GamerDad has had a heart attack, and his wife is asking for donations.
For those who don’t know the site, it is a great blog looking videogames from the perspective of a parent. Andrew Bub pretty much gave up his previous writing career for this, and it’s worthy of support.
Another demonstration of XBLA’s interest in indie gaming!
GameSetWatch – IGF Winner Braid Confirmed For Xbox Live Arcade
“Raph Koster reads my blog” t-shirt.
Of course, it’s not just me. Smed, Brad, and Richard get it too. 🙂
Scott Hartsman has a blog now, and there’s a great post on community guidelines there.
One of the interview questions we had as we looking for a community person was “if you had to pick five words that are key to community relations, what are they?”
There were varied answers, of course, but the one we were looking for was “honesty.”
A few days ago, I got word that a colleague from Origin days had passed away. Old-school Ultima players probably remember his name, as he played key roles on the later Ultima titles. We intersected only briefly at Origin, as he worked for a little bit on a conversation system for UO. I lost track of him after he left Origin…
A whole bunch of memorials can be found here:
Wing Commander CIC – John Watson Memorial
Note:this is NOT the John Watson whom you see in the SWG credits; that John is alive and well, and enjoying recent fatherhood.
