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Simon Hill
Bio: I'm addicted to gaming and have been since I was a wee boy. Worked in the industry as a tester, designer and producer. I'm now a full time freelance writer and editor.
Archive for March, 2009
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Gaming Improves Eyesight
Posted on 31/03/2009 | 1 CommentAha so the truth comes out at last gaming actually improves your eyesight. In your face moaning wives and parents everywhere I knew playing games for hours in darkened rooms... -
Tycoon Game Design
Posted on 30/03/2009 | No CommentsTycoon games or management sims are a lot of fun. They are a genre that my wife will happily play with me whereas anything football related, anything that involves shooting people... -
GDC Awards
Posted on 27/03/2009 | No CommentsThe big winners at this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards were Little Big Planet (Best Game Design, Best Technology, Best Debut Game, Innovation Award) and Fallout 3 (Game of the Year,... -
Independent Games Festival Awards 2009
Posted on 26/03/2009 | No CommentsThe Independent Games Festival awards are announced each year at GDC and they always highlight a few really cool titles which are worth checking out. Here are the winners from... -
Streaming Games Kill Hardware
Posted on 25/03/2009 | 3 CommentsA new service was unveiled at GDC yesterday called OnLive which threatens to do away with the need for gaming hardware altogether. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo will be hiring hitmen... -
Guitar Hero Wears Off
Posted on 24/03/2009 | 1 CommentGuitar Hero was an awesome game when it was first released. A guitar peripheral and a great list of tracks all in an affordable bundle made it a perfect party... -
Virtual Banking in Entropia
Posted on 23/03/2009 | No CommentsWell real life banking has proved to be a total disaster lately with Scottish banks in particular making a stunning mess of things. While the real world economy seems to be... -
The Death of Point and Click Adventures
Posted on 20/03/2009 | 6 CommentsI got sent a point and click adventure game to review the other day. It was developed by a German company called Realmforge and against stereotyping they included a lot... -
It’s Alive!
Posted on 19/03/2009 | No CommentsWelcome to Frankengamer where I’ll be bringing you all sorts of game related news, reviews and information. Anything that interests me which is game related will be fair game for...