Archive for February, 2008

London Calling

Friday, February 29th, 2008

This is not a definite thing yet, but I see no harm in mentioning it now: it’s entirely possible, I’d even say likely, that I’m going to be playing a show in London on 3/20. (Or I guess if you’re in London, 20-3. I think. To be perfectly clear March 20th is the date. March [...]

The Great Andy Bates

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Pictured here with John and Sean from Harmonix:

This will only make sense to you if you were at the San Francisco show (or if you have a time machine and have already watched the DVD).

Me on TWiT

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Back before G4 ate TechTV I used to watch Leo Laporte all the time on Screensavers, so it is with great pride that I tell you I was a guest on This Week in Tech yesterday. It was extra special because we also got the band back together (Leo, Merlin Mann, Veronica Belmont) to discuss [...]

Nice Work SF

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

I’m sitting in my kitchen at home surrounded by coffee and pastries and children, which is a lovely way to come back to earth.
But I must tell you all, it was a fantastic show on Friday night. Many thanks to everyone who made it happen: Adam and Jeremiah from Lucas Blank, the awesome crowd, [...]

Three Things About San Francisco

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

1) The Game Developers Conference is going on here this week, and Portal won Game of the Year, Best Game Design, and the Innovation Award - all well deserved. It’s an awesome game, and I’m proud to have been a small part of it. But I’m a little surprised it didn’t get Best Writing (which [...]