haibane.info is a fairly new Anime blog. I just noticed that Fledgling Otaku now has a new design up for the site.
Wow. That looks fantastic.
The Gradient of Plot Holes
Most stories have plot holes. The failure isn't that they exist, it's when you notice them while immersed in the story.
Games and the Fear of Death
Why killing you might be the least scary thing a game can do.
The Dumbest Cutscene
This is it. This is the dumbest cutscene ever created for a AAA game. It's so bad it's simultaneously hilarious and painful. This is "The Room" of video game cutscenes.
Project Button Masher
I teach myself music composition by imitating the style of various videogame soundtracks. How did it turn out? Listen for yourself.
Raytracing
Raytracing is coming. Slowly. Eventually. What is it and what will it mean for game development?
T w e n t y S i d e d
Thanks, Shamus – its art from the Haibane Renmei soundtrack that I found scanned in online. I have my own copy in the mail which I’ll rescan to try and improve the quality a bit. I appreciate the link :)
(love the dice. I’ve been gaming since I was 15 – its almost a lost art nowadays…)