The latest issue of Played To Death is out, and there are a few changes.
First off, the official name is now PTD Magazine, and we’ve moved to a new web address: http://ptdmagazine.com. Your old URLs will continue to work, of course.
Second, PTD is now available in print format. Each issue is delivered to subscribers in a slimline case that contains the print edition, along with a disc containing the full PDF as well as demos and other material. If you’re not into dead trees, you can subscribe to the online edition of PTD, downloading a full PDF every month. Lastly, if you don’t want to pay anything, we’ll always have Paris — and the freely-available “digest” PDF.
In this month’s issue of PTD, you’ll find my editorial Design Matters (page 6), and my reviews of Dwarf Fortress (page 14), and ToeJam & Earl (page 16). All of those articles are available in the free “digest” version. Those of you who upgrade to a full subscription will also get to read and, I hope, enjoy my reviews of Viva Piñata and Bookworm Adventures, as well as many other reviews by other writers.
Enjoy!
That’s just cruel. You mentioned aaaaaaaaages ago you’d be talking about Viva Pinata, and I’ve not said anything on the assumption that the silence implied Bad Vibes. Now you’ve gone and reviewed it, and I have to pay to know if you like it or not!
Bookworm Adventures is awesome, though, isn’t it? Caught me totally by surprise, that one.
Ha ha! This is my REVENGE for the fact that I have had to wait so long for Banjo Threeie!
Not to worry — I’ll be talking about Viva Pinata here, too. I’m still working out what sort of content goes on Tea Leaves and what goes on PTD. My current plan is that PTD gets concise, focused content appropriate for a magazine, while Tea Leaves game articles can be more meandering wanderings about how this game reminded me of a madeleine I ate once which reminded me of my troubled childhood and ambiguous sexuality. Or something like that.
My main concern is making sure that both projects get quality writing of an appropriate type.
Wait. Does this mean there will be a heartrending scene in one of these reviews where Peter’s grandmother goes to an outdoor WC? I hope so.