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Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time Goes Gold!

Eric Gooch — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:28:29 +0000

Current Mood: Happy

Woohoo!

Always good to wrap up another title. And man, a lot of work went into that one. Early reviews have been good, so I’m hoping it does really well this holiday season!

How to Get a Job as a Games Artist

Eric Gooch — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:34:39 +0000

If you work as a games artist, odds are good that you get questions about the industry, whether it’s people that want to get into it themselves, or because they’re just curious. I’ve been meaning for some time to write an article about the whole process of getting into the game art biz, and finally got around to doing so.

So if you have any friends, neighbors, relatives, significant others, or kids that have shown interest in learning more about it, send them to the article here.

I want it to be helpful, so if you read it and still don’t understand some aspect or think I’ve left out something important, let me know.

Game Dude = Used Game Awesomeness

Eric Gooch — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:36:37 +0000

This is a public service announcement to anyone living in, or traveling through the Burbank, CA area that is interested in used console games. I live out in the sticks of NE Nevada, where there’s not a whole lot going on games-wise, but I make it into Burbank every couple of months for business. Game Dude is a store that sells boatloads of used (and new) video games. It’s a rather large store though, so there’s more than you’d normally find in a typical used game store.

I realize that you can get good deals on eBay for used games (and I frequently do), but there’s something extra-cool about standing in a store this large that specializes in video games.

So I would be remiss to not share said location with my fellow gaming geeks and geekettes. Here’s the rack near the front door that has all the price lists:

There are lists for new and used Nintendo 64, Playstation 1, 2 and 3, Xbox and Xbox 360, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Saturn, Neo Geo, Game Gear, Wii, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance. Plus they’ve got used DVD’s. Here’s just one of the aisles:

And here’s the Xbox section:

Anyway, if you’re a game freak and you like checking out used games, check this place out. I was there a few weeks back, and picked up Bully and Disgaea for PS2, and Exit and Crush for PSP. I just got a Nintendo DS for Christmas, so next time I go I’ll be looking for some DS games too. The best part is that when you check out, they open each case to make sure the game is actually in it, and they show you the underside of the CD so you can see the quality of the disk surface. Most excellent.

Check out their site here.

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction…Shipped!

Eric Gooch — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:25:33 +0000

Okay, well it didn’t just ship, it’s been out there for a couple of weeks now I think, but the important thing is that it’s on the store shelves now. It’s what I’ve been working on for the last year or so, and it’s always good to see something you’ve worked on out in the stores.

It’s been getting some good reviews too…check out the scores at Metacritic.

Here’s a shot of Metropolis, which is the opening level in the game, and is also what you see in the demo you can download on the Playstation Network. This is one of the levels I lit, and I think it came out pretty well.

I’m looking forward to playing it …I only lit about five of the levels myself, so there’s a lot of the game that I haven’t even seen yet. So go buy one. Or two. Buy lots for all your friends.

Check out the official Ratchet and Clank website here.