A list of my favorite links this week

This is my weekly newsletter which covers my favorite stories of the week in the fields of Tech, HTML5, Startups, Game Dev, and Venture Capital. If you find some links that you think would be useful, feel free to share! You can always subscribe (or unsubscribe) by clicking on the MailChimp widget on the right-hand…

//GameOn contest for student game devs, how I started with GDC

In October, I wrote about how I would get started with programming, knowing what I do today. With this post, I wanted to explain how I got started in game devleopment and programming. This all ties into the latest promotion that Microsoft has for students. I’ve been pushing for the return of Dream.Build.Play, an XNA…

"Indie PR's Got Talent" – The GDC Europe Panel I was on is available online for free!

The Game Developer Conference (GDC), occasionally releases videos and slides from their vault for free after a certain period of time has passed. The most recent releases is from 2011’s Indie PR’s Got Talent, which I was fortunate enough to be a part of. Hosted by  @BinaryTweedDeej of IndieCity, fellow journalists Christian Nutt (@ferricide)  and Michael Rose…

The Indie Games Uprising III is in full swing!

It’s an honor to be a part of the third Indie Games Uprising on XBLIG. We’ve got a lot of great things coming up, and can finally make all of our announcements today. In addition to the games hitting the service, including the bizarre qrth-phyl  today, we’re pleased to announce that the XBLIG companion has hit…