Nov 28
Aside from video gaming, one of my favorite hobbies is playing (and sometimes creating) trading card games. For a long time now I’ve been a big Magic: The Gathering player but I started in the Pokemon Trading Card Game and have dabbled in games like Yu-Gi-OH from time to time and each time that I …
May 11
The best thing about a fighting game is that it’s the ultimate way for someone to prove that their favorite character is better than another person’s. When dealing with franchise based fighting games, it also serves as a tribute to that franchise. Super Smash Bros. Brawl is filled to the brim with little references to …
Mar 12
I know this isn’t video game related, but after reading plenty of posts on the GameFAQ boards, I know for a fact that there are gamers who act like this. If you are the type of person who is prone to anger, don’t ever play games.
Mar 07
This is an article written by a friend of mine that discusses the long term design philosophy of games like League of Legends and compares them to a physical game, in this case, the trading card game Magic the Gathering. I never thought about long term design before for a video game because mainly …
Nov 09
So I was just browsing the Magic: The Gathering website earlier today and this was the featured article. It’s called “Six Ways to Fail at Creative Endeavors” and written by Doug Beyer. It’s pretty interesting for anyone who wants to get into game design and how to not fail/suck at it. I’m particularly …
