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[19 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 50 views]

Downloadable Content for video games is probably here to stay, despite the cries of some fans that developers are no longer shipping the whole game, but instead, asking gamers to pay full price for a half-finished game and providing the rest of the game in small downloadable chunks (for a price, of course).
Of course, not all gamers are pissed about DLC. Some like it, because it means their favorite games receive more updates than they probably would have if the developers weren’t still making money from the game. It also …

culture, writing »

[7 Oct 2009 | One Comment | 72 views]

I love writing and I love being a writer. Even if I never get anything into traditional print or make any money for it, I’ll probably keep doing it because writing is my favorite thing to do. It also keeps me mentally stable (well, as mentally stable as a writer can be) – if I don’t write I get cantankerous, irritable, and socially withdrawn. I don’t have it, I get serious withdrawals. Who cares – I wouldn’t trade it for ANYTHING.
However, it does have its drawbacks. Fear of failure is …