How many here were raised under the rule from Bambi, “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all?” I know I was. And hence an immediate conundrum when you’re out to critique a game that someone else has created. It’s especially challenging when an aspiring indie asks me to “take a look…
DetailsPretty cool! In 2009 Christopher founded Arcen Games, an indie company who have already made a handful of PC and Mac games. As such, his articles on achieving success as an indie developer, and working with the press as an indie both have a lot of weight. Very recommended reading for anyone interested in that…
Details“I was extremely impressed by Tidalis… The Co-Op Experience: The standard for judging drop in/drop out co-op, with custom options for two-well co-op and even online co-op, Tidalis takes the co-op puzzler crown.” Marc Allie, Co-Optimus (5/5 Co-Op Score, 4.5/5 Overall Score) “Tidalis is an excellent and very polished action-puzzler, that impressively lets you…
DetailsChris recently got interviewed by Jordan Rivas. Talks about Tidalis and the future of Arcen Games (secrets). It makes a good listen, so download it and slap it on the iPod, or click below on that page to stream it right now.
DetailsI’ve written a couple of new articles today targeted at new or aspiring indie developers. The first about the challenges of wearing multiple hats as well as some PR-related stuff. Essentially, many indie developers seem to struggle with balancing the business side of their work with the game-development side of their work. I know I…
DetailsSo, in my last post I talked about how I botched the PR for Tidalis, and mentioned that I’d started out with very poor PR when AI War first came out, too. In the case of AI War, the game was utterly invisible until it actually came out, and then for the first two weeks…
DetailsThis has been a productive week for me, in terms of me getting a lot of things done, but it wasn’t the work I’d intended to get done, or the type of work I am normally accustomed to — so I’ve been feeling guilty and stressed. Ever have that happen to you? It’s been something…
Details“This is easily the most interesting, unique gameplay mechanic I’ve ever seen in a puzzle game. It’s terrific.” Bill Harris
DetailsTidalis has been chosen as an Editor’s Pick for Mac Games on the Brothersoft download site. Nice!
Chris Evans from The Reticule recently wrote a rather interesting article about how Mac (and Linux) gaming is on the rise lately. He interviewed Doug Lombardi from Valve, as well as a number of indie developers, including Chris Park from Arcen. Particularly interesting is the discrepancy in opinions between long-term Mac-only developers (who seemed rather…
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