Doolwind

Pragmatic Thoughts On Game Development by Alistair Doulin

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Alistair Doulin I build software. The best place to find me is on Twitter.

Infinity Ward

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Doolwind
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Narrative Death vs Game Mechanic Death

[Spoiler Warning: Small spoilers about two modern games are contained in this post, without specific details].  Two of the most popular games of 2010 have involved narrative death of the player character.  That is, the death of the player during the story elements of the game, specifically a cut-scene.  Both Mass Effect 2 and Modern Read More

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Doolwind
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IWNET: Facts, Verdict and Solution

Infinity Ward (IW), creator of the Call of Duty/Modern Warfare series are about to release Modern Warfare 2 (MW2).  By now, you would have heard about their completely new multiplayer setup and the 160K+ petition for dedicated servers.  In a podcast on bashandslash.com they interviewed Rob Bowling the community manager at Infinity Ward.  I’ve gone through Read More