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How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
Business Insider
Pac-Man, Tetris, Halo—these are just some of the odd names of video games that are now so widely used that we rarely questions where those names came from. See the .... Now, though, he was starting to wonder if this video game thing was really for him.
Business Insider
Video game failures: Nostalgia reigns
San Francisco Chronicle
"Okami" is a wonderful combination of the Hayao Miyazaki film "Princess Mononoke" and the children's book "Harold and the Purple Crayon"; the gamer can pause and use a brush to influence the gorgeous animated action. This may be ... While the ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Funcom makes changes to survive in the video game industry
Examiner.com
In July Funcom announced an ambitious plan to push monthly game updates with new storylines, missions, events and enhancements to gameplay. With the reduction in staff gamers are waiting to see if they will be able to keep pace with their plans ...
Examiner.com
The next-gen of video game blocks
Gamasutra
The unique system offered a variety of games via small electronic blocks (equipped with LCD screens and 3D motion sensors) that communicated wirelessly with a PC. They were unique. They were promising. Then, once Christmas passed, they were largely ...
Gamasutra
Game Design FAQ's
NERD TREK
Video gaming is a passion of many people from all age groups. It offers them a thrilling and challenging experience. If you too are one of those who enjoy gaming to the hilt, you might even be amazed by the idea of designing a video game of your own.
NERD TREK
Video Game Review: 'Madden 13' is a sports gem you can't afford to miss out on
Kansas City Star
"Madden 13" threw out everything that was dragging the series down, resulting in one of the most complete sports games in this console generation. ... Speaking of the passing game, there are 25 new pass trajectories, allowing for easier control ...
Retirees, video games throw wrench in mechanics' ranks
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Retirees, video games throw wrench in mechanics' ranks. Kansas City Business Journal. Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 8:14am CDT. The auto repair industry warns of a looming mechanics shortage as one generation nears retirement and another seems ...
How to Be a Freelance Video Games Writer, Part 32895
Gameranx
Meunier's proposed book, Up Up Down Down Left Write: the Freelance Guide to Video Game Journalism, promises to help newcomers navigate those roiling waters I like to call "too many writers, not enough jobs." And although Meunier's book proposal is ...
Gameranx
A Look At The 'Game In Our Head' With Jim Nantz, The Voice Of 'Madden NFL 13'
SB Nation
A realistic sheen has become the hallmark of video games. Gone are the days of shooting bad guys over a boxy 16-bit corner and pixelated running backs indistinguishable from offensive linemen. As technology has improved, game makers have stretched to ...
SB Nation
Video Games That Make You Smarter -- A Dozen Games To Get ...
By SwiderMan
Don't play academic limbo by playing the wrong games. Instead, play the video game Limbo, a black-and-white platformer for Xbox Live, PSN, and the computer. What this brain-boosting title lacks in complicated graphics and your typical ...
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Playing Video Games At Home Turns 40 | Smart News
By Colin Schultz
Playing Video Games At Home Turns 40. The Magnavox Odyssey console and controller. Photo: Evan Amos. Roughly 40 years ago today, the world's first home video game console went on sale. Though most people are familiar with the Atari ...
Smart News
How the video game Defiance could change movies and TV for the ...
By Ryan Fleming
Early next year the results of a unique collaboration between the SyFy Channel and the developer Trion will be released. The TV show Defiance will debut along with the game of the same name, and it could point the way to how future gaming ...
A Superior Way To Play Video Games For "Free"?
By Stephen Totilo
Square-Enix explains why they're letting users of their new Core Online service play some old gamesfor free, so long as they watch about a minute of ads for every 10-20 minutes of game time. Quoted... A Superior Way To Play Video Games For · pullquote ... Sign in. TraditionalEntire page scrolls; Two panesSidebar scrolls independently; Blog viewListing of stories by date. Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012. Latest Stories. Latest Stories; Most Popular; Most Discussed. The Gamer's Guide ...
Kotaku
Poll: Are Video Games Art? | GamePolitics
By Andrew Eisen
I've got a fun one for you this week, GPers! “Are Video Games Art?” Yes, it's that oft-debated and extremely polarizing question that can make proponents on both sides of the issue soil their shorts in an enthusiastic tizzy. Opinions are hot on ...
GamePolitics blogs
Princeton University develops new multiplayer video game... for fish ...
In studying the predatory habits of bluegill sunfish, Princeton researchers created what may be the first video game for fish.
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Guild Wars 2 developer explains account suspensions
Examiner.com
Guild Wars 2 was released to the world yesterday and it was met with outstanding support , but not all support is the cleanest nor does it always fly as the game's developer explained why they have banned certain accounts. According to a post on Reddit ...
Examiner.com
The next-gen of video game blocks from Sifteo
Gamasutra
Although the original Sifteo cubes have 20 games available, the system is not backward compatible, leaving new owners dependent on the company's developerrecruitment efforts. Sifteo was born in the MIT media lab as a research project. The company's co ...
Gamasutra
US Government urges Iran to release US game developer and former marine
The Verge
The US Government is urging the Iranian Government to release a US citizen, Amir Hekmati, after Iranian authorities detained him a year ago on the belief that he was acting as a spy while working on a language-learning video game that was believed to ...
Fall video game preview: Halo 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, NHL 13, Resident ...
Straight.com
Each year at this time, it seems as though the best-ever list of video-game titles is approaching, and this fall is no exception. Only someone with the power to stop time will be ... Believe it or not, the developers at the campus in Burnaby have come ...
Straight.com
Dishonored Has Some of The Best Video Game Art I've Ever Seen
Kotaku
Dishonored Has Some of The Best Video Game Art I've Ever Seen It's not often I get excited about an upcoming game, but then, as a lover of the artistic (quite literally) side of the medium, it's not every day you get to look forward to a game featuring ...
'Madden NFL 13' review: New video game gets 3.5 stars out of 4
Detroit Free Press
Introducing real physics into collisions is a huge change for the Madden franchise, and thedevelopers are sure to refine it in future installments. One of the major offensive changes this season is the addition of receiver awareness. A quarterback now ...
gamrConnect Forums - Video Game Developers Income Higher From Wii ...
Currently playing "Terrible GBA Games", and hopefully Pokemon Emerald in the future. Be sure to message me with any suggestions for video content, or just ...
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