http://www.shapermc.com Matthew Williamson Rides Alone Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:10:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yes, it has been an exceptionally long time since I've posted. Perhaps one day I will get into the details on why, but it's a long and painful story that I'll probably just leave untold. I have decided to start writting again for an irregular series of Great and Nearly ... http://www.shapermc.com/2011/01/15/great-films-nearly-great-films-and-a-return/ "Someone should really turn off that alarm," a Valve rep says calmly from somewhere behind me. Our team had searched every inch of this area, but someone triggered an alarm that we couldn’t find. I’d never once played with any of the other three people in my team, and we ... http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/18/e3-2009-left-4-dead-2/ Licensed games are generally the stuff that core gamers avoid. Shoddy production, poor decisions, lack of understanding, and attempting to appeal to a broad range of audiences usually leaves us core gamers a bit out in the cold. Strangely enough, High Voltage Software is developing one of the few licensed ... http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/18/e3-2009-astro-boy/ Dead To Rights Retribution Soul Calibur PSP Tekken 6 Katamari Forever Brink Wet Fallout 3: Point Lookout Brutal Legends The Agency Crime Craft Sin and Punishment 2 Wii Sports Resort Cave Story Flipnote Studio New Super Mario Brothers Wii http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/09/e3-2009-day-3/ Pixel Junk Shooter Fat Princess Trash Panic Afrika Harvest Moon Squishy Tank Shiren The Wanderer Neo Steam Tatsunoko vs Capcom Undead Knight Half-Minute Hero Fragile http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/09/e3-2009-day-2/ Since these are more like daily wrap-ups, I'll just list the games covered: Left 4 Dead 2 IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Astro Boy http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/09/e3-2009-day-1/ When I first heard about Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman I though it would be on the slower side. More strategy, less action, kind of like the games it’s mocking. After getting some hands on time with the preview build I have to say that the game is, happily, very ... http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/03/holy-invasion-of-privacy-badman-preview/ Here I am, in LA staying with my friend Heather Campbell (who also writes for Play, but is better at it than I). If anyone actually reads this  blog anymore and is also in LA you should email me at shapermcATgmailDOTcom and we should hang out. http://www.shapermc.com/2009/06/01/e3-2009/ "When it’s done." Lasse Seppänen, the producer for Alan Wake, has been saying that since the game was announced. Many of us have seen this language before; sometimes resulting in a fantastic but long awaited game, yet others faded away never to be heard from again. Now that the legendary ... http://www.shapermc.com/2009/05/22/the-fate-of-alan-wake/ So I finished my second semester at college, woohoo. I did pretty well, and even pulled my D in math up to a B. I... don't have much to say about being back in school strangely enough. It's a fantastic opportunity that I'm thankful to have, but when I think ... http://www.shapermc.com/2009/05/20/summer-study-schedule/