Games, games, and Vincent
Blizzard uses an employee ranking system
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?!
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
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
Somehow this is less comfortable to play than I expected.
How “Battle Royale” took over video games
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
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
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 …