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copyright rules, ai drools, and plagiarism is for suckers who have no soul

Have you ever had a conversation with someone over a topic you know a great deal about, but the person you’re talking to definitely…

May 11

copyright rules, ai drools, and plagiarism is for suckers who have no soul

May 11

so i finally played ffxv

originally published august 26, 2018

May 10

May 10

how do you make a great video game quest?

originally published september 30, 2018

Apr 27

how do you make a great video game quest?

Apr 27

people always ask why games are so violent, so let’s give ’em an answer

The other day, I got tagged into a discussion about violence in games. If people want to know my thoughts on the matter, I should do my…

Mar 9

people always ask why games are so violent, so let’s give ’em an answer

Mar 9

i did not like kingdom come: deliverance, so here’s my unpublished review from 2018 about it

There are some games you just can’t put down, and other games you’ve agreed to write about, so even if you want to put them down, you…

Feb 9

Feb 9

i finished 42 games in 2024 while i worked on a couple others.

2024 was a particularly difficult year. I lost two people I cared about in very different ways, and I wasn’t able to attend either funeral…

Jan 27

i finished 42 games in 2024 while i worked on a couple others.

Jan 27

i was a teenage exocolonist (and so can you)

I’ve realized that I’m much better at discussing broad ranging theory than individual games, just because it’s easier to find ten games…

Dec 16, 2024

i was a teenage exocolonist (and so can you)

Dec 16, 2024

the secret ingredient to coming up with good ideas for a story

“Where do you come up with ideas?” might be the question people ask me the most about making games. The answer to that one is “everywhere,”…

Oct 14, 2024

the secret ingredient to coming up with good ideas for a story

Oct 14, 2024

edik dinosaur is dead

this is a piece i originally published on some forums on july 30, 2012. here it is for you to enjoy

Aug 2, 2024

Aug 2, 2024

STALKER is one of the best games ever made, but here’s my personal reason why

I originally wrote this and posted it in a few places. Apparently it was good enough that a legendary games writer saw it, encouraged me to…

Aug 2, 2024

Aug 2, 2024

Doc Burford

Doc Burford

I do some freelance work, game design consulting, and I’ve worked on games Hardspace: Shipbreakers and created games like Adios and Paratopic.

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