I wanted to like this game, I really did. I played it at PAX during an Xbox showcase that Microsoft had for ID@Xbox developers, and the team behind it were cordial. As a huge fan of FMV games, I was looking forward to this myself. I found myself engrossed by the story and idea of…
My first book, UnrealScript Game Programming Cookbook has been published by Pakt Publishing today. It covers a variety of topics, from creating your own modular camera system, crafting AI, creating intelligent pathfinding for bots, and manipulating weapons. A free sample chapter is available as well, which covers creating a modular camera system, from beginning to…
UPDATE: Thanks @BigBossBenGilbert for the photo! Headed to GDC Europe? Why not come take a gander at the panel I’ve been invited to attend by Deejay of Indie City. Taken straight from his page: I’ll be hosting the Indies’ Got PR Talent panel at GDC Europe on Monday 15th August, 12:40pm. I’ll be joined by games press…
Last week I head the pleasure of being interviewed by Andrew Webster of Ars Technica for his piece “We Band of Brothers: Developer-led Xbox Live Indies promotion returns.” In it he describes how the uprising came to be, our future plans, and lessons learned from the previous uprising. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and…
Thus far, the enthusiasm behind the uprising has been great. We have over 45 submissions at this point, with additional ones coming in. The press has been kind to us as well and really helped with spreading the word. I didn’t sent out a press release to any of the outlets, as the one listed…
This bad boy is out now. Check it out (as well as part 1) and let me know what you think. Anything else I should have included in there? Let me know! ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game dev newsletter
I’ve always enjoyed writing, and since an early age I’ve pursued it. Recently I found a story I wrote 18 years ago with my friend Kevin when we were in the first grade. One title which has had a profound effect on my view of gaming was The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the…
I just finished putting together a feature geared towards indie developers on how to market their titles. I frequently find that many of the smaller, or even 1 man studios tend to have a difficult time promoting and marketing their work, so I felt it was time for me to share some of the best…
I’ll be attending Pax East 2011 with the rest of the Armless Ocotopus staff (minus the Canadian). We’ll be there interviewing XBLIG and XBLA developers, previewing the latest and greatest titles, and are considering another live podcast like we did last year. A video review may be in in order well. If you’re headed over…
I had the opportunity to interview nearly a dozen XBLA, XBIG, and XNA developers in the last week at GDC. I also attended a number of panels releated to the field, as well as indie development. For all of this and more, be sure to check out Armless Octopus this week, and listen to this…