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Todd Boyd's Blog

I am an independent game developer who works mostly with low-tech, web-based platforms (i.e., CodeIgniter/PHP) and JavaME.

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Comment In: Android's Google Play reaches 15B game and app downloads [News - 05/18/2012 - 03:31]

15 cent sale : ...

15 cent sale :

Comment In: Manipulative game monetization shows gamers no respect, says Super Meat Boy dev [News - 05/18/2012 - 10:25]

I 'm irritated by this ...

I 'm irritated by this sort of thing almost as much as when the ads in free apps try to look like missed call notifications, Facebook messages, etc. - that shit is just downright crooked.

Comment In: 'EA Indie Bundle' ruffles feathers [News - 05/18/2012 - 10:36]

If Notch himself is saying ...

If Notch himself is saying that Mojang is no loner indie, then let 's please stop giving them indie press coverage .

Comment In: New Facebook lawsuit highlights trouble with kids and virtual currency [News - 05/18/2012 - 12:02]

You guys are missing the ...

You guys are missing the point -- minors are not supposed to be able to purchase them, PERIOD. Whether or not they have their parents ' permission or even if they use their own debit card has nothing to do with it.

Comment In: Star Wars: The Old Republic sub numbers already declining - analyst [News - 05/18/2012 - 10:26]

I loved the previous KotOR ...

I loved the previous KotOR games, and I think you 're right this game would have been better off as a single-player or even multi-player, but not MMO game. It sort of goes along with an article posted here recently about how most modern MMOs are on rollercoaster tracks.

Comment In: Apple facing legal pressure over deceptive free-to-play apps [News - 05/18/2012 - 12:21]

Also, I 'm not saying ...

Also, I 'm not saying independent developers get an automatic pass -- just that they are far less likely than agenda-driven corporations to be practicing this sort of deplorable behavior.

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