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gavin_pugh

  1. I like the idea of Kickstarter. I'm just worried about the "me too" projects. Stuff that looks so pie-in-the-sky, giddy schoolboy-like.
  2. @agrant Haha, nice. Sounds a plan. I was surprised when you told me about the extent of the contract back then. I had no idea at the time.
  3. I hate legalese. It's a disgusting practice that America seems completely enamored with. Deception by obfuscation. Lawyers are cocks.
  4. Yuck! I slipped through the net when I started here. Today I got given that bit of paperwork where you sign over all your shit to ATVI :(
  5. The studio I worked at in England closed down last year. Here's what's happened since... gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-… Lots of cool stuff!
  6. Registering for a Comic-Con pro app for the 1st time. My Mrs @julietted80 got fast-tracked and approved instantly. :) Have to mail mine off.
  7. Enjoyed spending lunch with "Love" author @quelsolaar today, and seeing a couple of great talks from him. Thanks for setting it up @gorlak!
  8. Starting to realise that I'm pronouncing 'z' as 'zee', instead of 'zed' *without* thinking. I used to do in on purpose to stop confusion :-/
  9. @FionaSarah Yeah Klepacki's work on the C&C games was pretty special. Impressive resume too; Dune2, EOB, Kyrandia, Lands of Lore... Wow.
  10. Original Apple II "Prince of Persia" source code is up on github! github.com/jmechner/Princ… :)
  11. @ambakshi @rorydriscoll Thanks guys. Have to run this on Windows, but I've found a decent doc for it: pete.akeo.ie/2011/10/buildi… . Cheers!
  12. Any recommendations for a free x-plat static code analysis tool? Something comparable to VC /analyze, that doesn't need weeks of setup. Thx!
  13. Awesome, OpenGL 2.0 working in the new improved Android emulator: android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/04/faster…
  14. Eight British coders at the NS when I started. Now there's just one... :(
  15. For anyone affected by the layoffs at #Relic or #Vigil today, Neversoft is looking for FPS designers: neversoft.com/site/hiring.ht…
  16. @RunningPixel Surely there's a way of hijacking a Metro HWND and rendering using XNA into that? Won't fly for ARM when it arrives, tho.
  17. @allenfreese *In* the card, maybe. On FB a few people say there is a metal strip in the envelope. Not in mine. Need to get some tinfoil! :)
  18. @ChristerEricson Haha indeed. Was it your old haunt when you were here? :) DaveC's last day at Neversoft tomorrow, btw. End of an era!
  19. Need the envelope to prevent wireless communication, apparently. :) twitter.com/gavin_pugh/sta…