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Editor for IndieGames.com and freelance writer for Gama, Gamezebo and DIYGamer, amongst others. I like to just float through life doing not a lot, yet so, SO much.

Twitter: RaveofRavendale
Email: michaelrose86@gmail.com

Expert Blogs

The Art of Video Game Site Trolling: 10 Modern Ways to Be an Internet Jerk
Posted by Mike Rose on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:27:00 EST in
Trolls unite! We need to let these so-called 'games journalists' know that they are doing a terrible job, so here are ten tips to successful trolling.
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Indie Devs, Please Market Your Games!  Featured Blogs
Posted by Mike Rose on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:39:00 EST in
Indie developers: Please market your games, or no-one will ever hear of them!
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What's the Point of Steam Achievements Anyway?  Featured Blogs
Posted by Mike Rose on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:05:00 EDT in
I whittle on a bit about how much I love achievements, and how Valve needs to have a think about its current system.
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DRM: These New Security Measures Will Not Stop the Tramps Getting In  Featured Blogs
Posted by Mike Rose on Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:26:00 EDT in
In which I discuss the homeless, electromagnetic locks and DRM.
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The Idiot's Guide to Marketing Your Indie Game  Featured Blogs
Posted by Mike Rose on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:58:00 EST in
There are already a bunch of articles on how to get your indie game out there. In this guide I'll be getting down to the nitty gritty, explaining exactly what it is you, the budding games developer, should be providing me, the eager games journalist, with
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It's a Great Time to Be Into Indie Games
Posted by Mike Rose on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:10:00 EST in
What's been keeping me sane recently, including the latest big indie hits and a nice lump of money coming into my possession.
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Mike Rose's Comments

Comment In: Magicka sells 1.3M copies, 4M DLC packs worldwide [News - 01/19/2012 - 08:49]

Cheers for that spot, edited. ...

Cheers for that spot, edited.

Comment In: 3DS hits 4M in U.S., sells faster than Wii - Nintendo [News - 01/03/2012 - 09:32]

Cheers for the catch, edited. ...

Cheers for the catch, edited.

Comment In: Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 10 Indie Games [News - 12/16/2011 - 04:05]

Just to be clear - ...

Just to be clear - I'm not calling Terraria a clone, as I note, it is something that is completely its own experience. However, I have no doubt that, were it not for Minecraft, Terraria would not exist at least, not in the form that it is currently . Hence, ...

Comment In: FarmVille, Angry Birds Get Branded Releases [News - 12/01/2011 - 10:09]

Hey Matt, Rovio considers this ...

Hey Matt, Rovio considers this the first fully branded, custom Angry Birds , as it features what it classes as full integration of the Wonderful Pistachios brand. But yes, Angry Birds Rio is of course a branded product.

Comment In: Portal Lead Kim Swift Reveals First-Person Puzzler Quantum Conundrum [News - 08/26/2011 - 06:28]

Haha yes I did, cheers ...

Haha yes I did, cheers

Comment In: Report: Zynga Alters Stock Structure To Give CEO More Voting Power [News - 08/26/2011 - 09:22]

Hey Aaron, the 10 figure ...

Hey Aaron, the 10 figure actually refers to the voting power which Pincus originally had. As mentioned lower in the article: All other public investors will still receive the standard one vote per share. Hence, each of Pincus' shares are worth 70 times more voting power than each of the ...

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