Autor: Jeremy Lonien

Jeremy Lonien

“Who killed videogames?”

“As I attended boring lectures and stone-cold seminars, the reality settled onto the gathered bright-eyed, idea-filled game developers like an ashen snow-blanket: these Zynga guys were making literally a quadrillion dollars a month off trite, shallow, ugly, awful, stupid half-formed pseudo-games. I found myself drawn to sessions in which tasteful, boring people talked about the implications of social games.

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The Binding of Isaac

God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son.”
Abraham said, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on.”
God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want, Abe, but
the next time you see me comin’ you better run.”
Well, Abe says, “Where do you want this killing done?”
God says, “Out on Highway 61.”
-Bob Dylan, “Highway 61 Revisited”

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Kale In Dinoland

Das Entwicklerteam The Rotting Cartridge portiert gerade Kale in Dinoland, den Game Boy-Klassiker von 1992 auf iOS. Behaupten sie jedenfalls. Das Spiel existierte nie und das Ganze natürlich nur ein Marketingtrick, der prima funktioniert wenn selbst Gamasutra die Pressemitteilung mit den gefakten Reviews zitiert:

See what reviewers said about SkySoft’s original Kale In Dinoland, way back in 1992:
“Marred by save issues and bugs, Kale still lives up to its name: It’s a fun, expansive romp with a new mechanic and fresh feel.” – Nintendo Power
“Sadly I don’t think Kale will last another game…But it’s currently a favorite.” – EGM
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Scattle – PXTUNE

PXTUNE by Scattle

“PXTUNE” is a choppy mix of some tunes made a long time ago in Daisuke “Pixel” Amaya’s PXTone. Although the program has been good to me, I’ve felt the need to move on to other DAWs. This is a couple of my favorite tunes/covers that really bring me back to where it all began…

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Fear Is Vigilance

Da wir hier irgendwie unserem Ruf als Linkschleuder gerecht werden müssen, verkünde ich hiermit nun unsere supergeheime Supergeheimformel: Wir hauen ein paar mal den Kopf auf die Tastatur, lassen dann eine Rechtschreibprüfung und Google Translate drüber laufen, und gucken nachher was passt. Das ist quasi wie ein Autounfall, man kann einfach nicht wegsehen. (…)

Jeremy Lonien