A Pittance of Time
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Doctor Strange Movie!
Yes, they're talking about making a Doctor Strange movie again!
MTV Interview
They'd talked about it before between with the buzz of Neil Gaiman writing it and Guillermo Del Toro directing it, then Del Toro went on to do Hellboy II and is working on "The Mountains of Madness".
Fan-freakin'-tastic!
MTV Interview
They'd talked about it before between with the buzz of Neil Gaiman writing it and Guillermo Del Toro directing it, then Del Toro went on to do Hellboy II and is working on "The Mountains of Madness".
Fan-freakin'-tastic!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
"Charmingly Self-Effacing"
So in a recent interview I was refered to as "charmingly self-effacing". Considering it was an English game journalist at an American game studio I'd like to think that he meant "Canadian"! :-)
To show that I'm not completely self-effacing, here's a couple of my recent online interviews:
They Are The Champions Online: Randy Mosiondz at Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
Champions Online Interview 1 at GameSpot.
Woot! Although the video interview makes me totally self-conscious. I should really get some sun and lose a few pounds...
To show that I'm not completely self-effacing, here's a couple of my recent online interviews:
They Are The Champions Online: Randy Mosiondz at Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
Champions Online Interview 1 at GameSpot.
Woot! Although the video interview makes me totally self-conscious. I should really get some sun and lose a few pounds...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
Sticks & Stones at KublaCon 2008
I attended KublaCon this year to run Sticks & Stones, a Savage Worlds skirmish game published by Jeff Valent Studios. This is the first game I've run on behalf of the Savage Worlds Explorers Society.
The game was a variant of the "Everybody Whack the Dinosaur!" scenario from the Sticks & Stones rulebook. There were four packs of stone age denizens drawn to the mysterious cave found at the base of a small volcano...
Stone age denizens approach the volcano...
The first of the packs was a group of stone axe-wielding AHS(Archaic Homo Sapiens) with their pet Tricertops named Gronk. Gronk was a bit near-sighted but was sure to trample anything the AHS pointed him at.
The AHS Pack emerges with Gronk the Triceratops
Next up was group of spear-wielding Dino-Sapiens freshly arrived from their steamy swamp and their pet Utahraptor named Snappy. Snappy couldn't stand up to Gronk but was good support for the Dino-Sapien leader, Sssmak.
Snappy smiles for the camera
Third was a group of nasty spear-chucking Neanderthals with their slow-moving but inevitable undead dino named Steggy. Steggy was nasty in a fight... if he could get their on time.
Steggy the Slow marches behind the Neanderthals
Last but not least were the Cave Pygmies! Decked out in warpaint with their chief riding a giant Chomposaurus named Rippy, they were determined to get their share of the fight!
The Cave Pygmies decked out for battle!
Highlights
* First dino-kill went to the Neanderthals who made short work of the Dino-Sapien's Utahraptor. Gang-up bonus and Wild Attack for the win!
First Blood!
* The Neanderthal pack leader named Haw was the first to make it to the cave at the base of the volcano. Despite having to deal with a cave-in, he managed to receive a blessing from an ancient neanderthal elder living there.
* The Cave Pygmies proved that size doesn't matter as they engage and tear apart the rest of the Dino-Sapien pack!
Chomposaurus: Om-nom-nom-nom
* Despite getting into A Bad Way and being surrounded by the entire AHS pack, Sssmak the Dino-Sapien leader actually manages to survive and take out most of his enemies!
Sssmak actually survives this...
* Haw the Neanderthal leader actually charges the Tricertops head-on and takes him out in one blow!
The aftermath
In the end the Neanderthals were the clear victors, but a good time was had by all! Special thanks to the KublaCon event staff for providing KublaBucks and the special edition Kubla pin for the participants.
The game was a variant of the "Everybody Whack the Dinosaur!" scenario from the Sticks & Stones rulebook. There were four packs of stone age denizens drawn to the mysterious cave found at the base of a small volcano...
Stone age denizens approach the volcano...
The first of the packs was a group of stone axe-wielding AHS(Archaic Homo Sapiens) with their pet Tricertops named Gronk. Gronk was a bit near-sighted but was sure to trample anything the AHS pointed him at.
The AHS Pack emerges with Gronk the Triceratops
Next up was group of spear-wielding Dino-Sapiens freshly arrived from their steamy swamp and their pet Utahraptor named Snappy. Snappy couldn't stand up to Gronk but was good support for the Dino-Sapien leader, Sssmak.
