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Brian Hook Interview

Posted by Hemos on from the learning-the-game-market dept.

A reader writes:"I just read this very in-depth interview with Brian Hook on a site called Curmudgeon Gamer. Hook used to work for id Software (Quake 2 and 3) and later for Verant (Everquest) and he apparently worked on Glide for the old 3DFX cards. Now he runs his own smaller game company called Pyrogon. In the interview he talks about development styles of Q2 and Q3, MMORPGs, the lessons of 3DFX, and development of cross-platform games like his Candy Cruncher (which is available for MacOSX and Linux!). He even gets into some criticism of modern games and the life of a smaller game developer. Lengthy read, but lots of stuff to think about there since he tells it like he sees it."

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  1. Saddam Hussein, leader, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was found dead in his Baghdad presidential palace this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his oil, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an Iraqi icon.

  2. Re:Curmudgeon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    just kazaa'd it, cool song. thanks for the tip!

  3. It is Friday! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Sometimes I like to poop on the gound and then pee on the poop and eat it. You eat poo.

  4. Slashdot-effect by tomzyk · · Score: -1, Troll
    Feh. Another reason for more to bash MySQL.
    Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Too many connections in /usr/local/etc/httpd/curmudgeon.linuxgames.com/gee klog-1.3.6/system/databases/mysql.class.php on line 104
    Cannnot connect to DB server
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  5. Re:Candy Cruncher. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    OK... I play Miyamoto games and I'm not fazed by the kiddie themes or signature rainbow-colored objects. I avoid excessively violent games in favor of those with true gameplay. But Candy Cruncher? Candy Cruncher?!? Something inside of my head just snapped, and it made a noise that distinctly sounded like "FAGGOT."

  6. This Post by Davgeary · · Score: 2, Troll

    Anybody else suspect that "A reader" was actually Mr. Hook himself?

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