October 2011
7 posts
On me writing for different sites and outlets
Just so it doesn’t come as a shock to some people out there, here soon Blistered Thumbs won’t be the only website that I’ll be having published work on. There’s another site that is much smaller that contacted me about doing some reviews for them. It’s freelance work, but they think highly enough of my skills to be willing to put me on some bigger releases while I...
A Pre-Arkham City Playlist
I know for a fact that not everyone out there is going to be able to pick up Batman: Arkham City right from the get-go. But, you want to be excited about Batman, right? You want to get ready for the big day that it shows up in your mailbox or you can go grab it from your preferred game retailer, right? Well, I’ve got five things for you to waste your time with as you get ready for this...
Why I can't trust critics who don't finish...
I’ve got a lot of pet peeves when it comes to critics. Though that’s obvious to anyone who has been reading this little blog of mine, something has just been bugging me lately. A couple people on my twitter feed consistently recommend or praise certain critics who I’m not a big fan of. Let me tell you why.
If I can’t trust a critic, it ruins the ability for me to read...
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“It’s time for prominent figures in the game industry to acknowledge that they’re...”
– If you haven’t checked out wundergeek’s “Go Make Me A Sandwich” blog, I’d advise that you do so. I don’t quite agree with everything she says, but she makes some good points. Not to mention, I completely agree with her on how poor of a choice it is to have Dale...
Talking Gaps: The Gap Between Reader and the...
In talking to a guest here at the hotel, he asked me quite a few questions about what it was like to be a journalist. Specifically, he wanted to know about things like having industry insight, knowing people who handle public relations, and so forth. The reason he asked me was he had always been curious about how exactly journalists do their jobs and balance all of the knowledge that they get. I...
