Scam
I got this forwarded to me today, from a graphics designer: Hi This is Harry Fielding from marketing at Majicjungle. You may already have heard of us. We are a popular game maker for the Mac and iPod...
View ArticleIs Being an Indie all Fun and Games?
I was asked this today on Twitter, and it’s a common question: So I thought I would answer in a blog post to provide a bit more detail. Of course I can only answer this from my own unique point of...
View ArticleFreemium
[update - it wasn't clear, when I refer to 'freemium' I am specifically talking about the type of free to play games which are currently filling the top grossing charts. Those where the player buys...
View ArticleWhy AirPlay is the Next Big Thing
So I’ve mentioned a few times on twitter how I think AirPlay will change everything. In particular it has the potential to make huge waves in the gaming world, and take a big bite out of the console...
View ArticleIdeas are just a prerequisite for execution
This article has come up a few times since it was written by Derek Sivers in 2005, and after seeing it linked to by John Gruber recently I though it time to voice my issues with it. I do agree with his...
View ArticleJust a clone
If you haven’t seen or heard of The Blockheads, it’s a work-in-progress game for iOS that I’ve been working on for some time now. To sum it up quickly, it’s an adventure, exploration, survival and...
View ArticleThe Oversell
The conventional App Store wisdom is that you should sell as strongly as you can in your screenshots, description and keywords, as they’re some of the few sales tools you have. In the lead up to the...
View ArticleIn which I semi-retire
It’s been a while since the last Blockheads update, but I haven’t started working on another update yet, and I reckon I owe it to the community to explain where the game is at and why there might not...
View ArticleIn which I semi-unretire
Lately I’ve been working hard on a new game which has the working title ‘World Project’. This is the biggest undertaking of my game development career. It’s immersive 3D, multiplayer, set on a world...
View ArticleI’ve moved to a new blog
This is just to let you know that I’ve decided to discontinue this blog, and start a new one over at majicdave.com. This is a result of me growing up a bit, becoming a little less angry/opinionated,...
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