As Megan and I were speaking with Collin from Blacklight Retribution (previous pic), I catch a woman out of the corner of my eye, looking pointedly in our direction. I figure she’s a reporter or employee trying to get Collin’s attention. As we’re already talking with him, I decidedly ignore her. O:-) It isn’t […]
Collin Moore from Zombie Studios
Megan and I met Collin Moore at the ASTRO Gaming booth, where he was demoing Daylight, his new game from Zombie Studios. I knew him from Blacklight Retribution, but I gave Daylight a spin nonetheless. (And set down the controller in fear no more than five minutes later.) Megan jumped in as soon as she […]
eBay flash fiction for Nintendo DS Lite
I routinely create flash fiction to accompany my eBay listings. They add character to the auction and humanity to my character. Occasionally they are even relevant to what I’m selling. This was flash fiction for a Nintendo DS Lite. The seed was a survivor’s diary. The tone wavers, as I decided how hard to sell […]
Bayonetta
I’ve made it a point to get in this pose with Bayonetta every time I see her at a convention. I went for the hat trick this year. As always, I get a smirk from the cosplayer and laughs from the crowd. Typically I also end up staying a few extra seconds because […]
Winning a PAX Prime badge from Runic Games
My 3-day PAX badge was graciously provided by the awesome folks at Runic Games, the developers of Torchlight 2. I wrote ten haikus to them on Twitter to enter a contest where they were giving away twenty (!) badges, and persistence with a penchant for panache proved prosperous! I linked up with community manager Wonder […]
Convention’s Creed
Booths at PAX range from a mere table to an arena larger than some NYC studios, and typically the bigger booths have the bigger lines. While walking around the convention, I spotted that the booth for Assassin’s Creed 3, a big budget game whose line was normally very long, had experienced a momentary lull in […]
First time being grounded
I planned to take three days off works so that I could attend PAX Prime, the granddaddy of gaming conventions available to the public. Fly in Thursday, enjoy the three-day con, hop on a Sunday night red-eye and spend Monday recovering. But it’s Wednesday, and I’m still here in Seattle. In fact I’m going to […]
I definitely don’t have thick enough skin for her job
This story is also an entry into Sally’s contest for the upcoming Halo game. If you’ve got one of your own, hop over to her video and leave a comment to enter! I got a call yesterday from an unknown number. I pick it up, and am immediately greeted with the strangest voice I’ve ever […]
Bidders bartering for Bananas
Continuing the trend of my quirky eBay listings comes yet another. Knock knock. Who’s there? Bananas. Bananas who? Knock knock. Who’s there? Bananas. Bananas who? Knock knock. Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn’t say bananas? No, actually, because you were probably hoping I would say bananas and present you with the […]
Bear with my puns
My penchant for unnecessarily long product descriptions started when I hawked my wares in WoW, but recently I’ve found that the tendency carries over to my eBay listings as well. Fantasy games are supposed to be fantastical. World of Warcraft lets you ride around on huge bats, mechanical striders and more, but you never get […]
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