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Published Elsewhere: Dishonored Dev Joe Houston On Violence In Games
Posted on January 14, 2013 | Posted In: The Game Industry | No CommentsA piece about game violence I wrote for Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Among other things it talks about Dishonored, video game violence, and the social responsibilities of games with choice. Check it out: Dishonored Dev Joe Houston On Violence In Games … -
Published Elsewhere: Giving Thanks and Giving Back
Posted on November 22, 2012 | Posted In: The Game Industry | No CommentsStarting today there is some free advice written (partially) by me over at Roxlou Games…. Here’s a quote: “For those that missed it, Joe recently wrote a blog post for Gamasutra talking about why he decided to go indie and form Roxlou Games. In a section titled ‘Why I -
Published Elsewhere: Why I Quit Arkane to Go Indie
Posted on November 16, 2012 | Posted In: The Game Industry | No CommentsAnticipating the understandable reaction of my friends and family, I’ve been percolating on why I decided to make the risky leap to go indie and “make games for nerds”. After two weeks of fretting and navel gazing the product is now posted at Gamasutra as a promoted blog post. Big…