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    Rejected Game Ideas* IV: Gamein’

    by A.J. Posted on May 3, 2013

    We’ve made a name for ourselves here on the Blog Ride (well, maybe “made a name” is too strong – “sketched initials in the sand for ourselves with a small twig” might be better) with our series of Rejected Game …
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    Not All Benefits Are In the HR Handbook

    by Philip Posted on March 20, 2013

    It’s been a wild couple of weeks out here in Blog Ride HQ. We are working feverishly on all manner of projects that we can only speak about in the vaguest of terms. That is partly because we are sworn …
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    Kuhu Shall Speak… Yes, He Shall!

    by guest Posted on March 19, 2013

    And lo, Kuhu the Truthteller will speak of goodness and lovelies and all kinds of yuck! Hear, oh people, the warnings of Kuhu: Be not out past the downing of the sun, and stay off my roof! Glory is given, …
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    Comicon Is Over; Time to Hibernate.

    by Dana Posted on March 5, 2013

    Once again, Emerald City Comicon has come to an end, and those who attended or worked it are somewhere on the spectrum of pleasantly exhausted to don’t-expect-me-to-stand-up-anytime-soon. For those who missed it, I made sure to snap pictures of our …
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    Rejected Game Ideas. Again.

    by curtis Posted on January 25, 2013

    Back by popular demand (yes, really), here’s another round of PopCap’s rejected game ideas. As you may recall from the other times we did this (here and here), these games may or may not be real… but if you love …
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    Interview with Solitaire Blitz producer Jason Mai

    by Jeff Posted on December 12, 2012

    The first time I ever played Solitaire Blitz was back in 2011, when it was still largely a working prototype called “Pearl Diver.” Jason Mai, the game’s creator, and a Senior Producer at PopCap, presented the game at one of …
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    Rejected Game Ideas* II: Electric Gamealoo

    by A.J. Posted on November 16, 2012

    Not too too long ago in the grand scheme of things we had a wonderful post here on the Blog Ride called Rejected Game Ideas #1, which itself followed another wonderful post, Rejected Game Titles. But we have such a …
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    Name That Tune

    by Julie Posted on September 19, 2012

    Hey Solitaire Blitz fans — here’s a peek behind the scenes at the creation of the glorious symphonic soundtrack for Solitaire Blitz… performed by the Northwest Sinfonia. Enjoy!

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    Rejected Game Ideas*

    by curtis Posted on August 17, 2012

    A few weeks ago we offered up a list of some rejected game titles. Today, I’d like to submit a different list: the titles of some of our favorite rejected games. Okay: so, maybe none of these are real. Who …
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    From the PopCap Vault: Typer Shark!

    by Jeff Posted on August 16, 2012

    In the olden times, according to a history book I once skimmed on my way to the anime section, people would communicate by grunting at each other, or by hitting each other with rocks and sticks. Now, in the so-called …
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