I’ve got an army of Lion-Os, so don’t even think about messing with me.
Shacknews is preparing to go live watching my playthrough of Resident Evil 1! Come join us at twitch.tv/shacknews
First draft of the script for the next @shacknews.com documentary is done! Next, adding more callouts and details where needed.
Congrats to @mossrc.bsky.social and @bossfightbooks.com on the release of AGE OF EMPIRES!
Digging through old gaming stuff and found some gems. Here’s one. More later.
Rest in peace, Bobby Prince. For anyone who grew up playing first-person shooters in the ‘90s (and, later, ports to consoles), Bobby Prince defined a generation. My absolute favorite track out of all his fantastic work is Doom E2M6, “Sinister.” youtu.be/q7MGbUYslrU?...
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If you’re kvetching about “another” Ocarina of Time remake, there’s only been one, and it came out 15 years ago. The rest were ports. Let people enjoy things.
For anyone interested in the Stay Awhile and Listen series: The third and final book is still happening! Just not any time soon. Reason: Lots of books ahead of it.
That’s a wrap on filming for the next @shacknews.com gaming documentary! Look for it later this summer.
Jetting off to LA on another top-secret project for @shacknews.com. Here’s a hint. Stay tuned! #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Have you heard the news? The four id co-founders are headed to QuakeCon to celebrate 30 years of the ‘con and 35 years of id Software!
Completed a knife-only run with Chris in Resident Evil on PS1, and in under 2 hours. First time! High school me would be proud. (Achievement courtesy of Retro Achievements.)
Still beyond hyped that I got to share a stage with @johnromero.bsky.social! comiccon2023.sched.com/event/1OWz9/...
If you prefer to read on an e-reader, you can grab an epub of Haven't You Ever Wanted to Go Diving? by subscribing to Shackpass for as little as $5/year! Signing up will make the "Download" button appear when you open the long read on the website. Enjoy!
Another hint as to the subject of today's @shacknews.com long read.
New @shacknews.com long read drops today at 9am PT/noon ET! Here’s a hint:
Coming in 2028. (I like to work ahead.) #amwriting #amediting
Happy 30th birthday to Resident Evil, one of my favorite franchises. What’s your favorite RE game? Look for some RE content on @shacknews.com later this week!
Proof my work has been scraped by AI. Not sure what to do about it.
FIGHT! has entered production @bitmapbooks.com📚! If you haven't heard of the book📖 until now, here are some details: 🕹️Deep dive into the fighting game genre and the FGC 🎮Based on interviews with #gamedev + pro players 📅More info coming soon!
In this lengthy interview, I talked to Dan Forden about #MortalKombat ‘s arcade era, his training in music, and lots more. 🐉🩸https://www.shacknews.com/article/147543/all-gas-no-brakes-dan-forden-on-mortal-kombats-arcade-era