A new game console based on the Android platform is in the works, according to the Verge, and it’s being designed by Yves Behar. And “all games will be free to play.” The project’s advisors also include Ed Fries of Xbox fame, Amol Sarva of Peek, Peter Pham of Color, and counts Julie Uhrman of IGN as
The European courts ruled today that downloadable software can be resold by users, which delivers a blow to current DRM policies in use by Steam, EA, and other content providers. From the opinion of the court: The first sale in the EU of a copy of a computer program by the copyright holder or with h
In an article last Saturday, Tim Kreider threw a punch at the old Puritan adage that says “an idle mind is the Devil’s workshop.” Idleness, he argues, is a requisite part of the creative process that we often sacrifice to increase productivity. But are we really being productive? Idleness is not jus
Recently debuted at Joue le jeu at la Gaite lyrique, Interference is a game designed by Eric Zimmerman and Nathalie Pozzi. Unlike most games, Interference is “complicated by the fact that in order to play [the players] steal pieces from each others’ games.” Aesthetically, it looks as if Calder stepp
In an attempt to tackle one of the universe’s greatest mysteries, Jesse Singal has broken down his theory of nerdiness and, more specifically, the ‘nerdrage,’ which I assume is the antonym of nerdgasm: nerdrage: the overwhelming feeling of anger engendered when a nerd is disappointed by that thing
Quantic Dream’s “Kara” tech demo showed not only the power of their latest game engine, but also the company’s continued focus on narrative and emotion. Creative lead David Cage recently spoke to Edge about the state of the game industry and its future. Do you think that narrative games are the end
As part of the recent 7DFPS jam, game designer Eddie Cameron began development on a project called Past Enemies. Chris Donlan wrote about it recently, comparing the gaming experience to reading Fitzgerald’s unfinished novel, The Last Tycoon. It’s a typical story, really. You awaken in a row boat fi
With the upcoming sequel to Octodad set for a 2013 release date, Patricia Hernandez has posted a conversation with Phil Tibitoski in which she unearths some of the creator’s motivations and musings. All cephalopodic jokes aside, Octodad may be the greatest example of how the simple constraints of a