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Pete Davison: The Industry that Won’t Grow Up

October 26, 2011 by

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Here in the UK, it’s the Games Media Awards this evening. an event run by trade publication MCV — arguably one of the biggest and most reliable sources of industry news in the business. The awards ceremony should be a great honour for those nominated — national recognition for the work you do is something which should be celebrated, […]

Pete Davison: Roll Your Own iOS Shovelware Game

October 25, 2011 by

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There are some truly great games on the iOS platform. But there’s also an awful lot of complete pap, most of which comes in the form of ripoffs of other, more successful games that got the formula just right. Now you, too, can be a part of gaming’s mobile revolution by designing your very own iOS […]

Pete Davison: This Post is Preowned and Proud

October 24, 2011 by

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Fellow daily blogger and #oneaday 2010 alumnus Ian Dransfield posted a good rantabout Online Passes earlier, and I thought I’d add my two-penneth. These arguments have been made before, and will doubtless be made again, but people need to stand up to this behaviour and stop defending it. Why? It’s quite simple. Online passes are completely […]

Pete Davison: Out, Hyperbolical Fiend!

October 23, 2011 by

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I think I’m allergic to hyperbole. Well, okay, maybe “allergic” isn’t quite the right word. I don’t break out in a rash or anything any time someone says that something popular is good. But I do tend to find that excessive hype actually dulls my enthusiasm for something rather than fuels the fires as it may once […]

Pete Davison: M-M-M-Multiplay!

October 23, 2011 by

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I don’t generally play a lot of multiplayer games. There are a number of reasons for this, chief among which being the fact that I never seem to be any good at any I try out — or perhaps it’s just that the sort of people who play multiplayer-focused games tend to play them to […]

Pete Davison: In Which I Berate the Games Industry for Being Fickle

October 21, 2011 by

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Oh dear, everyone. Do make your mind up. About everything. And stick to what you believe. Just a few months ago, roughly halfway between Black Ops coming out and the Battlefield 3/Modern Warfare 3 combo being announced, everyone had decided for the umpteenth time that they were, in fact, sick of games involving Soldiers With Guns. Originality was dying, […]

Pete Davison: Defending the Dungeon

October 20, 2011 by

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I find myself in vaguely familiar surroundings, though I’m not quite sure of the best way to proceed. Fortunately, one of my companions steps up to the plate. She’s a young, pretty elf, and she packs a mean-looking minigun. I’m inclined to follow her suggestions. “Put down a wall there,” she says, clearly indicating the […]

Pete Davison: Unnecessary Injuries

October 19, 2011 by

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Have you been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault? Then call Injury Lawye– wait, no, that’s not what I was getting at. Have you ever hurt yourself on something that really shouldn’t hurt you? It’s an infuriating experience. Today I injured my thumb on my trousers. Yes, really. Let me explain. I have […]

Pete Davison: Idiots of the App Store

October 18, 2011 by

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Everyone knows that you shouldn’t read Internet comments where the public has been allowed to voice its opinions without any filtering. It’s why sensible people avoid looking at 4chan, YouTube comments and App Store reviews. But, like a car crash, sometimes you just can’t look away from these comments sections, no matter how infuriating they […]

Pete Davison: Card-Carrying Lunatic

October 17, 2011 by

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I like card games. I’m not sure why. It’s one of those things where something indefinably pleasant goes through my head when I think of holding cards, seeing (hopefully) gorgeous artwork and enjoying a game that (in most cases) combines elements of luck with skill and strategy. It may be something to do with the […]

Pete Davison: A Vote for Fitocracy is a Vote for… Wait, No

October 16, 2011 by

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Andie and I joined the local gym yesterday, and had our induction sessions today. All is good and we’re feeling suitably motivated to proceed. This will likely mean leaving EA Sports Active 2 by the wayside — boo, no PSN trophies for me, but seriously, who gives a toss? — in favour of using actual proper exercise […]

Pete Davison: Over My Shoulder

October 10, 2011 by

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I’ve been blogging since July of 2008. Actually, that’s not quite true — I’ve been blogging a lot longer than that, but had a couple of other websites prior to this one. To my knowledge, only one of them is still there, and that was a somewhat abortive effort. This site, then, represents one of the most […]

Pete Davison: The Hypocrisy of Isaac

October 9, 2011 by

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I’ve posed this question on a couple of social networks today, but I thought I’d discuss it here, too. I’m not sure what the “right” answer is, if any, but I’d be interested to hear anyone else’s thoughts on the subject. This year, two games have come out that feature gross, puerile humour and content […]

Pete Davison: Farewell, Mr Jobs

October 6, 2011 by

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“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do,” said Steve Jobs to a group of Stanford University graduates during a […]

Pete Davison: Communal Listening

October 5, 2011 by

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I’ve seen a fair bit of negativity floating around surrounding Spotify’s new (optional) integration with Facebook — for those unfamiliar with the changes, Facebook now has a new Music dashboard which broadcasts the details of what you’re listening to from services such as Spotify in real time and provides links for other people to go […]

Pete Davison: Genre-Bending Hogs

October 4, 2011 by

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These days, there’s a whole lot more game genres than there once were. Whereas in the “olden days” we had shoot ’em ups (which no-one woulddream of shortening to “shmup”), platform games, beat ’em ups (which no-one would dream of referring to as “fighting games”, and which had not yet begat the distinction between “fighting game” […]

Pete Davison: Crime and Punishment

October 3, 2011 by

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It’s been a while since I told a story from my past life at the chalkface, so I feel it’s about time we fixed that with another real-life tale of What Teaching is Really Like. I worked in three schools (not counting those I did supply teaching in) during the course of my teaching career […]

Pete Davison: Bound by Isaac

September 29, 2011 by

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Edmund “Super Meat Boy” McMillen and Florian “I Work With Edmund ‘Super Meat Boy’ McMillen Quite A Bit” Himsl have a new game out — you may have heard of it. It’s called The Binding of Isaac and it costs just £3.59, or $5 to you American types. It’s also a prime example of a project that […]

Pete Davison: Glitch in the System

September 28, 2011 by

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Glitch, brainchild of Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield, launched to the public today following an extremely lengthy and well organised testing period. I played the game briefly during testing while writing an article about it and found the experience utterly bewildering. I’ve had another go, and I still find it utterly bewildering. The thing that is most bewildering […]

Pete Davison: Phase 1 Complete

September 27, 2011 by

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I’ve beaten Phase 1 of EA Sports Active 2 and while I may not be all buff and ting just yet, I like to think it’s helping. Of course, measuring actual results is more tricky, though a big part of the challenge in getting fitter is the psychological barrier of getting into it in the first place. I could […]

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