Archive for September, 2006

Maintaining Secrecy
September 21st, 2006

Today the industry awoke to the leaked REVELATIONS that Ubisoft plans to release sequels to all its popular brands!. While none of this may be terribly interesting, it does once again highlight the difficultiy in keeping secrets within our industry – brought on in part due to the large quotient of industry insiders coming from [...]

On Humility
September 18th, 2006

In his time, the alsoran has worked with some of the most talented, experienced and inspirational individuals in the industry today, yet many of them remain humble about their achievements. It is important to always bear in mind that despite your own accolade, however great it may appear, there will always be others equally if [...]

The French Touch
September 17th, 2006

After reading an article in EDGE magazine regarding the influence of the French gaming industry, the alsoran has discovered this little gem of a game, the flash-based online RPG – Dofus. Of biggest note, the beautifully-rendered art style appears to be created by first building the assets in 3D, then drawing over them in a [...]

Foul-mouthed Fox
September 1st, 2006

Upon breaking his micro following too many drops, the alsoran finally bowed to peer pressure last month and picked up a DS Lite during his trip to LA, and regrets not having done so before. His growing collection includes Metroid Prime Hunters, New Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Kart and the most recent addition, Starfox [...]