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If a book is like an armadillo, then can games be robot armadillos?
Telegraph reported on a talk given by The Sense of Ending author Julian Barnes, where he equated the structure of a novel to America’s favorite desert armored mammal: He compared a novel to an armadillo an animal with an exoskeleton and an internal one. The exoskeleton, he explained, was the overa
Rap Map #6: Treal Lee and Prince Rick
“Walk around the club, fuck er’rbody!” These are the immortal words that announced Treal Lee and Prince Rick to the world, via their single “Thowed Off (Fuck Errbody).” Treal Lee discussed his favorite Pokémon (Bulbasaur and/or Squirtle), who’s the better gamer between he and his rap partner (it dep
Chris Avellone wants fewer gameplay mechanics in his games.
Chris Avellone has developed some of the most acclaimed and influential RPGs of the late ’90s and early 2000s-Planescape: Torment and installments in the Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and original Fallout series. Many credit these games with paving the way for recent successful RPGs such as Dragon Ag
Where does a game’s story end and its narrative begin?
A post by Brainy Gamer Michael Abbott recently pointed out a key difference between a videogames’ story and its narrative. Abbott recalled a keynote given by Rich Lemarchand of Naughty Dog at IndieCade. “I play Minecraft narratively,” [Lemarchand] said, seeing the game as a kind of “Lego I Am Legend
Mobile apps hit the one million mark.
Digital media has hit some important milestones in the past few weeks. Modern Warfare 3 shattered all entertainment industry sales records recently by generating over $1 billion in revenue in just over two weeks. On the opposite end of the spectrum, last Wednesday, the millionth mobile app was relea
PAUSE: Gary Busey’s greatest voice over moments.
In yet another wrinkle in the perpetual cavalcade of weird that is the race for the GOP Presidential nomination, Huffington Post reports that professional actor/noted crazy person Gary Busey has officially endorsed Newt Gingrich for President. Good luck, Newt! While his name’s in the news, we might
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