the record, I may be the world's worst Mortal Kombat player. And yet...and YET...I'm having to fend off the urge to buy the upcoming back-to-its-roots version.

And these kinda cool live action, independently produced shorts aren't helping my self control any.

Also...Tahmoh!

Sony's designing actual curricula around Little Big Planet 2

Greg — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:13:21 +0000

Yes, yes, yes!!!

xkcd's Reading My Mind

Greg — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:45:59 +0000

Or maybe just my Portfolio page.

Source: xkcd

Back to the Future in Little Big Planet 2

Greg — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Have I mentioned how more I adore Little Big Planet 2? The new cinematic toolset is a wonder to behold, but (with this video as Exhibit A) I may have underestimated it.

Source: Little Big Planet 2 User Creates A Sackboy “Back To The Future” (http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/02/little-big-planet-2-user-creates-a-sackboy-back-to-the-future/) by Dave Banks - When we reviewed Little Big Planet 2 last month, we predicted it wouldn’t be long before people used the game’s movie making tools to create LBP versions of their favorite movies. We didn’t have to wait long – check out this fantastic version of the Sack Back to the Future clock tower scene.

Days of Wonders to Roll Out "Cargo Noir"

Greg — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:45:44 +0000

Repeat out loud to self: I don't need any more games...I don't need any more games...etc.

And then preorder. Damn.

I So Hope Jane McGonigal's Right

Greg — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:26:33 +0000

I just wish the talkshow version of her work didn't sound so easy to dismiss for those predisposed to disagree.

You HAD to Know This was Coming

Greg — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:10:05 +0000

Russian TV Links Modern Warfare 2 To Russian Massacre.