Tag Archives: call of duty

Nov
12
2009

Justifying the Means

[This post contains spoilers as to the entirety of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's plot. I loved Modern Warfare 2 and will write about the brilliant core gameplay, mechanics, and level design in a later piece, but this is not that piece.]
“Two men took down an entire base. I ask much more from you [...]

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Jun
01
2009

Game Design Round Table 2: Achievement Unlocked

Round Table Topic
Everyone likes candy. Diabetics or people on a strict diet may nay-say such a statement but, for the rest of us, a bit of candy here and there is a little treat composed solely of sugar and happiness. Achievements in video games are similar class to a piece of candy. Players can gain [...]

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May
04
2009

Early “Escape”

Over the course of the last month I’ve been juggling a few projects, one of which is Magnetic Butterfly which I have already discussed a bit (and isn’t my primary project for the time being). I have also been working as a designer and consultant on an as-of-yet unannounced iPhone game that, hopefully, I can [...]

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