The Firm
Code Union, Code Better
“It was only because he was so numb and beaten himself that Jurgis did not worry more about this. But he never thought ...
The Firm
Unrisky Business
The lush countryside is bathed in golden light. Horses’ hooves fwhump solidly into the turf. Pistol shots are sharp, commanding. The period detail ...
The Firm
It’s Better to Have Loved and Lost…
The first sports videogame I owned was published by Electronic Arts. It had no “Madden” in the title. It did not showcase the ...
The Firm
Setting the Stage
In 1982, computer games were still sold in plastic bags. Trip Hawkins, a newly-minted millionaire after his time at Apple, wanted to change ...
The Firm
The Conquest of Origin
“Trip Hawkins is the Antichrist.”The scene: a bar at a gaming convention in the late 1980s. The speaker: an executive at the computer ...