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Cheat Sheet 5/6: Uncharted Movie, Mobile WoW, Smithsonian Games, No More Super Meat Boy
Mainstream videogame news can be a chore to wade through, so we’re giving you a hand. –Naughty Dog’s Amy Hennig thinks Uncharted movie shouldn’t be “too literal.” –Here’s a primer on the new game Rage from id Software, creator of DOOM & Wolfenstein 3-D. -The LA Times meets Rockstar’s LA Noire with a
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Bill Gates eyes videogames as a cure for education’s ills
Bill Gates is looking at games as a way to increase the effectiveness of education. There have been several notable game x education projects such as Quest 2 Learn, who was profiled in the NY Times Magazine last year. Three of the lucky fundees below. $2.6 million for iRemix, which is being develop
Today on Kill Screen: Petri Purho the magician, Might and Magic the review
We take a look at Petri Purho, creator of Crayon Physics Deluxe, and his life as a magician: Petri Purho’s career as a magician began early. “I’ve been doing magic as long as I can remember. Instead of toys I would play around with my father’s magic props. I ended up doing my first live performance
National Endowment for the Arts to start grants for videogame-related projects
This is exciting. That means things like Cory Arcangel’s upcoming Whitney show “Pro Tools” or the work of Feng Mengbo (above) could see some new funding sources. Gamasutra reports: The National Endowment for the Arts, a U.S. government agency that offers funding for art projects and exhibitions, is
