Gnome’s Lair, a website I absolutely adore, has posted a review of The Infinite Ocean. Such a brilliantly written story isn’t common in our day and age. Then again, a sci-fi game that avoids being technophobic is even rarer, let alone one that manages to not only to tackle major …
The feedback for The Infinite Ocean has been overwhelming. As with the first release, there are many people who think it’s “lame” or “boring” or “pretentious,” but the game is also reaching the right people. I actually think this time around it’s doing much better, and all the conversations about …
The Infinite Ocean is now available at ArmorGames. “The Infinite Ocean sets up a mystery that persists even after you get a lot of answers. It has a thick layer of philosophy and invites a lot of discussion regarding both the plot and the issues raised.” – Jay is Games …
The release of The Infinite Ocean has been pushed back to Wednesday or Thursday. (This is out of my hands, but it’s not really the end of the world.) If you sent me an email in the last couple of days and haven’t received a reply, please write again. There’s …
I’ve made a fairly major decision about my old games: I’m going to remake several of them, including The Museum of Broken Memories and The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of Desert Bridge (which is not really a game, I know). No, not immediately, and not as sponsored games. This …
Once again in list form: The Infinite Ocean has successfully found a sponsor and is approaching release. Most of my energies are currently going into Nexus City. The beginning of the game is undergoing some restructuring. I’m also working on another game. I’m not going to reveal much about it …
While we’re talking about the music of resistance, here’s a reminder that revolutionary music doesn’t come only from angry young black men (or other clichés). Malvina Reynolds reminding us of some important facts about fighing for justice: If you decide to stand up for anything, you will find that people …
I never tire of Street Sweeper Social Club’s Promenade. Two by two, Promenade Duck from a B1 bomber raid Ain’t ’bout the plans Osama made Banks get paid off petrol trade That is the magic of poetry: telling the truth in so few words.
I have, on occassion, been accused of being a bit on the pretentious side. It’s an accusation I resent, because pretentiousness is something I abhor, and strive to avoid as much as I can. Pretentiousness is the death of art: that, if you want, is my most central objection to …
The Monsters and the Critics is a collection of seven essays by J. R. R. Tolkien: “Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics” “On Translating Beowulf” “On Fairy-Stories” “A Secret Vice” “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” “English and Welsh” “Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford” Tolkien is one of …
