Happy Halloween!

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 31, 2016

It’s that most wonderful time of the year…  

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NaNoWriMo – A Kick in the Shorts in the Right Direction?

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 28, 2016

I started hearing about NaNoWriMo about ten years ago, and I thought it was a weird and kinda dumb idea. But I knew little about it and very little about professional writing, and I was more focused on game development. Now that I’m dividing my attention like I am (partly to preserve my sanity), and that […]

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A Treasure Trove of Writing Resources, Cheap

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 27, 2016

Here’s one for the writers: For the last couple of years, Storybundle.com has done a writing book bundle to correspond with the (horribly timed) National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). This year’s bundle is curated by Kevin J. Anderson. I’ve only read one of the books in this bundle – Killing the Top 10 Sacred Cows of […]

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The Day Job, Fatigue, and FK2

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 26, 2016

The suckiest part of taking time off of work with a project-based job is that when you come back, the work is all still there.  Plus more. Plus people with dependencies on you getting your work done so they can get theirs done. Kinda takes the fun out of taking time off. I’m not being too […]

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Superhero – Not Just a Genre

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 24, 2016

Last week, the trailers (well, a teaser and a trailer) to two new superhero movies dropped. Or at least, movies from the same superhero-laden comic book universe. Both are action movies. But they couldn’t be more different in style or tone. First off, Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Next, Logan (AKA Wolverine 3): Apparently Logan […]

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The Rocksmith Concert at Slims – Footage

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 21, 2016

There may be a better version being produced by Ubisoft (I would expect as much), but here’s footage from the Rocksmith concert last night, courtesy of The Riff Repeater: https://www.periscope.tv/TheRiffRepeater/1DXGyonLzXkxM The action gets going about 16 minutes in, with the “Bachsmith” arrangement of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy played by the Notetrackers. The main event begins […]

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Halloween Film Impressions: Housebound

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We watched Housebound, a film out of New Zealand and another Netflix show. I didn’t realize that it was a horror-comedy. It definitely sits on the “black comedy” side of things, so don’t expect light laugh-a-minute fare. It’s not rated, but in the U.S., it would be rated R for the blood, gore and language. […]

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Time off, and time on

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 20, 2016

I have a couple of days off, to match the time off that my daughter and my wife have off. Things at Ye Olde Day Jobbe have been pretty nuts. Good nuts, but exhausting. I know I can use the time off to spend the time with my family, and get some writing and game […]

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Rocksmith Live at Slim’s on Thursday Night

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 18, 2016

If you live in the Bay area, this might be something cool (and FREE) to attend: Rocksmith Live at Slims – Featuring Audrey Shida, Myles Bristowe, and Tim Porter with the Ubisoft House Band ONLY grab tickets if you are sure to be there, as seating is limited. (I’m worried how many trolls might claim […]

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Mapping my Own Creative Process – How I (Don’t) Work

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 17, 2016

I think I’ve discovered something about how my brain works. I don’t know if it’s cool or stupid, or just plain weird. All three, probably. Except cool. Maybe it’s cool that I’m finally figuring it out, and now I just need to know how to adapt to it. I’ve been Game Mastering RPGs for local […]

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Playstation VR enjoys an enthusiastic launch

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 14, 2016

Playstation VR is reportedly selling out  in some stores only hours into its launch. For $399+, I’d suggest that means more than just idle curiosity. Of course, a lot of it could be deliberate attempts to generate hype for the platform, but even that requires a seed of truth. So again, this suggests there’s demand out […]

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Halloween Film Impressions: Pay the Ghost

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 13, 2016

Okay, the next Netflix Streaming special for Halloween is: Pay the Ghost, starring Nicolas Cage. Pay the Ghost is based on a novella by Tim Lebbon. A young child is abducted on Halloween, without a trace. His grieving parents and the police search for him fruitlessly for almost a year. Then, as Halloween approaches the […]

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Halloween Film Impressions: Hush

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 12, 2016

Okay, another Netflix-streaming horror movie… Hush. Madison is an author who has been deaf since her teenage years lives out in the middle of nowhere in a cottage in the woods. A psycho killer discovers her, realizes she’s deaf, and basically lays siege on her home all night, psychologically torturing her before killing her, taking […]

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Star Citizen: Squadron 42 Delayed “Indefinitely”

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 11, 2016

So this happened… (it looks like they changed the title since yesterday, because “indefinitely” is such a crude term… “until some future undefined date” is exactly the same thing but sounds less like “never.”) Forbes: Star Citizen’s ‘Squadron 42‘ Single Player Campaign Delayed Until Some Future Undefined Date I wish I could say I’m surprised. […]

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More Crowdfunding Projects: Wasteland 3 and Magellan

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 7, 2016

Okay – as always, I have no control over these, your own risk, etc.   All I can say is both of these groups have solid track records. First of all: InXile is crowdfunding Wasteland 3. Besides being a choice-heavy, story-heavy post-apocalyptic turn-based roleplaying game like its predecessor, the next one promises multiplayer and a […]

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Movie Impressions: Devil

Posted by Rampant Coyote on October 5, 2016

October is the month my wife and I try to binge on the scary movies. But some years, “binging” might mean only three or four films. One of the shows this year was “Devil.” It’s a 2010 film that mostly takes place in an elevator. It’s based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan, and […]

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