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The Bottom Feeder

Computer Gaming's Cranky Old Uncle In the Attic

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Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 2

Once so amazing. Now landfill fodder.

I Sing a Song of Monopoly

The enduring, universal, underrated board game. If you learn the rules.

Obsession Review (And Why Horror Is the Most Honest Genre)

Because Obsession is the only big movie out right now.

Kickstarter For Geneforge 3 - Detonation Has Launched!

A postmortem, plus indie game history, plus crass self-promotion!

Cranky Indie Review Roundup. Hits-Only Edition!

Artists should be honest with each other, and it's easier to take constructive criticism when you're rich.

The Sad Unusability of Video Game Reviews

Dude, you can t rate PowerWash Simulator and Dwarf Fortress on the same scale.

Creation and Invention Are Games We All Play

Returning to blogging and finding why classics are classics.

Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 1

Running a game company online when the world was young.

Queen's Wish: A Portmortem Of Mixed Success

Reaching the beginning of the end of a career.

A Detailed Review of Like 8% of Mewgenics

Indie games doing what indie games do best.

What Exact Products Do Games Sell, Two Case Studies

Elden Ring and Silksong are very close and very far apart.

Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #9

A special TV and movie edition. Plus, our next game!

The Top Ways Video Games Affect Your Brain. Number Five May Disturb You!

So what, exactly, are video games FOR?

Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #8

In which I am a crank, again.

Understanding The Player Brain, Pt. 1: Loss Avoidance

If you want to manipulate a player's brain, you must first understand it.

The Time I Annoyed Lord British and He Gave Me His Debris

Even when young, I had the tenacity of the cockroach.

Four Ways To Make Your Turn-Based Game More Interesting (Or Ruin It)

The dose makes the poison.

Avernum 4: Greed And Glory Is Out!

A great new indie RPG is available, plus part 3 of the Avernum 4 story.

Avernum 4: Greed and Glory Demo Out, Plus An Interview

I worked on it for 2 years. At last people can play it. Plus, I ramble.

Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #7

Steam Sale shilling, plus Megabonk, Split Fiction, and Silksong.