April 2013
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And Now, A Solution
I realized that after the scathing bolt I fired across the bow of Groff-Hinman yesterday that it wasn’t terribly fair for me to simply say, “You’ve fucked up, you dumb bastards.” What I should have done instead, is to say, “You’ve fucked up, you dumb bastards, and here’s how you should do things in the future.”
I’ll level with you, PR folk,...
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How Not To Promote A Videogame
This morning I received an email from a PR agent named Nikki Czech who works for a group called Groff-Hinman, Inc. Normally I wouldn’t name a PR rep, as they’re generally supposed to remain invisible, but Nikki’s email to me was appalling, so I’m taking this opportunity to call her out on it, and provide an example of how not to push your videogame to the gaming media.
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Darkstalkers Resurrection -- A really, REALLY long...
To christen this new Tumblog — that’s still what the kids call these things, right? — properly as a repository of all the writing and ideas that I can’t somehow convince a major media company to pay me for, here’s a 3,200-word review of the new XBLA/PSN fighter Darkstalkers Resurrection.
Initially this was supposed to be published on The Escapist, but when my...
