Author: wpadmin

  • How to burn good will, part 1

    Dear Game (and nearly every other) Industry, With very, very few exceptions, good will is not a free resource. It’s precious and valuable, but ever so fragile, and seemingly small decisions can set it ablaze like so much kindle. Even after a over a decade of ubiquity, digital goods are still in a rather nebulous proposition. A…

  • Please learn how to make a goddamn cross-gen title.

    Editor’s Note: “Dear Game Industry” is a cynical and angry column, and will often feature language not suited for readers under 27 years of age. Dear Game Industry, I would appreciate it if you didn’t assume that the gaming populace was fucking 80 years old and senile. I say this because it’s about the only fucking…

  • Beat Disgaea in under 30 hours.

    So here in Mind The Grind, I plan on covering ways to avoid all the grinding in modern gaming. I’m not saying you shouldn’t burn dozens of hours on a game you love. I’m just saying that if you don’t want to, I’m here to help. The depths of the grind So I figured I’d…