This weekend was fantastic. Saturday I got up at the usual time and grabbed a cup of coffee. The kids were running around crazy and I’d worked all week on consulting stuff so I was really feeling down about creative. Funny how sometimes it seems like my being creative is like a friend …

[gallery] How I know I am on to something really special. Two days worth of sketching and I’ve almost nibbled two pencils.

It’s important that when you finally commit to doing the thing that you’ve been dreaming of for your whole life that you do it from a center of positivity. Lately I’ve been having conversations with more and more people that have had it rough. They’ve gotten involved in …

[gallery] “Weerasuriya said the game’s early story was rooted in historical events, including portions set in Jerusalem during the Crusades.” See, right there. I’d really rather have played a game that took place as a single person during some huge event (like the Crusades.) …

On Video Game PiracyGame/Software piracy is anathema to success. Who I am as a person has nothing to do with the business of selling games. Part of the free market dictates that if you can take measures to subvert the surrender of money for access to a product I create, you have that right, but I …

The other day I got into a conversation on [the twitter] with the developer of the awesome looking (and quickly developing) Vox. I’m about done with sandbox games personally but I think it is fantastic watching my son play them. The conversation we were having was kicked off when he posted a …

[gallery] It’s Sunday in indie game developer land. Sundays have the potential to be the hardest day of the week. The lack of material acquisitions (bagels, special coffees, etcetera) aside Sunday is the day I should be spending with my kids outside doing kid stuff. Instead I’m sitting …

IndieGames.com - The Weblog The good and bad of being ‘Not On Steam’I was a pretty big participant in the NotOnSteam sale if you didn’t know. Tug is still available for purchase from https://indiegamestand.com/store/493/tug-a-space-truckers-odyssey/ where we’re in the top sellers list! …

Nintendo bringing MonoGame Framework to Wii UThis could get interesting.

The Yawhg via Not on Steam Sale (Source: https://www.