Snappy smiles for the camera
Third was a group of nasty spear-chucking Neanderthals with their slow-moving but inevitable undead dino named Steggy. Steggy was nasty in a fight... if he could get their on time.
Steggy the Slow marches behind the Neanderthals
Last but not least were the Cave Pygmies! Decked out in warpaint with their chief riding a giant Chomposaurus named Rippy, they were determined to get their share of the fight!
The Cave Pygmies decked out for battle!
Highlights
* First dino-kill went to the Neanderthals who made short work of the Dino-Sapien's Utahraptor. Gang-up bonus and Wild Attack for the win!
First Blood!
* The Neanderthal pack leader named Haw was the first to make it to the cave at the base of the volcano. Despite having to deal with a cave-in, he managed to receive a blessing from an ancient neanderthal elder living there.
* The Cave Pygmies proved that size doesn't matter as they engage and tear apart the rest of the Dino-Sapien pack!
Chomposaurus: Om-nom-nom-nom
* Despite getting into A Bad Way and being surrounded by the entire AHS pack, Sssmak the Dino-Sapien leader actually manages to survive and take out most of his enemies!
Sssmak actually survives this...
* Haw the Neanderthal leader actually charges the Tricertops head-on and takes him out in one blow!
The aftermath
In the end the Neanderthals were the clear victors, but a good time was had by all! Special thanks to the KublaCon event staff for providing KublaBucks and the special edition Kubla pin for the participants.
Monday, April 28, 2008
WonderCon 2008
(Sorry for the lateness of this post, but I've been busy/tired/playing WoW, so nyah.)
I've been to a lot of games conventions before, but never a comics convention. For the last few years I've been immersed in comics culture so I figured it was about time. San Francisco's WonderCon is one of the big local comics conventions - not as big as San Diego's ComicCon, but still pretty darn impressive.
Dragon Cosplay
The Doctor, The Dalek and the ... Pink-Haired Cat-Chick
Victorian Steampunk!
One thing I realized as I wandered around the convention floor was: everyone is someone else's geek. I was thinking, "Wow, these fans are kinda scary..." but then thought that is exactly what non-gamers must think about people who attend games conventions. Then I started noticing the similiarities between comic cons and games cons (or any sports event really). You have the ultra-loyal fans that bleed the color of their favorite comic/game/sport, you have the costumes of their favorite comic book character/game character/mascot, and you have the copious drinking after the show. Well, the last one is a given for any large social gathering of people, but still.
I've been to a lot of games conventions before, but never a comics convention. For the last few years I've been immersed in comics culture so I figured it was about time. San Francisco's WonderCon is one of the big local comics conventions - not as big as San Diego's ComicCon, but still pretty darn impressive.
Dragon Cosplay
The Doctor, The Dalek and the ... Pink-Haired Cat-Chick
Victorian Steampunk!
One thing I realized as I wandered around the convention floor was: everyone is someone else's geek. I was thinking, "Wow, these fans are kinda scary..." but then thought that is exactly what non-gamers must think about people who attend games conventions. Then I started noticing the similiarities between comic cons and games cons (or any sports event really). You have the ultra-loyal fans that bleed the color of their favorite comic/game/sport, you have the costumes of their favorite comic book character/game character/mascot, and you have the copious drinking after the show. Well, the last one is a given for any large social gathering of people, but still.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
R.I.P. Gary Gygax
Gary Gygax passed on today. For those of you who are not gamers, he's considered one of the fathers of Dungeons & Dragons. His work inspired generations of games and gamers to get together, roll some dice, and have fun.
I got a chance to meet Gary years back at GenCon and I thanked him for all he's done. I'm glad I got the chance. Rest in peace, Gary.
Order of the Stick Salute
I got a chance to meet Gary years back at GenCon and I thanked him for all he's done. I'm glad I got the chance. Rest in peace, Gary.
Order of the Stick Salute
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Cat Has Been Deployed from the Bag!
Well, it's official: Champions Online has been announced! This game is going to be awesome if I say so myself! :-)
EDIT: Check out the trailer on IGN:
Also, check out this Penny Arcade blog. I'm one of the three designers he's talking about! :-)
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Only In America...
So, I've officially been in California for 3 years as of the end of January. During that time I moved from "Associate Game Designer" to "Senior Game Designer". Just this week I gained the additional title of "Lead Designer" for our current project. Woot! :-)
We haven't announced anything yet for the project, but we'll be releasing a whole lotta info next month. Details to follow!
We haven't announced anything yet for the project, but we'll be releasing a whole lotta info next month. Details to follow!
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