Geometry Wars - The Making Of

There are thousands of gaming podcasts around the net but, to be honest, most are dull as dishwater. There are a few exceptions, notably Ben Croshaw’s Zero Punctuation over at Escapist Magazine. I did just find this gem blogged about on Destructoid, however.

It’s a great parody featuring Bizzare Creations’ Geometry Wars, or rather the making of it.

I popped over to the LoadingReadyRun homepage and found another good video, this time featuring Wii games that never made it. The last couple are particuarly funny, stick with it! This video is probably not for the easily offended; you have been warned.

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited down to a workshop at NESTA, a UK science and arts innovation support agency. Along with a small number of other developers and representatives from the likes of TIGA and BERR, we discussed how NESTA could potentially help the UK game industry. Today I’m off to London to attend the launch event at which NESTA will announce their intended support.

Obviously I’m looking forward to hearing the outcome, although I’m not so sure about the journey itself.

Taking a trip down to London on the motorway is not an enjoyable experience so I tend to travel by train where possible. Unfortunately, the UK’s frequent transport network problems lead to the the following nightmare picture on a recent excursion.

This was only a week after I’d been refunded for my previous cancelled London-Sheffield train! Bring back British Rail?

Ever wanted to know what a creative director gets up to at work? The truth is out. Our Andy likes to do a spot of sewing. This is our idea of “research”.

Also, a prize kudos to any old hands who recognize the books to the left of the LCD.