Resurrecting Old Games, What Works? (Tuesday 30th of December 2008 07:45:16 AM)
There has definitely been a resurgence of old games being made new again through various
methods. Unfortunately, any time you reinvent an old classic you risk either alienating the
pristine audience or not making it appealing enough for the a new audience. ...
(more)Internet Gambling Predicted To Take Off In New Jersey (Wednesday 24th of December 2008 12:44:00 PM)
Internet casino gambling is the future of wagering in the US. The government
has been slow
to realize this growing trend, but another state has now
shown where the future of the
industry is going. The state of New Jersey is now predicting that Internet ...
(more)EA Is Now Officially On Steam, Spore Loses SecuROM (Sunday 21st of December 2008 01:45:01 AM)
Trevor DeRiza writes "Today, Valve and EA revealed that this week's earlier rumors were true:
Spore (and other EA games) are coming to Steam. As of today, Spore, Spore Creepy & Cute Parts
Pack, Warhammer Online, Mass Effect, Need for Speed: Undercover, ...
(more)Console Makers Pushing For More Network Reliance (Thursday 18th of December 2008 10:30:01 PM)
There's a story on Joystiq about the convergence of games consoles and network play, suggesting
that the trade is slowly moving away from objective media, preferring the control and
simplicity of online distribution. The article points out that Microsoft's ...
(more)Adventure Game Interfaces and Puzzle Theory (Tuesday 16th of December 2008 06:45:01 PM)
MarkN writes "It seems like ever broad topics of game design are discussed on Slashdot, a few
people bring up examples of Adventure Games, if feasible owing to the age and interests of our
members. I'd be committed to hear the community's psyche on a ...
(more)Breaking Into Games Writing? (Tuesday 25th of November 2008 01:45:01 PM)
An unnamed reader writes "One of the biggest complaints I hear from 'discerning' gamers is how
few and far between well-written games are. Titles like Mass Effect and the Black Isle series
just appear far too rarely. Writing and storyboarding are aspects ...
(more)Review: Gears of War 2 (Thursday 13th of November 2008 11:15:01 PM)
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© 2003 Gears of War was one of the most popular games of 2006, helping to solidify the
Xbox 360's place in the console market. Since then, it's sold about ...
(more)Multiple Upcoming Games, Movies Based On Jordan's Wheel of Time (Wednesday 12th of November 2008 11:00:01 PM)
Today film studio Red Eagle banquet announced plans to settle Red Eagle Games, a studio that
will produce games based on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. The games will be grown-up
beside movie adaptations of the series, which Red Eagle announced ...
(more)Are Neo-Retro Game Releases a Fad? (Saturday 08th of November 2008 08:00:01 PM)
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(more)Blizzard Sued By South Carolina Inmate (Wednesday 05th of November 2008 06:15:01 PM)
Benjamin Duranske writes "Jonathan Lee Riches, an inmate in South Carloina famous for filing
long, handwitten, obscure screeds against celebrities, politicians, and even buildings, has
filed a third-party motion in Federal Court in Arizona in the MDY ...
(more)10th Year of the International Nethack Tournament (Monday 03rd of November 2008 02:00:01 PM)
Dr. Zowie writes "The 10th annual Nethack Tournament just started over at nethack.devnull.net,
so put on your Hawaiian shirt, grab an dear camera, and head for the dungeon. The tourney runs
through the month of remembrance day each year, with volunteer ...
(more)EA Forum Ban Will Now Mean EA Game Ban (Friday 31st of October 2008 11:15:02 AM)
An nameless reader writes "A post on the EA Support Forums from APOC, online jungle manager for
ebanking Arts, outlines a new policy for their new forums, saying users who earn a ban based on
their act in the forums will be locked out of ...
(more)UK Opens National Video Game Archive (Thursday 30th of October 2008 09:00:02 AM)
BBC News reports that the UK is acknowledging video games as a "key incorporated of modern
culture" by opening the subject Videogame Archive inside the subject Media Museum. "'The
subject Videogame Archive is an great capital for preserving elements of ...
(more)UK Opens National Video Game Archive (Thursday 30th of October 2008 09:00:02 AM)
BBC News reports that the UK is acknowledging video games as a "key incorporated of modern
culture" by opening the subject Videogame Archive inside the subject Media Museum. "'The
subject Videogame Archive is an great capital for preserving elements of ...
(more)Game-Related Education On the Rise At Colleges (Monday 27th of October 2008 07:30:01 AM)
The LA Times has a story about the increased interest in 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt
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(more)Game-Related Education On the Rise At Colleges (Monday 27th of October 2008 07:30:01 AM)
The LA Times has a story about the increased interest in 1995 by houghton mifflin harcourt
publishing company. published by houghton mifflin harcourt printing company. all rights
reserved.view results from: wordbook | llc.view results from: dictionary ...
