Author: rob

Welcome to A Premortem: Lessons Learned So Far. For those of you who are just joining us, this is part 2 of a series I began writing last week where I discuss…

In the game industry we have a kind of essay that we call a ‘postmortem’. This is usually an article that is written after a game is shipped where the developers examine…

I’m a fan of indies. Whether it’s independent games (like us!), independent music, or independent film (warning: contains Rick’s poor acting; may be unsuitable for connoisseurs of good films) I like the…

“Digital Distribution” is the technical term to describe the process of selling a digital file to somebody over the Internet, rather than bundling it in a box and shipping it to a…

Last week I wrote an article denouncing DRM – which at this point in history is about as controversial as denouncing asbestos – so this week I thought I’d talk about something…

This post is about Digital Rights Management, or DRM; that annoying technology that some companies like to use to control how you’re allowed to access your games, music, or movies. With video…

We’re ramping up to start beta testing Hegemony. If you’re interested in helping us with this process, please email Jim with the following information: * Name * Forum display name * System…

We still love you! And we’ve written some new forum software to prove it! Head on over to our forums and celebrate! Oh, and if you’re interested in Hegemony, watch this space….

Welcome to our new site! We’ve been working on this for a while, and it’s finally come to fruition. A number of things have changed, aside from the nice facelift. For instance,…

Okay, the system isn’t down, but our store is. But don’t worry! We’re working on an entirely new site which we’ll be launching in a few weeks, so if you’d like to…