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Be quiet, please

Mauricio Bowers — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:37:55 +0000

For every "hi-jink" or "chuckle-worthy" segment, the camera crew, the interns, the receptionist, they're all in the background, within ear shot of the camera, erupting with laughter. It feels as if they do this to legitimize the amusement in watching some kid crack his nuts for the 5th time during the show's single telecast.

Resident Evil 5

Mauricio Bowers — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:21:28 +0000

Capcom's Resident Evil 5 is littered with hazardous gameplay. Aggravation and annoyance lie around every corner because someone decided that attending to a variety of simple simple issues would cripple a sloppy schedule.

Global Game Jam

Mauricio Bowers — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:45:26 +0000

"Gaze into this year's first rendition of the Global Game Jam."

Making stuff

Mauricio Bowers — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:00:23 +0000

Make cool sh*t, and show it off to anyone and everyone.

Funky dealer

Mauricio Bowers — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:04:35 +0000

Can't we find some someone with a set of balls?

Tipped Off 4

Mauricio Bowers — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:16:39 +0000

Tipped Off 4. Do it.

Approaching criticism

Mauricio Bowers — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:31:04 +0000

Critiquing our work and the projects of our peers provides the impression that there is room for legitimate interpretation of what was thought to be play things.

Santa, where’s my gameplay?

Mauricio Bowers — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:36 +0000

Environmental expansion and technological upgrades are “obvious” solutions to approach the process of “amplifying franchises” and raising the bar. The broad question “How do we make our game better?” is often answered by the stereotypical theory that “bigger is better”. Luckily, in the videogame industry, this does not always work. You can only get so [...]

Peace sells: Matsuura’s buyin’

Mauricio Bowers — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:15:10 +0000

During a read of an enlightening edition of the monthly publication, Game Developer, a few months back, I came across a particular interesting quote from an article within its binding constraints. Entitled “A Sense of Fun” and written by Parappa the Rapper creator, Masaya Matsuura, Matsuura’s focus first lies with concern for the evolution of [...]

mc chris

Mauricio Bowers — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:01:30 +0000

mc chris is coming to Atlanta, Georgia on the 3rd of November (out-of-staters, other tour dates are listed below). The notorious rapper, whose lyrics center around pressing matters of the Star Wars universe, peeping toms and zombies, provides an exciting (and more importantly, cheap) show to his supporting fans, as well as the curious, as [...]