15 years of the best of game-based arts and culture

PAUSE: Why videogames are good in lovely infographic form

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Cheat Sheet 6/14: Zynga ‘throws bodies at problems, not thought," Hideo Kojima hates Metal Gear, More game sites hacked

-Zynga ‘throws bodies at problems, not thought.” –Homefront developer Kaos dries up. –Minecraft sales top 2.5 million. –Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima unloads on the original Metal Gear for NES. -Videogame sales dip to record lows in May. -A wild Galaga 30th Edition appears. –Cut the Rope tak

Flashback: This not satire. George Plimpton’s 1983 game about falconry

REZ creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi speaks at TEDxTokyo on the positive power of games

Only 24 hours left to fund this Canterbury Tales boardgame.

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Videogames on your shelf as a reminder

John Abell issues a complaint about e-books — that they don’t possess the “reminding” capabilities that you get from your bookshelf.  Interesting to think about games that way too as they move into digital formats: E-books don’t exist in your peripheral vision. They do not taunt you to finish what y