In Third Person Exclusive Interview with Video Game Production Manager Liza Wood

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In general, we as gamers aren’t that familiar with the process of video game creation. It’s easy to assume that there are people writing code, designing graphics, and generating sound, but there’s a lot more to it than that.Liza Wood is a Senior Production Manager in the video game industry. By chance, we struck up an interesting conversation in the comments of my Dreams of Working in the Game-Making Industry post, and thought it’d be worthwhile to formalize this conversation into an interview. Without further ado, here’s my interview with Liza, where we discuss her role as a project manager in video game development.

The Walking Dead Episode 3: The Long Road Ahead

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The Walking Dead series has been my biggest surprise of 2012. Going into it with no real interest in the franchise, or adventure games, its first two instalments have taken me on an emotional roller coaster unlike any other game has before. Based on what I’d seen of the trailer for The Long Road Ahead, I had concerns that the base premise wouldn’t be as interesting as the one in episode 2. However, all my fears were quickly quashed as revelation after revelation took place.

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Toronto Top Tiers Announces T13: Toronto Championship Series

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Toronto Top Tiers – organizers behind T12, and Toryuken – are back! A few days ago, they announced the that they will be hosting T13, Toronto’s second major fighting game tournament of 2012; set to take place in October. This year, they’re planning on running 13(!) different games, which would make it the biggest tournament lineup I’ve ever seen. Click through for the full list of games, and some of my initial thoughts!

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Fan Expo 2012: Quick Notes

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Fan Expo is in the books. It was an eventful one for Steff, and I. Here’s some notes from the show!

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The Walking Dead Episode 2: Starved for Help Review

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Episode 2 of The Walking Dead video game series picks up three months after the events of the first. Having found temporary solace in a run-down motel, Lee and his group of survivors find themselves facing off against a new threat: hunger. With tensions running high, and supplies running low, a pair of potential guardian angels appear. In exchange for some fuel, this duo of survivors are willing to provide your group with shelter, and rations from their supposedly large supply. Could this be too good to be true?

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I’m Going to Fan Expo 2012

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Canada’s ComicCon North begins this week in Toronto! For the third year in a row, Steff and I have tickets to partake in all four days of Fan Expo. Some of the things I’m excited to see/do at the show include:

– Levar Burton. Reading Rainbow for the win! Also, Star Trek.

– ZombiU will be there. Not too hyped about that game, but its presence means the WiiU should be there in some form.

– Buy all sorts of nerdy stuff

– Enjoy the sight of mostly well-done cosplay

– Be one with my fellow nerds

Though I have yet to figure out how I’m going to document our adventures, I’ll think of something. Also, content will continue as scheduled, so don’t worry about a dip in stuff to read.

Not sure if it’s too late to buy tickets, but you can learn more at the Fan Expo Canada website. If you’re coming out, maybe I’ll see you there this weekend!

Universal Fighting Game Guide: Meter Management

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Back in the old days of fighting games, you only had to worry about one meter: the life meter. As long as that meter didn’t run out, you were golden. However, as the genre progressed, so to did the number of meters you were required to manage. Today, almost every fighting game has some sort of super/EX/resource meter that grants you additional moves at the cost of the resources in your meter. In this edition of the Universal Fighting Game Guide, we’re going to cover resource meters and how to leverage them to your advantage.

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Check Out My Persona 4 Arena Review on Splitkick.com

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Arc System Works, and Atlus are poised to take the fighting game community by storm with their fighting game spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona franchise. Persona 4 Arena has already built up a ton of buzz in the community, and it would  not surprise me in the least to see this game become a tournament staple over the next few months.

As someone who has 0 interest in the RPG, and as someone who has a history of sucking at Arc System Works’ previous fighting game efforts, I approached Persona 4 Arena with a bit of caution. Having just reviewed it for Splitkick, it’s good to know first-hand that my concerns did not come to fruition. If you want to read my full review for it, head over to Splitkick and check it out now!

Check out Persona 4 Arena: Review on Splitkick.com

Coming Soon: The Nintendo 3DS XL

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In just a few days, Nintendo is aiming to make a big splash in the North American portable handheld space with their super-sized Nintendo 3DS redesign. This new iteration features a screen that’s 90% bigger than the original, a sleeker design, and longer battery life. I want one really bad, but I’m having a hard time justifying the purchase of another 3DS when I bought the original at launch for $250, I haven’t played it much since, and the size increase kills its portability for me. Still, old habits die hard, and the urge to have the latest Nintendo hardware in my hands is strong.

Will you be picking up a Nintendo 3DS XL? Let’s discuss in the comments!

Answering Questions About the Competitive Fighting Game Community

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Over the past few days, Mike R and I have been discussing a number of things relating to the fighting game community. As a means of bringing some of these conversations to the forefront, he’s provided me with some questions that I’ll answer in this post. Read through for some insight regarding the FGC!

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