Today I presented my four-page crazy-pants blue-sky system design that could form the core gameplay of a new product. The dev lead responded, “Fundamentally, this is buildable.” Experience FTW.
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Still can’t really talk about this one yet but the teaser site is live. This is an Xbox LIVE Arcade game I incubated here at Microsoft with Mitch and Ray. We handed it off to Certain Affinity in Austin, Texas, to actually build it. I haven’t been involved with this game for quite a while now but I’ve loved seeing it come together.
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We’re looking for a senior game designer in our Sports Entertainment group. Love sports? Got 10+ years’ experience as a game designer? We want you!
(Note: I don’t work in the Sports Entertainment group. Just passing this on.)
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Texas Heat is down tonight due to an error and I haz the sads. Cheered up by beating three Pro Takedowns instead.
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Kinect Me, Fusion: Genesis, Crimson Alliance rated in Australia
Three unannounced Microsoft titles are rated down under by national classification board–is an E3 reveal in the offing?
This morning I ran into the general manager at Microsoft Game Studios who originally greenlit my game Full House Poker. He stopped me to say that his wife has earned 60 million XP (in a game where level cap is at 1 million) and they installed an Xbox in their kitchen just so she can play more often. Thank God we aren’t using real money or this guy would be on the street.
An important lesson for us all: If you can’t come up with a non-obscene nickname for yourself after thirty-four attempts, maybe it’s time to find a new hobby.
LOCKED: permanent suspension – 12 – My LIVE account was suspended – Xbox Support – Xbox Community -.
my xbox account was permanently suspended due to my gamertag. shouldn't this be temporarly suspended? i've been a member for 3 years and a lot of downloads and xbox live points attached to this account. i dont want to start all over again. is there a way to request lesser suspension? my account game
This review of L.A. Noire is spot on. I want to love this game but there isn’t enough rigor in the content design.
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Hey, LA Noire! Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney, called and he wants his gameplay back. Plus the forty million dollars of gold plating you encased it in.