There’s quite a bit going on over at Machine Age Productions you might want to know about. They have a shiny new website and, if you like unique and fun tabletop games with original concepts, you can get in on the ground floor of Maschine Zeit. They’ve begun a kickstarter, a cool little way to… Continue reading Maschine Zeit Update
Month: April 2010
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pulp Fiction
(Audio’s got a little something extra in it this week.) [audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/p_fiction.mp3] I wasn’t planning on starting a Tarantino series. Really, I wasn’t! However, there was a snafu at my local Netflix distribution center, and Crash ended up arriving at the same time as Pulp Fiction. Having just watched Reservoir Dogs last week, and waiting to… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Pulp Fiction
Concerning Dr. Freeman
March Mayhem over at the Escapist is in its final round. For most of the competition I’ve been rooting for BioWare. However, last round Valve was up against Zynga, and after a tense period of back and forth, Valve emerged the victor. Now, it’s up against BioWare. It’s a very close competition, and since I’ve… Continue reading Concerning Dr. Freeman
Regarding Feedback & Encouragement
“The Enrichment Center promises to always provide safe testing environments. In dangerous testing environments, the Enrichment Center promises to always provide useful advice. For instance, the floor here will kill you. Try to avoid it.” This is GLaDOS’ way of providing feedback & encouragement. Needless to say, there are some moments in Portal at which… Continue reading Regarding Feedback & Encouragement
Let's Face It, I Suck At Titles
I still need a title for the Project. That means I need to talk about The Project. In detail. Seriously, I’ll be talking about when things happen in the plot and possibly even how bits of the story will end. So if you want to avoid even minor spoilers for this EPIC MAGNUM OPUS in… Continue reading Let's Face It, I Suck At Titles
Electronic Memory Space-Lane
Here’s a little tidbit for you young’uns who might be tuning into this little blog o’ mine. Did you know that there were online games before the Internet existed? When I was a lad (old man joke, oh crumbs there goes the hip, we’re walking, we’re walking) there were these little dial-up places called Bulletin… Continue reading Electronic Memory Space-Lane
This Country Needs More Cadbury
Not much else to say today other than “Happy Easter,” so here’s a cat with bunny ears.
Zynga vs. The World
Sigh. I was going to write about Maschine Zeit some more, since I spent some time yesterday working on a little promotional material and trying to drum up some interest. It really made me miss a gaming store in Conshohoken called “The Roundtable” that had a great staff, fantastic atmosphere and fun events. I’d be… Continue reading Zynga vs. The World
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Reservoir Dogs
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/r_dogs.mp3] Every now and again, when you start taking on work as a critic, it’s beneficial to remind yourself of what’s good in your chosen medium and why it’s worth defending. It’s why I’ve been playing Half-Life 2 again lately. That’s also the reason why Reservoir Dogs was bumped to the top of my Netflix… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Reservoir Dogs
Bleep the Bleeping Bleepers
People I know tend to cuss an awful lot. I don’t, for reasons I’ll explain later, but it occurs to me that people are talking about and doing some funny shit today for some reason. And cussing can be hilarious if done right. Doing it right requires discussion, though, because for some, cussing is like… Continue reading Bleep the Bleeping Bleepers
