IMDB Me

Reactor 88 Studios has set up an IMDB entry for the Brave New World film. This includes an entry for me. Trivial, I know, but cool.

The Boys of September

Last night, I hit my first Major League Baseball game in years. For his birthday, Bill Bodden wanted to see the Brewers take on the Cardinals in the last desperate stretch of this year’s pennant race, and he invited John Kovalic, Jim Lowder, and me to join him. We met up at Adventures in Gaming and carpooled down to the …

Blood Bowl: The Omnibus

My first advance copy of Blood Bowl: The Omnibus showed up in my mail this afternoon. It is a thing of beauty: 768-pages of Dark (Humor) Fantasy Football goodness–each of the first three Blood Bowl novels–stuffed under a single cover. If you have those books already, you’re set, except for a short introduction I wrote for this volume. If not, …

Sicko

On Sunday, my wife and I went to see Michael Moore‘s new film, Sicko. Going to school at the University of Michigan, I’ve followed Moore’s career since Roger and Me. I don’t always agree with his points (although he often has good ones) or how he drives them home (I don’t think his stunts are as effective as letting others …

Chaotic Saturday

The folks at the Games Workshop Chicago Battle Bunker showed me a great time this past Saturday. I signed a few dozen books, chatted with lots of Blood Bowl players, and peeked over a few shoulders to see some great teams, pitches, and matches. I also talked again with tournament organizer Tom Anders, who edited the latest version of the …

Unplugged Again

My latest essay for Storytellers Unplugged just appeared on that website, as if by magic. In it, I ramble loosely about how deadlines help to focus the creative mind–or at least mine. The essay itself is a fine example of that. Until I sat down to write it, the only thing bouncing around my head was that I’d obligated myself …

The Chaos Cup!

This Saturday, starting at 3 PM, I’ll be stomping around one of the biggest Blood Bowl tournaments of the year: the Chaos Cup! It’s held at the Games Workshop Chicago Battle Bunker in Downers Grove, Illinois, and I’ll be there to sign books, talk Blood Bowl, and have some fun. If you’re in the area, please stop by, say hi, …

Wii’ll Take the Case!

As reported in Wired and elsewhere, Capcom has added a Wii version of the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law videogame (on which I worked for High Voltage) to its PS2 and PSP versions. As a proud owner of a Wii, I can’t wait to point out the problems in the prosecution’s case with my Wii remote.

ACD Games Day

Last night, after the kids’ dance lessons and soccer practice, I drove up to Madison, Wisconsin, for the ACD Games Day. I arrived late at an exhibitor’s dinner that the ever-amazing John Kovalic put together for the poor souls not invited to the retailer’s banquet. I had an excellent meal at the Hong Kong Cafe with folks from Fantasy Flight, …

Play DTD

To show my support for PlayThisThing.com, I wrote a short rave about Desktop Tower Defense, a nifty and addictive Flash game you can play in any browser. Be sure to check it out and then play the game too!