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Neocolonialism throws up a middle finger, but is it justified?
The game’s clearly political, but unclear in its politics.
Teddy Papes
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Avast! On the horizon, a new gaming journal!
If you are a videogame nerd you will love Well Played. And When I say nerd, I don’t mean everybody who plays videogame players, but those who enjoy exploring the esoteric realm of videogame study (ludologists and narratologists, you know who you are). A description of the journal from their website
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Game Blocks, a tool to teach game development and nonlinear storytelling
Sheldon J Pacotti, writer of Deus Ex, has released a videogame creation tool called Game Blocks. John Walker at Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Described as “a free library of visual programming ‘blocks’ for first-time game developers,” Game Blocks is the result of something Pacotti built for an interactive w
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Revamping Baldur’s Gate and the beginnings of BioWare
An enhanced version of Baldur’s Gate has just been released for iOS. I haven’t downloaded it yet — that much game on a mobile device and always at my disposal is dangerous. I risk slinking off to the bathroom at work or turning my productive commute into an unproductive one. Very soon I will get it,
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THRED, the iOS game that fights the spread of HIV
A new iOS game was created with the purpose of both educating and raising money for HIV prevention. The game is called THRED and is born from a partnership between Coca-Cola and RED, the latter being a company which tries to reduce the prevalence of HIV in the style of the “pink” movement to fight b
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"Make it Bun Dem", the song that defines Far Cry 3
There are those moments in games that burn themselves into your memory. How could you forget the beauty and horror of the “Waltz of the Flowers” moment in Bioshock. The battle with Psycho Mantis in Metal Gear Solid and its absurd destruction of the fourth wall always makes me laugh: “You like Castel
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Irrational team wanted to cut Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite
The most iconic and appealing character in the upcoming Bioshock Infinite almost never was. Ken Levine recounts the difficult development process with Eurogamer, with a few hilarious tidbits: “A million times during the course of the game, because it was so hard to get right, there were people who s
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David Beckham’s future is unclear, but Football Manager will sort it out
David Beckham, of bending fame, has departed our beloved world of soccer for the more glorious world of football — by which I mean he is going to back Europe. As much as fans will be wondering where his next tenure will be, Beckham is surely anxious over his decision. What happens if he goes to PSG?
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Imagining Monty Python’s Holy Grail, the videogame
Sick of Guild Wars 2 yet? Tired of MMO after MMO which just rehashes the same old thing? Maybe it’s time the mold was broken. Erik Kain’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail MMO may do the trick. Here are a few selections from he laid out in exquisite detail earlier this year: Knight (class) Knights are
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An artificial intelligence that makes videogames
Videogame developers may be soon be out of a job: Back in March, Ars wrote about PhD student Michael Cook and his artificial intelligence machine called Angelina. Angelina was special because she was creating games from scratch with little help from her human counterparts. By dividing the concept of
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It was only a matter of time before the Oculus Rift got porn
Well it’s happening. Before the Oculus Rift even left development, a startup is exploring all the advantages of the device’s VR abilities. Specifically, its capability for adult entertainment. At Sinful Robot, we are currently developing the world’s first series of fully-immersive erotic encounters
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Questioning religion with Walk of Faith
Walk of Faith invokes the classic problem posed to those of faith whereby they are challenged to have their god alter their situation, usually one of mortal peril. (See: all of the Bible, or Matthew 4:3). This is not much of game. It uses our expectation of interaction and accomplishment in games to