I hope you weren’t as shocked as I was, because I totally thought I was going to Vegas that morning! I’d like to thank everyone for their kindness this week. We had an amazing team in our little office and at the very least, it’s nice to know that everyone was rooting for us.
So what’s next? Well, I don’t want to become a stay-at-home mom for our pets, so I’m hoping to get back on my feet as soon as possible. Will that mean freelancing? I’m not sure, but my ol’ boss and good friend, Chris Grant, did me a favor and [edited: lol nevermind].
I’m going to try and take it easy for the next few days, clear my head and figure out where to go from here. I have some personal stuff I can catch up on and I’ll try not to spend my days achievement whoring or pick up a new MMORPG. I love what I do for a living and I intend to keep on keepin’ on. Again, thanks to everyone for their support.
The corpse of E3 clawed its way out of the ground this week and paraded about the streets of San Francisco, handing out asset discs and giving live presentations to press members who placed RSVP’s under their pillows at night. Something like that, I suppose. Its been a week full of events and embargoes and all that other good stuff that makes me realize how excited I am for this year in games.
At this point, there isn’t anything jumping out and screaming for the game of the year attention (in my wacky opinion, of course), but there are a lot of things I can’t wait to experience.
In my pursuit to make the blogging a regular bit, allow me to share with you some of those wonderful things.
Continue reading ‘Games To-Do List 2008′
In an interview today with Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon, my boss asks the question, “When you sat down to design this game, what were your goals? And when did you start working on the game?” His response-
“When Mortal Kombat: Armageddon was completed in 2006, we started working on this having no knowledge of including DC characters.“
Yet, three years ago on July 19, 2005, NeoGAF user habeem4999 baffles everyone by posting the following fact sheet. He was then laughed out of the thread.
We originally thought him to be a prophet, but that’s not the case. This, my friends, is the work of a time lord and I feel that his dark work has only begn.
“So what do you think?”
I hate that question because more often than not, it gets me into trouble. This is something I was asked a lot after my first night in Liberty City. After all the hype and hyperbole, it seemed like all anyone wanted to know was the opinions of others, whether to validate their own or not. Crawling to bed post midnight launch and after hours of roaming the city, even my girlfriend had to ask the question. So what the hell did I think?
“I didn’t have a religious experience,” I told her
And I’m still waiting for one.
Continue reading ‘Where Reviews go to Die’
