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Hi, I'm Patrick Curry, and this is my little piece of the Internet.

I'm a video game designer, and I regularly post my thoughts on games and game design here on my website.

I've just finished working on Stranglehold at Midway Games. Before that I was the lead designer on Stubbs the Zombie.

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Archive for October, 2006

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

Game Idea #43: Snapshot Shootout

Holy cow we’re nearing the end of the year already. Just 10 game ideas left to go…
High Concept:
Snapshot Shootout is a fun, social game all about taking snapshots. The catch is that you’re using your console’s digital videocamera to take pictures of real-world stuff! Compete with friends and the entire world to […]

Posted in Game Ideas | 6 Comments »


Monday, October 16th, 2006

Game Idea #42: Newshound

If you like black coffee and cigarettes, this game idea is for you.
High Concept:
Newshound is the game of investigative journalism. You play a rookie reporter working for a daily newspaper assigned to the cop beat. It’s your job to report on crime and police business in your fair city. […]

Posted in Game Ideas | 2 Comments »


Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Game Idea #41: Air Traffic Jam

Had this idea earlier in the year. Figured I’d pull it out now since the well is a little dry this week.
High Concept:
Air Traffic Jam is the game of high-speed and high-stakes air traffic controlling. You run a major metropolitan airport’s control tower, and it’s up to you to make sure that flights […]

Posted in Game Ideas | 5 Comments »


Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Game Idea #40: Apothecaries Guild

I’ve wanted to post something like this for awhile, but I didn’t really come up with a theme I liked for it until recently…
High Concept:
Apothecaries Guild is the game of ancient medicine. The world is full of diseases and sicknesses, and as a member of the guild, you are the keeper of arcane cures […]

Posted in Game Ideas | 3 Comments »



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