Kirk Hamilton's discussions

ehhhhhhh I see what you’re saying but not really imo Read more

Go for it! You won’t regret it. Read more

Yeah - his “ahead of his time”ness is what really strikes me about Contact. What a guy. Read more

If you love the movie, I bet you will really love the book! Definitely recommended. Read more

Agree! Sometimes style goes a long way. Read more

Oh that’s good. Read more

you should see the hat I’m wearing right now, it’s so freakin hip Read more

We have a fair number of tall people! I’m almost 6'4 but I think Fahey is taller than I am. Luke might be, too. We settled this once when we were all in New York but now I forget who won. Read more

I think VR is very exciting, but unless you’re REALLY psyched about it and have a fair chunk of free cash, I’d advise holding off. There are some cool VR games out already, but there’ll be WAY better stuff to play in the future. It’d also be smart to wait until we have a better sense of the upgrade timeline for these… Read more

No, but thermal paste is a surprisingly good substitute for mayonnaise. Read more

All of our full-time staff get paid regular salaries w/ benefits, etc. We’re even unionized! Read more

Hard to say - they’re different! I know a lot of people really love Seattle. The two cities are also converging in some ways. I’m not an expert on the region but I’d say Portland is more laid back while Seattle is more put-together. Seattle is ready for its day job; Portland is late to its part-time gig and still a… Read more

Everyone in New York would be screwed. For some reason I think Fahey would survive the longest. Read more

Cate Archer, of course. Read more

oh uh I meant CONTACT not COSMOS though I’m sure COSMOS is good too Read more

I recently finished COSMOS for the first time and holy shit, that is a good book. Waaaay better than the movie. If you haven’t read it, read it! Read more

My guess is it will be neat and interesting, but that it won’t be the epoch-shifting mindblower that everyone’s hoping for. Seems more likely it’ll be more ordinary—a cool, procedurally generated exploration game. I hope we haven’t reached a hype-point where that’s seen as a horrible thing. (Also I could be wrong, and… Read more

Something about heists. I feel like there should be more video games about heists. Read more

We do sometimes assign games to writers but it gets challenging—our gaming time is generally during off hours (nights and weekends) and when it comes down to it, we simply don’t have enough people to cover every game. Our best coverage comes from writers who are enthusiastic about the games they’re writing about and… Read more