I came away from my interview with Daniel Dociu enlightened and with a greater respect for the concept art he and his team produce at ArenaNet. Having discussed at length his opinions on the industry, the games he plays (or doesn’t play) and his role within Guild Wars 2, it’s apparent he has a unique approach to managing those around him. There’s an overriding sense that he’s a man of heart, feeling and gut instinct; …
“Well I did it,” begins a recent post on Blizzard’s World of Warcraft forums. We often discuss here at Tap-Repeatedly how killing, in its many forms, has long been the predominant form of expressing progress in the medium of video games. Today it is such a given to seasoned gamers, most of us would never give pause to even consider what we’re doing. Although the how has evolved — from the hell-spawn in Doom, to …
Two divorces, a mid-life crisis, and only marginal educational skills? Check.
Getting involved in teenage dramas? Check.
Reading my class’s private emails and social networking messages? Check.
Nearly slept with a 16 year old student? Check.
I am the worst teacher ever.
This is a belated quickie: Bits ‘n’ Bytes Gaming, a fellow gaming site that Tap likes to flirt with now and then (and home to Tap regular Armand), have recently posted up a collection of top 5 female game characters lists as selected by the BnB Gaming staffers as well as a few guest writers. Amongst those guest writers you’ll find myself, Matthew ‘Steerpike’ Sakey and Joel Goodwin a.k.a. Harbour Master of Electron Dance (obligatory …
I’ve come to the conclusion I hardly ever complete games. I’m not even sure why. I suppose some of it must stem from my years within online universes that have no ‘end’. That perhaps single player games just don’t grip me in the way they should, through one thing or another. Either way, looking through my Steam account it’s apparent I’ve a mountain to climb and there aren’t enough hours in the day to work …
In the third and final installment of our three part (Part 1, Part 2) exclusive interview, ArenaNet’s Creative Director Daniel Dociu discusses Guild Wars 2’s marketing campaign, aspiring concept artists, and the games he plays. Then he tantalizes us with a little hint about the sylvari redesign…
If there’s one thing I love, it’s sensationalist reporting from the mainstream media about video games and their ills against society. Once upon a time I used to find this sort of thing a frustrating annoyance, but whether it’s Fox News and their “Bulletstorm will make you rape people!” angle or Alan Titchmarsh and his laughable lack of grasp on the 21st Century in general, I can’t help but giggle nowadays. Today’s funny piece comes …
The third Aperture Investment Opportunity has just launched on the official Portal 2 website. It doesn’t spoil anything. It’s purely for fun. It will make you laugh. Who doesn’t like to laugh? Enjoy! Email the author of this post at lewisb@tap-repeatedly.com
Today’s Important Announcement from the World of Fiction: a new book. My brother Marcus, as many of you know, is a successful novelist. Seriously. You can find his books in bookstores and everything.
To pick up on Mat C’s 2011: A Vintage Year For Zombies, Capcom have today released the Resident Evil: 15th Anniversary Trailer. Queue awesome/cringe worthy voice over, and a slide show of the sexed up Resident Evil collection. Resident Evil Revelations in particular looks great, while the sneak preview of Resident Evil Racoon City is just enough to wet the appetite. I’m not sure I’ve been scared of a Resident Evil game since the first, though… …
In the second of our three part exclusive interview (Part 1 here, Part 3 here), ArenaNet’s Creative Director Daniel Dociu discusses his artistic preferences, Guild Wars 2’s interface, alongside his relationship with ArenaNet’s 3D artists and remaining personal ambitions…
GamePro refers us to an important announcement coming out of Japan: PlatinumGames, the offspring of shuttered Viewtiful Joe and Okami developer Clover Studio, is rebranding as Platinum Next and calling attention to this fact with a sternly-worded letter to Japanese game development.
I have owned the newest Nintendo’s handheld console for a little more than a week. Here’s what it inspired in me…
The second Aperture Investment Opportunity launched a couple of days ago on the official Portal 2 website, and boy is it funny. For anyone concerned that it might spoil the game, I assure you that these marketing videos contain no in game footage but are purely for fun, using the duo Atlas and P-Body to great effect. I’m surprised Valve have managed to trump the last, but this one in parcitular did have me smiling from ear to …
Followers of our officially licensed Tap-Repeatedly Twitter feed (accept no imitations) may have noticed that things have been a little…quiet recently. If you’ve been staring at yesterdays news for the past couple of months, then please accept our apologies. The truth is that we’ve had a rather large gremlin eating away at our system for a while now. Having despatched a crack team of axe-wielding dwarfs, dark elves and a wizard to dispose of the problem, …