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About Ryan Rigney/Contact Information
Written by Ryan Rigney   

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Welcome to my blog! I'm Ryan Rigney, a journalist/student with a significant amount of experience in covering and critiquing video games. What started out as a simple hobby has led me into what will undoubtedly become a long and satisfying career, and I only hope that as time goes on I can become well-known for producing quality, entertaining content that people want to read.

What follows is an online resume with links to almost all of my work. Included are interviews, reviews, and editorials, so one should be able to get a good feel for my flexibility as a writer by perusing the links included here. If you're reading these articles because you're a potential employer looking to judge my skill as a writer, I won't bore you with a load of commentary and needless introduction; just click some links and allow my work to speak for itself.

- Where to find my work:

Gamepro.com
TouchArcade.com
Cinemablend.com
XboxLifeStyle.net
PlayStationLifeStyle.net
SlapStic.com


- Gamepro.com:

Console Games on the iPhone
12 Best Strategy Games on the iPhone
iPhone Games of the Week: 1/31-2/6
iPhone Games of the Week: 2/7-2/13
9 Best Shooters on the iPhone
iPhone Games of the Week: 2/14-2/20
iPhone Games of the Week: 2/21-2/27
10 Best RPGs on the iPhone

- TouchArcade.com:

Beat It!
Review

Inotia 2: A Wanderer of Luone Review
Driver Review
Angry Birds Review
Red Conquest Review
Fallen - EP 1 Review
The Inferno Review
Aztec Quest Review
WWE SmackDown Vs. Raw 2010 Review
Little Metal Ball Review
Compression Review
Mondrian Review
Zamby Review
The Deep Review
Arctopia Review
Battle Blasters Review
TileStorm Review
Chrome Wars Arena Review
The Raging Dead Review
Fleeced! - Shear Terror Review
Comet Racer Review
Broken Sword Review
Eveningstar Review
Parachute Ninja Review
Developer Profile - Daniel Zandelin
Notable Game Updates - January 31-February 6
Halfbrick Studios Announces First of "a Whole Heap" of iPhone Games
Across Age Review
Military Madness: Neo Nectaris Review
Notable Game Updates - February 7-February 13
Developer Profile - Brandon Curiel of Venan Entertainment
Notable Game Updates - February 14-February 20
Notable Game Updates - February 21-February 27

- Cinemablend.com:

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Review
Retro Game Challenge Review
Space Invaders Extreme Review
DinerTown Tycoon Review
UFC 2009: Undisputed Review
Flower, Sun, and Rain Review (Worst game ever made)
Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 10 Review
Guitar Hero Smash Hits Review
Battlefield 1943 Review
Interview - Halfbrick Studios
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled Review
Shadow Complex Review
Madden 10 Review

South Park Lets Go Tower Defense Play! Review
Military Madness: Nectaris Review
Forza Motorsport 3 Review
Borderlands Review
FIFA Soccer 10 Review
Left 4 Dead 2 Review
Phantasy Star Zero Review
Call of Duty Classic Review
Dark Void Review

- Best of SlapStic.com:

The Joy of Not Caring About Achievements
Violence and Sex ≠ Maturity
Rare Is NOT A Bust
Attention Metacritic Users: You're Immature
A Children's Story For Childish Fanboys
My Greatest Failing As A Gamer
5 Great Uses For Your Useless PSP
Prince of Persia (Xbox 360) Review
Left 4 Dead Review
Left 4 Dead Game Diary: Chapter 1 - Getting Back Into The Flow
Interview With N+ Creators Raigan Burns and Mare Sheppard
Interview With Nerd-Rapper "Random Beats"


- Other sites:

Animal Crossing: Wild World Money Guide (GameFAQs.com)
The Top 100 PS3 Games (PlayStationLifeStyle.net)

The Top 100 Xbox 360 Games (XboxLifeStyle.net)
Why Kids Don't Want An Xbox For Christmas (XboxLifeStyle.net)
Why Michael Pachter Is Irrelevant For Gamers (XboxLifeStyle.net)

 
Oct
11
2009
Why DJ Hero Needs To Fail
Opinion Articles
Written by Ryan Rigney   

titleThe word "milking" doesn't begin to describe what Activision has been doing to the Guitar Hero franchise. 11 titles have been produced since Activision aquired the series, and 3 more games are due out by the end of the year, bringing the total number of games published under the Guitar Hero branding in the 2007-2009 time period to an astonishing 14 games.

