Nathan and AJ of Mommy's Best Games join me to not only talk about what they've been working on for the past few months, but also what the future holds at this years Game Developer Conference (GDC).
We talk about MBG's latest XBOX LIVE Indie game Shoot 1UP. A great, fun, and accessible 2D shooter in the vain of Gradius and R-Type. They've just started a great 2D centered blog that you simply have to check out. It's called 8-Bit Horse and it covers 2D games past and future in such interesting depth that you'll come away with a new appreciation for this previously dying category.
Also in the show, we get an update on the progress of their upcoming game Grapple Buggy which could be described as Bionic Commando with vehicles. Although that's only scratching the surface on this very unique 2D explorer/actioner.
Discussion also gets slightly geeky when we contemplate the possibilities of gaming on mobile phones with Microsoft (Windows Phone 7 Series), Palm (Web OS), and others getting into the market big time.
Michael and Jim from Marketsaw.com join me once again as we further discuss how the 3D landscape has changed since the release of James Cameron's Avatar.
We touch on everything from whether the studios are really serious about 3D filmmaking to what the future looks like for 3D at home.
This is the third official episode in our ongoing partnership with site, deltorofilms.com.
Each month, co-host and founder of deltorofilms.com, Parker will be joining me to talk about all things new and cool in the life of film maker Guillermo del Toro.
This time out we were also joined by frequent guest commentator Tim.
Topics discussed this session include:
- Possible release date delays for the Hobbit films. - Further talk of the Rings Trilogy in 3D. - A little more news about the recent partnership between del Toro and Disney. - A slew of new info on the upcoming del Toro produced horror/thriller, Splice.
Our interview this month is with Richard Reynolds. Richard is a kid I met about a year ago, at a fan event I organized. In the truest sense, he's what you might call an independent film maker.
He and his friends have managed to produce an entire film for less than I pay for rent. That's about a tenth of the cost of the first Blair Witch project (for those keeping count), and thank goodness it doesn't look quite so cheap.
I thought his adventures in movie making would make for a great episode of the show so, I tracked him down for a long distance skype call to talk about his latest project Gabriel Small.
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Check out some footage from Richard's latest indie film, Gabriel Small.
This month's interview is with comics creator Guy Davis. He's best known to most for his recent work on the Hellboy comics spin-off series B.P.R.D. We had the great pleasure of sitting down for a phone interview with him. It was only a little hellish; for him.
We talked about his beginnings, his experience in the industry, and the re-release of his landmark creation, The Marquis.
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Check out Guy Davis on the internet at his official site
This month's interview is with author Mike Resnick. He's a multiple winner of the Hugo Awards and is best known for his Africa inspired science fiction adventure Kirinyaga.
This first time out we got a little personal, on both sides and chatted mostly about his background; his beginnings and experiences as a hugely prolific writer. The interview is short, but hopefully we'll bring him back on in the future to talk about his various fascinating books.
This month's interview is with artist Pascal Blanche. He's been known to CG art enthusiasts for a great many years now as he's been posting work on the web for near a decade or more. It's his art and influences, in fact, that lead me to many of my current interests and even long held friendships.
So, it was only appropriate to bring him on for an interview, as an excuse to publicly thank him for his contributions to my life, but also to find out more about the mind behind some of my favourite internet art pieces.
From his childhood interest in entomology, to how that lead him on his path to his current role as Art Director at Ubisoft. We even touch on his most recent project, the videogame companion piece to James Cameron's Avatar. It's an interesting conversation.
This month's interview is an encore with indie comics creator Tom Manning. We first met him in Episode 13, back in 2007.
We caught up with him over a weekend (he was attending the San Fransisco Alternative Press Expo) and got to talk to him about what he's been up to since we last spoke and in particular his latest series ERIC.
This second official episode in our ongoing partnership with site, deltorofilms.com.
Each month, co-host and founder of deltorofilms.com, Parker will be joining myself to talk about all things new and cool in the life of film maker Guillermo del Toro.
We were also joined by frequent guest commentators Kate, Jake, and Gary.
Topics discussed this session include:
- A possible 3rd film in the Hobbit series. - Hobbit films could be shot/converted to 3D. - del Toro signs partnership deal to produce films under the Disney banner. - Update on the Tolkien lawsuit against Newline Cinema.
