I'm alive, sorry

Yeah, so. My apologies on the complete silence. I've been quite busy as of late - a few new games are out the door that you can see at my website.

So, GDC is around the corner. Will you be there? Maybe. Will I be there? Yes. Want to hang out? My schedule is packed, but if you're cool, I'll make time. Just drop me an e-mail.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I know it's not Thanksgiving until Thursday, but Happy Thanksgiving anyway. I know I'll be too busy spending this entire weekend playing Mass Effect and the absolutely incredible, best-game-I've-ever-played-EVER Super Mario Galaxy to post.


So I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite musicians of all time, Stevie Wonder, live at Madison Square Garden last Saturday. It was his first headlining concert in 11 years, his triumphant return to the stage. My mind is still blown from how epic it was. He was in top form, and he sprung two incredibly huge guests on the sold out crowd; first was the legendary Tony Bennett himself and then, you know, Prince. I'm fairly certain I was deaf from the sheer sound of ten thousand screaming people when Prince came out on stage. Tony and Stevie reprised their duet of 'For Once in my Life' off of Bennett's Duets album, and Prince played guitar on Superstition. In the middle of the song, Prince and Wonder dueled, guitar versus keyboard. It was a performance that was beyond description. Normally, an appearance by Prince would have to be THE highlight of a show. Make no mistake - it was tremendous. However, the entire show was one highlight after another. To name that moment - or the number with Tony Bennett - as the singular moment of the evening would sell the rest of the show short. It was a phenomenal concert, the likes of which will be the standard I compare all other concerts to for the rest of my life.

Will that bar be raised again when I see Eric Clapton & Stevie Winwood this February at the Garden? It is possible. My parents, uncles, and friends - all big music buffs - have all said that seeing Clapton live was their favorite concert of all time. I have a feeling seeing him with Winwood is going to be Wonder-level mind blowing. Blind Faith, anyone?

On the game front, take a gander over here. This is a game we did for Kellogg's delightful Corn Pops cereal. It's out there, I know. I mean, I get it. You know? I get it.

Mattell and Arkadium's U.B. Funkeys in TIME Magazine

Hey gang, sorry for the radio silence.

So, that U.B. Funkeys thing we made with Mattel? It's sort of taken off lately, and by that I mean they're going to be the Tickle Me Elmo of Holiday Shopping 2007.


I'm pleased to announce that TIME Magazine put U.B. Funkeys down as one of the innovations in Gaming and Toys of 2007 in this year's annual 'Best Inventions' issue. I would say we're getting somewhere, wouldn't you?

I am proud to be a part of this project. We've got some great things in the works for this franchise (and others!). This is only the beginning.

Change in plans

Not moving to Brooklyn as originally planned. Going to stick around in Queens.

Recent happenings, in bullet points!

• Arkadium went to Six Flags : Great Adventure on Monday. An amazing time was had by all.
• I am the 2007 World Champion of Whack-A-Mole.
• Halo 3? Actually pretty awesome. Not that I get a lot of time to play it.
• Team Fortress 2? Even more awesome.

That will have to appease you for now.

Ah, and if you're coming here from Halolz, HI! I hope you enjoy my pictures there, which I'll be submitting regularly, and my lack of updates for my website!

Labor Day Weekend's already over?! / Giant Killer Robot Games officially opens, gets a real studio

Oh, hell. This weekend was far too short. I've been running nonstop for the last few weeks and it shows no signs of slowing down. Today was the first time I actually had to sit and relax - and I had to turn down hanging out in Prospect Park with my buddies just to get it!

Thankfully, I don't mind work at all. I love my job and love what I do. I also didn't mind the nonstop running - movies, barbecues, and late summer parties that roll into the morning have made up my last few weeks. My body's hated it (hangovers and lack of sleep, along with bad food combinations), but my mind has loved it. I just wanted to make the most of the last few weeks of Summer. Everyone's back in the swing of things now and the Fall's right ahead of us. Hopefully the weather will start getting a little cooler now, right?

So, here's some big news for you. I'm moving to the ritzy part of Brooklyn with comic book artist and good buddy Adam Frizzell and Fashion playboy Jay Something-or-other. We got a four bedroom, two and a half bathroom apartment on the top floor of some brand new building in the rich part of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The fourth bedroom is converted into a studio/work-in office that Adam's comic book company Abaraya Studios and my game company Giant Killer Robot Games will be sharing. Since I'm the editor for his comics and he's the artist for my games, it works out very well. We'll be making some major progress on everything on both of our ends. It's going to be a time of great change. The move goes down and GKRG officially opens it's doors October 1st.

In random news, I'm getting a Tempurpedic when I move because my current bed sucks. I think I'm looking forward to that more than anything.

A quick update

I just need to get this out there ; I'm officially endorsing Bose from now on. I just bought a pair of Bose Triport headphones last night and they're pretty much the greatest thing I've ever purchased in my entire life. Each time you put them on, your ears are cradled by soft leather that had to be sheared from baby elk from a far away land. Each cup protects you from the outside world and all you hear is your music as if it were being performed live in your ears. If I could somehow buy fourteen pairs and wear each of them all at the same time, I would. They were worth every single penny and I probably would have paid double the price for them. (Not really. 300 dollars would be a bit much for a pair of headphones, not that 150 is all that low).



Also, I picked up a copy of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Shark Hunt after Hunter S. Thompson became an idol of mine overnight. What an awesome guy he was. I will definitely enjoy these two novels. I just got home from the office about a half hour ago, so I'm going to go relax, cool off, have dinner and read for a while. Until next time!

Oh, one more thing - House Season Three is out next week (me=House addict), and Blue Dragon's out in a little under two!

Okay, I lied, one more thing - Happy Birthday to my boy B-Rod, who just turned 20. HAHA ENJOY BEING OLD LOL. Also I am sorry I haven't updated your site in so long. I've just been, you know, the busiest little bee in the entire land of the bees.

MiniGolf Revolution : Pirate Park First Review

So review number one for my first commercially published game is out over at PocketGamer.

Okay, so, I didn't design that game all by myself. Todd Lewis conceptualized the title and originally brought it to life, but the boss designs, alternate courses (along with some of the normal ones), and achievements system were my work.

Overall, for a mobile game, I'm pretty damn proud of it. It scored an 8 out of 10 which means the people over at PocketGamer liked it too.

The synopsis from PocketGamer;

"It's inevitable that you'd want to find a way to keep playing a game that's so much fun and has been put together with such evident care and attention to detail – take a look at the screenshots and you'll see what we mean. The packed and busy scenery might not have any direct influence on your score, but it does evoke a desert island spirit that's sunny enough to brighten up even Britain's summer weather....[The game] is highly competent, refreshing and more fun than digital minigolf has any right to be."

It also garnished the PocketGamer Silver award. Nice!