May 2012
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April 2012
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Anonymous asked: I just started working with a small gaming site and (keeping GJAIF in mind) I've tried to hold on to some kind of journalistic integrity. I've received four free games so far, three of which were shit. I gave them the scores they deserved without any hesitation. Just thought I'd let you know that your work on that blog made a big impression.
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March 2012
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Dear Team17
I’m excited about Worms Revolution, but could you please fix the speechbanks this time? Speech files haven’t been played in the right place since Worms World Party. It’s such a small thing but it makes a world of difference.
If you can’t remember how the speechbanks are supposed to be used, here’s a handy guide.
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Anonymous asked: I really miss GJAIF and am sad you gave up right before this equally hilarious and disturbing Mass Effect 3 debacle went down. It's like Hunter S. Thompson offing himself before the Bush Regime got into gear, taking the most suitable opponent out of the race. All the usual Fuckwits have come out in such force and EA bribery that it's a shame you aren't there to troll them.
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February 2012
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I will answer ANY question put to me on FormSpring... →
benpaddon:
Ask me about PortsCenter, Game Journalists Are Incompetent Fuckwits, Jump Leads, my new job, my old job, or anything else. I will answer any and all questions.
Have fun!
This is true. I will. Do it.
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Kris Straub wants to write for Kotaku. Here's his... →
Personally, I think he nailed it. Good luck, Kris!
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What the shit, Microsoft?
wehategames:
We harp on Sony for its frequent PS3 updates that typically add nothing of value. The MS folks have typically been decent about adding functionality in return for the inconvenience of an update. But now TWICE in the last week they’ve updated the system with fixes and nothing else. I mean, who gives a shit if non-English users aren’t being understood by Kinect? It’s their fault for...
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The company I work for now, QMx, is currently... →
QMx’s interactive side, rather handily named QMx Interactive, is currently looking for a full-time iOS Programmer as well as an intern. In an ideal universe you’d need to know your way around Objective-C and the iOS platform, and you’d also need to live in the LA area.
If you’re at all interested, check out the job listing on the QMx Interactive website. Or don’t!...
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Thank You
In December of last year, I lost my apartment. It would have happened much, much sooner were it not for the help of people who read GJAIF, who came to my aid when I needed it. You guys bought me an extra 16 months of time, and it helped - at the end of January this year I landed a job. A perfect job. You guys have no fucking idea how much I love this job, and how excited I am to go into work every...
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Anonymous asked: I've been a reader for quite some time (even the GJAIF), and you mentioned a web page that reviews and highlights GOOD iOS games. But I can't remember it or find it. Could you kindly direct me to that page?
"If you want to get to half a million pageviews,... →
shortformblog:
Reuters’ Felix Salmon discusses the changing nature of Web journalism, where the SEO-friendly days of yore are starting to get a bit more social, which is good for high-quality but much-more-expensive reporting. Salmon’s point? The commodity approach, which has the side effect of diluting quality brands, is still easier, though it’s far more me-too in nature. (ht Matt)
Very...
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Too Little Too Late: My Gaming Resolution
I learnt a lot of things about the games industry last year. I learnt that publishers don’t actually give a flying fuck about gamers. They don’t. They see gamers as anthropomorphic coin purses, jingle-jangling towards stores and walking out with $60 discs that become $15 disappointments the moment they leave the store. They see those gamers who can’t afford the $60 and so instead...
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I’m tempted to call Tumblr’s offices and ask them why the Hell they’re so pissed off with Missing e. I had a conversation with a member of Tumblr’s support team who basically tried to convince me that Missing e was responsible for every glitch I’d ever experienced on Tumblr, is the reason Starburst stopped making bags of just the strawberry flavours, and caused my...
January 2012
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Yes, it's true - GJAIF is No More
Thanks for joining me as I’ve bitched and moaned about largely trivial bullshit.
If you want to see what else I’m up to, here are some handy-dandy links:
BenPaddon.net - my personal blog and hub of all the silly shit I’m doing. There’s a lot of stuff on the horizon, so if you’re eager to see what I’ll be doing after this shitfest then this is the place...
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“For the uninitiated, booth babes are female models who are hired to lure men to...”
– It’s time to ditch the booth babes. (via wardrox)
“Oh boy! A third-party wireless controller for a major games console!” - nobody, ever.
“Hurr hurr hurr, boobs.” - a good percentage of E3 attendees.
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Please stop reblogging awful shit just because it...
I beg of you. Please show some fucking self-control.
And while we’re at it, don’t call something “8-bit” just because it’s a bit pixelated. That’s not what 8-bit is.
December 2011
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Rayman Origins on sale at Grainger Games for... →
Rayman Origins is easily the best game of the year. Buy it, and hopefully we’ll get more like it.
If you’re at all interested, it’s being sold by Grainger Games, who rather spectacularly trolled the GMAs earlier this year.
Thanks to SavyGamer for the heads up!
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Just Wow - Penny Arcade repost →
Here’s the whole Ocean Market(t)ing/Penny Arcade thing, reposted for people who can’t currently get Penny Arcade to load.
notasenator:
Reposting here for people who can’t get Penny-Arcade to load currently, but make sure you visit their site and buy some merch or something. I’ve been a reader of theirs since 1999.
I got an incredible email today from a Penny Arcade reader. Dave...
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Avenger Controller distributors act like shits to... →
You can actually see the moment that the guy’s position shifts 180 degrees once he figures out who Mike actually is. It’s quite hilarious.
If you’ve preordered an Avenger controller, you might want to consider cancelling your order. Or at least sending them an email giving them a piece of your mind.
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Rayman Origins - Okay on the Wii, Spectacular in...
I’m a huge fan of Rayman Origins. It’s easily the best game of the year for me, and the first game in a long time to leave me feeling like this truly is a creative industry. I’ve talked the game up here on the blog and on Twitter, but one of the most common questions I’ve been asked is, “Has the Wii version been nerfed?”
This morning I got the opportunity to...
objectorbit asked: I'm sorry PortsCenter did not get funded. I look forward to pledging cash again if another Kickstarter campaign happens.
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"The Last of Us" - A Synopsis
Nathan Drake grows a beard and fights off those wide-headed aliens from Mass Effect, who have gone feral. He is forced to team up with a slightly undersized clone of Ellen Page, who only knows how to speak in lines read from early drafts of Stephenie Meyer novels.
The entire story is a metaphor for the futility of man, or something.
The VGAs have an award - an actual, proper award -...
This is why game award shows aren’t to be taken seriously. This is not an industry that is genuinely interested in celebrating its achievements. It’s an industry interested in selling their latest repackage of the same old horseshit.
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I was a little excited about the Vita, but...
Sony are the absolute masters of announcing incredible hardware, then systematically stripping away everything that makes the hardware sound appealing before, during and after launch.
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The Off-Topic blog's been tweaked, too.
Not much, mind, but the logo has changed.
Apologies if you fell deeply in love with Journoe, our fluffy-wuffy mascot (and Datournoe, his Off-Topic counterpart), but you can’t make an omelette without breaking a few legs.
I bet you can’t wait for me to say “fuck” some more, can you?
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November 2011
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