Ludogistics & The Irrational Thought Patterns Of A Great Many Things

Hiya folks, Welcome to this deserted landscape, where blog posts are like tumbleweeds: rare and pretty much without fanfare. It may very soon change however, seeing I'm spending more time writing now than I ever did in the last 6 months. Changes are good, and so is the end of the Summer Game Crunch (well, for me and my team anyway...). More time can be devoted to chatter of this kind right here. Of course, I also have to help keep other things running , so there might not be a slew of new logs coming in every week, but at least there will be some. Most of my close friends know that I am a big fan of Penny-Arcade, and especially of Jerry Holkins. His writings have been at some point instrumental, if not orchestral, in the evolution of my jive. And everybody knows that there is no jive without the much needed horn section! Say that I mimic, say that I am unoriginal. I don't really care, for I am within the part of the blogosphere that is furthest from the Sun and closest to the V

The last stretch before rocking the Holiday season is upon us, and the game industry is feeling the rush. To make sure all those pretty and expensive games come out on time to make money, and benefit from the American Thanksgiving sales boost, production and support are being run to the ground with overtime, fatty foods and soda. Very soon, we'll be able to taste all that semi-servitude by playing the latest and bested ludo-softwares of the year. The cream of the crop. The top of heap. The multi-million dollar projects. The big companies are all lining up their sled with the most precious jewels of the interactive entertainment world. And they're all for you...for the right price, of course. What will you be playing come November? Modern Warfare 2, perhaps? Forza 3? Borderlands? Assassins 2? But this holiday season, think of ther little guys too, won't you? Think about Double Fine Studio and Brutal Legend; make some place in your heart for Alpha Protocol and Tropico 3. Ok s