 
Oct
04
2009
I Feel Bad For Brutal Legend
Opinion Articles
Written by Ryan Rigney   

altThe gaming industry's 2009 Q4 is undeniably packed. With heavy hitters like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Borderlands, Left 4 Dead 2, DJ Hero, Dragon Age: Origins, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, The Saboteur, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii coming out in quick succession, competition is stiff, and some good games could potentially wind up getting left in the dust. Something tells me that one of those games is going to be Brutal Legend, the upcoming Tim Schafer production.

By all accounts, Brutal Legend looks like it'll be a fine game. Previews have been positive, and the buzz from those who have gotten extended time with the game is that it's both fun to play and well written, containing a pleasant helping of humor in its dialogue.

 
Mar
24
2009
Why There's No Reason To Purchase A $60, Single-Player Only Game
Opinion Articles
Written by Ryan Rigney   

altWith the dawn of the new generation of consoles, prices for full-price, retail videogames shot up from the previous $50 average price point to a $60 price point, which is, for the mathematically lazy, a 20% increase. Around this same time, a number of studios began developing and releasing an increased number of high-budget, single-player only action games. Many games in this style provide players with about 12 hours of total playtime, which is incredibly long compared to the average film, but incredibly short when compared to the number of hours that people might spend in the multiplayer modes of games like Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, or (if you really hate fun) The Darkness.

 
Mar
23
2009
Real Gaming Journalism: Robert Ashley's "A Life Well Wasted"
Opinion Articles
Written by Ryan Rigney   

altTake "This American Life", replace Ira Glass with a more witty, tech-savvy host that has the voice of a stoner, and make each show somehow related to gaming (or other parts of geek culture). You now have "A Life Well Wasted," the new monthly podcast by Robert Ashley (formerly of "GFW Radio" fame). 

The first episode of "ALWW" takes place on the 1UP offices' rooftop during a get-together commemorating the death of one of the gaming industry's most important magazines, EGM. Ashley, with his likable voice, interviews key figures from EGM's history, resulting in some conversations that are purely humorous, and some that make listeners truly recognize the level of impact that the magazine had on the history of gaming.

 
Mar
17
2009
The Price For 360 Hard Drives Is Ridiculous
Opinion Articles
Written by Ryan Rigney   

Not to stir up too much controversy, but I find it hard to believe that there hasn't been more outcry about the price of Xbox 360 hard drives. If you're an Amazon shopper like myself, you will find that you can get a 120 GB 360 hard drive for about $150, (source) OR you can get a regular 1TB USB hard drive for $115 (source). So in other words, when you pay for a decently-sized 360 hard drive, you're paying 1.3 times the price for 1/8 of the hard drive space. So for a much higher price (assuming that the average song is 4MB), I could store 30,000 songs with that 360 hard drive, or I could store 250,000 songs with that massive USB hard drive.

To go along with this discussion, I prepared a convenient poll here. It's now closed, but the results were clear: the community wants a price drop.
 
Mar
11
2009
A Children's Story For Childish Fanboys
Humorous Stuff
Written by Ryan Rigney   

altThere once were three kids who lived in the same town. Despite numerous child-labor laws, all of the children worked at different locations in the local mall. Mike worked at a smoothie place, Sonny worked at a coffee shop, and Nina ran an ice cream stand. Mike, Sonny, and Nina didn't really have any personal problems with each other despite the fact that they were, in a way, competition (Nina wasn't really considered a competitor by Mike and Sonny, since ice cream is a totally different type of product. Because of this, they didn't mind that she got the largest number of customers out of the three).

For some reason, there were some people who only liked going to the coffee shop, and there were some people who only liked going to the smoothie place. There were a metric buttload of old people and little kids who loved going to the ice cream stand, and a lot of them just enjoyed sticking to their ice cream as well.

 
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