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Cheat Sheet 7/6: Upcoming FF game will be musical, Uncharted 3 beta gets two new modes
Get ready for a new wave of easy mainstream videogame news! -Square Enix’s upcoming Final Fantasy title for the 3DS will carry a tune. -Elite Club Nintendo members get to pin something special to their lapels. –Eve Online expansion Incarna should reach its multiplayer “phase” sometime this year.
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wants games to make better citizens
At 81, Sandra Day O’Connor has added a new transition in her life post-Supreme Court — videogame developer. Newsweek has the skinny on her new project: So O’Connor, 81, launched iCivics, a nonprofit organization that aims to enrich students’ understanding of American history, laws, and government. W
Comic: Super Teenage Mario Bros. #1
Our first webcomic looks at adolescent relationships from the dark, weeping eyes of Teen Mario.
Berlin-based artist wants to build a life-sized model of a Counter-Strike map
Berlin-based artist Aram Bartholl was inspired by the virtual world of Counter-Strike so much so that he wanted to bring it to life. He put a proposal up for Rhizome to recreate the map of Dust. Above, a video of his replica and his explanation below: Computer games differ from other mediums such a
Kickstarter on KS: Only a day left to support this "videogame dramedy"
What is it about? “Your Friends Close” takes us into the evening of a going away party for a husband and wife team of video game designers who have created a groundbreaking new MMO game that questions our relationship to reality, personality, and how well we can truly know one another. (For those of
