Monthly Archives: August 2012

A rare instance of making a difference as a game journalist

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dan

The problem with writing about videogames is that it’s all transient. As soon as someone reads your review or feature, they internalize it and move on to something else. You only hope that what you wrote helped them out in … Continue reading →

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Advice for guitarists

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Dan

Learn to play a song. Doesn’t have to be tricky, doesn’t have to be long — but everybody can play riffs and call themselves a guitarist. Playing songs is what makes you a musician.   Learn to play a song … Continue reading →

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My Kickstarter Win/Loss Record

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dan

Kickstarter! Kickstarter! Kickstarter! And yet I often hear people darkly warning anyone who will listen that KS is a fad, or a ripoff, and a lot of projects never get backed, and they all ship late, and there’s nothing to … Continue reading →

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