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March 11, 2011

Jammed If You Do, Jammed If You Don’t

Oh, hey, a writing prompt I can knock out real quickly! Let’s do this.

(Important note: I write this not as a representative of EA Sports (past, present, or future) but rather as *just* a game producer.)

While browsing Kotaku and the sea of fan whining, I saw this article about EA officially saying there would be no post-ship support (read: patches/updates; ie, roster updates) for NBA Jam. I saw a few solid points I thought I could argue against. (more…)

Carl @ 4:02 pm
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March 7, 2009

Pocketbook giving up the ghost

I’m not so hot on the old Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man video game.  BUT.  Pac-Man Championship Edition is one of my favorite Xbox Live Arcade games, and I totally dug the Pac-Man 2 point ‘n slingshot game on 16-bit.  He’s such a cultural icon that I’ve developed a sort of mini-collection of Pac-Man t-shirts within my wardrobe.  Unfortunately, being in the economic bind I’m in, I should cut back on buying any more frivolous graphic tees.  It’s a shame, though.  Just look at these cool Ghostbusters crossover designs! (Click images to go to their sites.)

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Carl @ 2:15 pm
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