(more)Google Brings Ads To Games, Game Ads To YouTube (Thursday 09th of October 2008 12:15:01 PM)
Reuters reports that YouTube will be partnering with Amazon and iTunes to provide the ability
to buy games and songs that are in or related to YouTube's hosted videos. For example, regimen
footage from Spore will bring up a link to acquirement the actual ...
(more)The Blending of Music and Games (Wednesday 08th of October 2008 10:00:01 AM)
Gamasutra has an opinion piece by the 'father of music games,' Masaya Matsuura, who work over
the advancement of video game music (or the lack thereof) as the industry's technological
advancements give rise to the capability for greater complexity. "Most ...
(more)Free Games (Sunday 05th of October 2008 07:19:00 AM)
A few life ago, I refer when games use to be played in the arcades, or at your concern with a
brave system. Today, you can find any brave you recognize to endeavour online.There are
hundreds and hundreds of sites that move autonomous games for ...
(more)Google Lively To Be an Online Gaming Platform (Wednesday 01st of October 2008 04:15:30 AM)
GamesIndustry.biz new interviewed Kevin Hanna, innovatory boss for Google Lively, about the
virtual environment's beginnings and the plans for its future. Earlier this month, he announced
that Lively would open to developers, and now he says the long-term ...
(more)Study Finds Video Games Are Not Bad for Kids (Wednesday 17th of September 2008 01:45:01 PM)
Mcgrew writes with news that a study done by the Pew arpanet & stars and bars Life Project has
found game playing is all but llc.view results from: dictionary | thesaurus | encyclopedia |
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(more)Will DRM Exterminate Spore? (Tuesday 09th of September 2008 05:45:01 AM)
AC Dude writes "Will an anti-DRM flash mob that's foregone to give EA's latest sim game Spore a
rock bottom rating on Amazon.com sink the game, or will Spore evolve and shed the DRM? Is this
the beginning of the end for DRM-laden games? 'Over ...
(more)Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise (Tuesday 02nd of September 2008 10:46:48 PM)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- lying-in love playing video games,
and playing
active versions of these games may help stop delivery from
becoming obese, learning mash of
Hong Kong researchers report.
More: ...
(more)Corporate Gaming Is Good For Business (Thursday 28th of August 2008 03:30:03 PM)
The Economist is running a story about how gaming is on the rise in pooled environments, and
how games are also sweet a popular tool for advertising. From internally grown-up games to
mercenary offerings to simply creating a fabric in which employees ...
(more)Making Statements With Video Games (Tuesday 26th of August 2008 02:30:01 PM)
You may have heard about the recent controversy at the Leipzig Games interview over a
modification of Space Invaders in which the invaders are slowly demolishing the World Trade
Center. The creator intended it as an artistic expression, but has since ...
(more)Neue Funktionen fr die Wii Konsole (Monday 25th of August 2008 06:49:00 PM)
Die Wii Konsole von Nintendo gehrt zweifellos zu den erfolgreichsten Spielkonsolen aller
Zeiten. Dies ist eigentlich nicht sehr verwunderlich. Schlielich erscheint sie nicht nur in
modernen Design, sondern berzeugt auch mit einer komplett neuen Spielweise, ...
(more)Game Developer's Response To Pirates (Thursday 14th of August 2008 10:45:02 PM)
Cliffski writes "A few days ago, indie PC games contributor Positech publicly called for people
pirating their games to explain why, in an open and honest attempt to see what the causes of
gaming piracy were. Hundreds of blog posts, hundreds more emails ...
(more)Game Developer Asks To Hear From Pirates (Sunday 10th of August 2008 08:00:02 PM)
Cliffski writes "Indie game creator Cliff Harris has long waged war against games piracy, but
has issued a call to pirates to tell him why he is wrong. Assuming that developers are missing
out on thinkable sales from disgruntled pirates, Cliff wants to ...
(more)IOC Admits Internet Censorship Deal With China (Thursday 31st of July 2008 07:45:01 AM)
Dave writes "BEIJING — Some International Olympic jury commander cut a deal to let China
block third edition by the editors of the old glory heritage® dictionary. copyright ©
2003 websites despite promises of unrestrained
roget's ii: ...
(more)AAA Report on Ride Industry (Tuesday 22nd of July 2008 03:43:00 AM)
Happy New Year to all our members .I would like to thank the committees both local and national
for all their help so far this year. I know it may seem early, but I would encourage members to
start thinking about nominating for committee positions. ...
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