One video game artist, Bryan Shannon found a new way to make a living in video games – using one of my favorite, new games: Right now, 233 members of the Cities: Skylines community are paying him to create new content for the game, to the tune of $735 per building created. He’s not working for a developer, […]
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Cities: Skylines Tips and Tricks from Skye Storme
I’ve played a ton of Sim City through its various iterations, and like many, I disliked the latest game in the series. I was excited to see newcomer to the city builder genre, Cities: Skylines, receive lots of positive press. I needed my city fix, and I’m enjoying it a lot so far! It stays […]
MAGFest 13
I attended my first MAGFest, a music and gaming festival, this weekend and had a blast. A few friends have gone for several years, but I always skipped it. This year, I’m glad I finally decided to go. I played Super Mario Brothers and Tecmo Super Bowl on the old-school Nintendo and enjoyed listening to The Megas […]
Don’t Console Me
Steam’s big holiday sale started yesterday. Like most Steam sales, I still have games I bought from the last sale I haven’t played yet. 🙂 But that’s okay. I also have an XBox 360 I haven’t touched in awhile. That’s better than okay. I grew up as a hardcore console gamer, owning and/or playing almost […]
The Internet Arcade
You can now play classic and little-known arcade games in your browser thanks to the The JavaScript MESS project. I’m looking forward to playing a few of these! 🙂
SimCity Turns 25
Last week, one of my favorite video games, SimCity, turned 25. In the interview, SimCity That I Used to Know, creator Will Wright shares insights about the game.