Author Archives: Twyst

About Twyst

spider-woman (and marvel comics) fangirl, videogame producer

News Roundup: Black Friday Weekend

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Twyst

Today in BEST NEWS: Rumor has it Mirror’s Edge 2 is in production at DICE, the EA subsidiary that developed the first game. ngMoco‘s Ben Cousins tweeted as much this week, and he is a former executive producer at DICE, … Continue reading →

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News Roundup: Thanksgiving Eve

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Twyst

Big release this week was Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. All right then…Oh, and a certain CIA Director turned real-life soap opera star has a rather prominent cameo (WSJ) …And struggling MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic went free-to-play … Continue reading →

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Briefly: The News

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Twyst

A bunch of interesting things have happened today, so I thought I would throw together a brief post. The Good: New Dreamfall from Ragnar Tornquist’s new studio - more info at Kotaku and an interview at Rock Paper Shotgun. Halo 4 Creators … Continue reading →

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Overstruck

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Twyst

To say that I have pinned all my hopes and dreams on OVERSTRIKE from Insomniac Games is probably an understatement. Overall, I wasn’t really WOW’d by anything new at this year’s E3. I am excited for Uncharted 3 and Mass Effect … Continue reading →

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Beyond Good & Evil HD!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Twyst

The fantastic news that Beyond Good and Evil will be released in HD (in 2011) hit the internets today.  Kirk Hamilton of Gamer Melodico got a bit of a hands-on at the Ubisoft’s Digital Day press event.  Being the excitable … Continue reading →

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Miranda: Femme Fatale?

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Twyst

As a space adventurer, and saviour of the galaxy with a new game spinning in the drive, I was happy. More Mass Effect! Getting back to being Ophelia Shepard! I HAVE WAITED SO LONG!! A few hours into the game, … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Resources

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Twyst

Twyst, Gunthera1, elenielstorm, and Brinstar look at playable men in games: The latest fad seems to be asking why there are no playable male characters in video games. We reached out to a few developers to get their thoughts on … Continue reading →

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Ada Lovelace Day: Jane Pinckard

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Twyst

After I graduated from York University with an Honours double major in Psychology and Communications, I didn’t have a job lined up. I ended up working at IBM in their IBM4YOU department, which meant that i took the calls that … Continue reading →

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What a Twyst.

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Twyst

I have been very neglectful of writing an intro.  Mostly because I am not a huge blogger and because I am very overwhelmed by the awesome that fills this site. So many wonderful people, all in the same place! I … Continue reading →

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