In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Ernest Greene, who releases music under the name Washed Out and came to prominence after releasing homemade tracks on Myspace from his bedroom in rural Georgia, confessed to crushing a pig or two while on tour. I have an iPhone so I’ll play games quite a bit on
Game Set Watch’s Eric Caolli has written a very insightful piece on morality in games—or, rather, the lack thereof. How does a game designer make moral decisions meaningful when restarting or reloading take only the push of a button? Through Christine Love’s Don’t Take It Personally Babe, It Just Ai
Like so many of life’s pleasures, we believe catching up on mainstream videogame news should be simple. -Activision awards two indie game developers. -Meanwhile, EA Sports is considering publishing indie games. –Get a look at some actual gameplay footage for Batman: Arkham City. -Zynga wants YOUR o
Get some more mainstream videogame news, hot off the press! -New details and gameplay videos for Soul Calibur 5 await here. -What you can expect Duke Nukem Forever DLC. -A new Pokémon game may be in the works, hint hint. –Get feverish over this NBA Jam “On Fire” gameplay video. -Want to erase sa
Have another helping of instant mainstream videogame news! -Faith No More singer on voicing the title character from The Darkness II. -Learn the strategic focuses of Madden 12. -DICE clears up any Battlefield 3 beta, alpha questions. –Check out these Silent Hill: Downpour screenshots. -Zynga par
The New York Times Magazine has a fascinating article about Dwarf Fortress, and what makes it such a unique and compelling game, with input from a number of people including our own editor-in-chief, Chris Dahlen. Really, though, the story focuses less on the game itself and more on the fascinating
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If you’ve never seen the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. If you have, then this suddenly makes it all worth it: Super Mario Bros.: The Movie Archive has compiled four early drafts of the film’s script, comprised of the original “Fantasy” version, th
How’s this for a challenge: design a house that doubles as a skate-park. It may sound unreasonable, but architect Francois Perrin was willing to tackle that challenge head on. In the process, he learned a little something about how skating can teach us about architecture: Skating has a strong relat
Since the release of the Nintendo DS in 2004 (!), touchscreens have been an important element of handheld gaming. With the rise of smartphones and Apple’s iDevices as gaming platforms, and Sony’s Playstation Vita arriving this fall with the addition of a touchscreen, the technology is more prevalent
Time to let go of that PSP Go? Live in Charlotte, or Charleston? Don’t throw the handheld system out just yet. On July 1st, North and South Carolina both implemented a landfill ban on all electronics. They joined the sixteen other states that already prohibit disposal of any electronic device, such
Catching up on mainstream videogame news can be a hassle, but we make it easy! –Get a look at the latest gameplay trailer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. –Check out the newest details on Resident Evil: Revelations. -That video game Wesley Snipes was creating from prison? It’s here. -A slew of R-
Just when you thought you got that pesky tune out of your head, Nyan Cat is back. This time, the cosmic kitty-slash-Pop-Tart has invaded Duke Nukem Forever. Youtuber SynapseCorporation took advantage of the game’s interactive whiteboard for something other than phallic imagery. Some may see this as
PS2 title Hanuman: Boy Warrior has angered several Hindus living in New Zealand, who say the game—which features the god as the protagonist—is offensive and belittling to the deity and to the Hindu faith.The Universal Society of Hinduism complained to publisher Sony, who promised to review the game.
James Floyd Kelly is a man after my own heart. With the help of his father, some tools, and the essential D.I.Y. guidebook Project Arcade by John St. Clair, he’s begun building his own upright arcade cabinet. He narrates the adventure over at Wired.com’s Geek Dad column, and it’s both a fun read and
Modding maestros BlackMonkeys.de have put together this extremely impressive Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare mod entitled Galactic Warfare, which combines the FPS series with Star Wars in a way that makes The Force Unleashed look like chump meat. –Lana Polansky [via]
At the recent GamesBeat 2011 conference, Nolan Bushnell—founder of Atari, games impresario, tech prognosticator—outlined his plans for the future. “What am I working on?” he said. “I want to fix education in the world. As soon as I work on that, I am going to work on world hunger and then world peac
We make getting mainstream videogame news so easy it’s out of this world! -Check out the newest Street Fighter x Tekken gameplay video. –Joe Danger dev Sean Murray has no sympathy for Team Bondi. -Gamers awaiting Star Wars: The Old Republic outside of North America or Europe shouldn’t hold their br
Nicholas Felton (who contributed to issue 2) notes: This awesome collaboration between the magical Zach Lieberman and the enchanting Olga Bell combines Open Frameworks, a Kinect, video-projections and one of the best songs from her new album Diamonite. Watch it! -jamin
In light of increasing pressure to increase the safety of children’s playgrounds, many psychologists argue that more dangerous playground equipment may actually be preferable. It’s all about overcoming fears, before they become a bigger problem: By gradually exposing themselves to more and more dan
What is Void, you ask? The simplest way to describe it is, well, how the creators describe it themselves: VOID is a conceptional processing magazine for the iPad. It is aimed to bring coding closer to designers, with focus on enhanced user integration and personalization with a strong visual approa
HEY! LISTEN! Here’s some more mainstream videogame news! -Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick explains why DJ Hero killed Guitar Hero, among other things. –Watch the incredibly moving live-action trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. –GoldenEye 007: Reloaded has been confirmed. -Respawn keeping
