The Top 10 Games that Remind Us of Christmas

Which video games remind you of Xmas time?  Mine are Tomb Raider and World of Warcraft.  Click the link below to find out why.  Happy Holidays! :)
http://beefjack.com/features/the-top-10-games-that-remind-us-of-christmas/

Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Weekend - Level 11 Trooper Gameplay 2 of 2

The second of two gameplay videos of my experience in the SW:TOR beta as a Republic Trooper over the weekend of November 25th. A pretty game and fun experience overall - with of course a few bugs. This video features more fighting gameplay.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Weekend - Level 11 Trooper Gameplay 1 of 2

The first of two gameplay videos of my experience in the SW:TOR beta as a Republic Trooper over the weekend of November 25th. A pretty game and fun experience overall - with of course a few bugs.

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 Interview with Wil Evans

TT Games game designer, Wil Evans, gives me a bit of the inside scoop at Gamescom 2011 on what's cool with the latest LEGO Harry Potter game!

Beyond Skyward Sword: The Legend of Zelda in culture

A few of my university buddies will remember the time I skipped an entire week of class my Freshman year to veg out in my dorm room and play Ocarina of Time, day and night, from start to finish!

In this short feature I take a quick look at how the Zelda universe has inspired popular culture over the last 25 years.

Got any stupid/cool Zelda stories of your own?

Follow the link below to read the article:

http://beefjack.com/features/beyond-skyward-sword-the-legend-of-zelda-in-culture/

Recounting My First Minecraft Adventure

Yay!  I published my first article on a video game on the awesome news and reviews website, BeefJack.com.  I recount my first time playing Minecraft in a feature on the game by Mojang as the release of version 1.0 looms (finally!) oh so close.

Check it out with the link below :D

http://beefjack.com/features/minecraft-memories-from-alpha-to-beta-to-1-0-pc-android/

Andre Maguire on the gritty War in the North

My interview of Andre Maguire, lead designer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North at Gamescom 2011

Digital Sketch Studies

Posture Study 1

Skeleton Study 1

Two sketch studies I did in photoshop trying to get used to digital sketching.  I was inspired by the new book I just got, Anatomy for Fantasy Artists by Glenn Fabry, which has some really practical advice for drawing action figures, and really cool art too. :)

Zelda Awesomeness

First heard this in a Swifty video.  Very cool beatz and... well... its Zelda!  Nuff said.

Anniversary Gift

Here is a vector portrait I made for my wife Ottavia for our 5 year anniversary.  I used photoshop and illustrator for this project and had it printed on 50x70 cm canvas.

Silent Extinction

My team's submission to the 2011 Global Game Jam, Silent Extinction is about preventing the extinction of the spoken language.  This year's theme was 'extinction' and we wanted to do something that didn't involve dinosaurs. :)

Play description, game files and contributors can be found on the Global Game Jam website at http://globalgamejam.org/2011/silent-extinction.

This is my first fully realized game.  I hope you enjoy it!  Give it a try and let me know what you think.