Emily Balistrieri Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Huxley Preview

When was the last time we heard from Huxley the MMO-FPS? It’s been a while that is for sure, but the pre-alpha showed ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorApril 6, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: The Tune of a Different Major Minor

Major Minor’s Majestic March, the latest game from Parappa the Rapper creators, NanaOn-Sha, hit shelves last week while it was still March — ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorApril 6, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Excitebots: Trick Racing Hands-On

“Hey little man — this station’s open!” I am still just loving the Nintendo booth attendants, and really, I mean that — they ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Mind = Blown: Experimental Gameplay

For two hours – which turned into two and a half hours – last Thursday afternoon those of us with horizon-widening in mind ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorApril 3, 2009

News

GDC 2009: Making LOVE In Your Bedroom

“This is the Game Developer’s Conference – this is not E3 – so my plan is to not actually talk too much about ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Punch-Out!! Hands-On

“So, how did you get past security?” “Ha!” “No…really…how did you get past security? You’re 18?” “I’m 23.” “Oh…” The Punch-Out!! line was ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Pixeljammin’ – The Web Game Biz

Richard Grillotti and Miles Tilmann launched themselves into the sea of webgames (,no standards of quality and no rules or limits on monetization ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Single vs Multiplayer Game Design

One of my favorite talks at the Indie Games Summit – at least through Tuesday – was Jason Rohrer laying down the line. ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: No More Excuses – Taking the Wii Online

I will admit right now that I am one of those people who feels like the Wii and DS are a pain in ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorMarch 26, 2009

GDC 2009

GDC 2009: Indie Game Maker Rant

While the program says that The Indie Game Maker Rant would be a 45-minute lecture, what we actually got was a machine-gunning of ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2009

Reviews

Review: The Last Remnant

Xbox 360 JRPG fans have had to suffer through some pretty substantial dry spells over the console’s lifetime. Our patience hasn’t gone unrewarded; ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorMarch 4, 2009

Op-Ed

Report from Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival 2008

I was thinking about it the other day and FFXI Fan Festival is really the only game-specific convention I’ve attended. I’ve never been ...

By Emily Balistrieri Legacy AuthorDecember 10, 2008

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