Random Encounters in Imaginary Realms

The Bulletproof Got Shot; Boom Blox's Market Failure

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:15:02 -0700

With the 10 million Nintendo Wii systems out there, I was incredibly shocked when Boom Blox only moved 60,000 units since release. It looks like it's doing better internationally, but even then, it isn't the big smash hit that I'm sure a lot of pe...

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What's changed?

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:57:11 -0700

So, a friend of mine messages me that May NPD numbers are out. I do a web search and the top result ends up being May 2007. Oops...Well, compare that to May 2008 and it's easy to be confused. Pokemon Diamond—DS—Nintendo Mario Party 8—Wii—Nint...

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Results of a Doujin Game Crawl, etc.

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:19:46 -0700

Been futzing around with some doujin game demos lately. Tearkiss -Princess Shade- is a hybrid action RPG with a few Shmup elements thrown in. It's shareware and I'm hoping that one of many doujin game dealers that ships to the US will have it. T...

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Ramblings for Summer 08

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:53:32 -0700

And now for a random post! Nepotism and Shoddy Voiceovers go Hand & Hand. I understand cost cutting needs. You could probably get some insane anime fans at a community college who dream of being voice actors to do the job for a beer or something....

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Games Worth Remaking

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:02:50 -0700

I still love my old games. Not too long ago, I hooked up my Turbo Duo to play some Rondo of Blood on my regular TV. I don't know, I have the original, never bothered to play the PSP remake, even though I picked it up. Porting older games to newer ...

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Noitu Love 2

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:59:29 -0700

It's out. It reminds me of a mix of Sisters Mode from Portrait of Ruin and a bit of Trigger Heart Exelica. All in a 2D side scrolling platformer. GO!

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Holy Freakazoids, 4Gamer's "Indies Room"

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:12:11 -0700

One of my favorite doujin game circles(or indie developers) Easy Game Station seems to have every game of theirs featured in a certain column on a Japanese site called 4Gamer.net. I took a look at some of the other games they list there and holy...

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Rev-you...Why Game Reviews Drive One Developer Nuts

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:46:39 -0700

The relationship between game developers and professional reviewers has been a slightly...cantankerous one. A lot of us are financially hit hard by poor reviews. Even if the sales to review ratio has very little correlation in a strong number of c...

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Fix XBLA!!!

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:09:24 -0700

Oh Xbox Live Arcade. You had so much promise which is now...I wouldn't say totally gone, but unless something drastic happens, all I can say is it *had* so much promise. I am an Xbox360 owner. I have purchased about 10 games on XBLA. I've tried ab...

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Still strumming along...

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:50:16 -0700

Job? Still looking. I did manage to score a few good leads at GDC, lost another lead(things seemed promising then I just stopped hearing from this one company.) I'm getting some game development out of my system. HUGE thanks to my friend Kyle for ...

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