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Indies struggle to stand out as XBL flooded with entries
It is becoming increasingly difficult for new indie developers to get noticed. Gains in technology have made it easier for people to develop games, but it’s a double-edged sword as the potential for these titles to get lost in the fray also increases. Jeff Sullivan, a spokesman for Microsoft describ
English course at Rice University requires students to play Skyrim
“Extracurricular” would be a generous word to describe my gaming career in college. At Rice, games are aparently part of the curriculum — I guess I went to the wrong school. This is the course description for English 312: – – – This course has two goals. First, it introduces students to fantasy as b
The Biggest 5 Ways Sports Franchises Improve From Year to Year
In partnership with MyLifeScoop.com, our writer Rich Clark goes beyond the annual roster changes to explore why the annual updates to our favorite sports franchises actually matter. Read the full article here.
Zynga ripoffs of board games made back into board games must stop
It’s bad enough that Zynga clones games to make their money. But something about making those videogames into board games just makes me MAD. Reyhan Harmanci at BuzzFeed has the complete list of atrocities. Below are Words With Friends and CityVille Monopoly. Just buy Scrabble, people!
How GTA started the first modern gaming controversy
Tomorrow’s release of the mega-violent top-down shooter Hotline: Miami won’t generate much controversy, and the reason why is Grand Theft Auto. I’m not talking about Hot Coffee. Before CJ and before Tommy Vercetti, there was the manic bird’s-eye joyride of the first GTA, and the storm-of-the-century
ZZZelda: Gaming’s greatest series has become a bore
My husband played all the Zelda games growing up, and when I bought him Skyward Sword I thought he’d love it. But he didn’t get very far, noting that “I feel like I’ve played this before.” For him, the pleasure of a Zelda game was not just figuring out what the game wanted, but exploring a world ful
Aging with Metal Gear Solid
Gamers my age (23) grew up with the Metal Gear series. It means different things to different people, but no matter what it meant, it marked time for a generation of gamers. This story recounts a life through each iteration of Metal Gear, beginning with Metal Gear Solid: Metal Gear Solid is a videog
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