Games, games, and Vincent

Blizzard uses an employee ranking system

2023-01-24 — Vincent Leeuw

In 2021, Blizzard, a unit of Activision Blizzard Inc., implemented a process called stack ranking, in which employees are ranked on a bell curve and managers …

Shadowgate… II?!

2023-01-24 — Vincent Leeuw

Oh my torch! They are making an actual sequel to the one point & click NES game I owned that was both extremely unfair and extremely illogical. It's called …

Weekplay 202303

Weekplay 202303

2023-01-24 — Vincent Leeuw

I’ve been playing more Astalon: Tears of the Earth (PS4) in the past week. It is too comfortable for me to ignore especially considering it ticks so many …

First-Person Tetris

First-Person Tetris

2023-01-23 — Vincent Leeuw

Somehow this is less comfortable to play than I expected.

How “Battle Royale” took over video games

2023-01-18 — Vincent Leeuw

Takami’s premise was well suited to video-game adaptation. The rules were clearly defined, the setting neatly contained, and competitive violence had been one …

Weekplay 202302

Weekplay 202302

2023-01-17 — Vincent Leeuw

I've seen Astalon: Tears Of The Earth (PS4) flutter by, but apart from looking like a run-of-the-mill 8-bit platformer, it didn't really caught my attention. …

The D&D-license kerfuffle

2023-01-11 — Vincent Leeuw

Despite the stinginess of the OGL, it provided legal certainty that many individuals and small game publishers used to make new games and new material for …