Author: secondtruth
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A Review of the Characters in Mortal Kombat X (Pt 3)
In this entry, I have a lot to say about Kotal Kahn. Then a few characters I have less to say about!
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A Review of the Characters in Mortal Kombat X (Pt 2 – Mostly Ninjas)
This article discussing ninjas in Mortal Kombat will contain some mild spoilers as pertains to ninjas in the story of Mortal Kombat. But before I even talk about ninjas, I’m going to talk about Kenshi!
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A Review of the Characters in Mortal Kombat X, in No Particular Order (pt 1)
By request, I’m going to start by talking about Cassie Cage. Below the jump!
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HoloLens and GameDev News at Build
Some highlights from the Build keynotes today and the announcements from Microsoft: News: HoloLens apps, for Microsoft’s AR HoloLens device, are Windows 10 apps. Windows 10 apps that run in windows will be able to snap to your actual walls. For examples, see some pictures here or check out the link to the video: HoloLens…
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Now Playing: Mortal Kombat X
I was already interested in trying Mortal Kombat X, because it had been a little while since I bought a Mortal Kombat game. I was pushed over into the “immediate purchase” category by a tweet from Javy Gwaltney saying he’d like to see what a woman thought of the game. Specifically, he was asking about the…
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Get ready for Philly Tech Week!
Philly Tech Week has almost begun! Microsoft is sponsoring, and I plan to be all over the event as much as I can. Here’s where you can find me and Microsoft next week… Starting on Friday, where the Arcade @ Dilworth event is going to bring in local game developers from all over town! (UPDATE:…
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Unity Roadshow and other Philly Game News
Quick programming notice: Unity Roadshow is going to be in Philadelphia this week! I’m very excited to be there on April 2 at the Philly Game Forge. If you want a great day of Unity training, it’s not too late to register for free! Hope to see you there! Also, if you love Philly games,…
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Azure for Students
This last weekend at Philly Code Camp I did a short presentation on Azure Websites. I was going to outline it here today, but then a few things on the Azure side changed overnight and I’d rather talk about those things instead! Today we’re announcing Azure for Students: a way for students to get easy access…
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Currently Playing – Ori and the Blind Forest
I had a weekend set aside to relax, so I spent some of it playing Ori and the Blind Forest on Xbox One. I first saw the game at the ID@Xbox showcase at GDC, and then it was available just a few days later, so I took the plunge. It’s super pretty but super hard, like…
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Learn Some New (or older) Game Technology!
Having just got back from GDC, I saw a little bit of That Reddit Post that’s going around. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t worry about it, though I for one support colorful hair and hugging (As I said in so many words on Twitter – Hug a Dev – Ask First). Specifically, though, I want…