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Everything old is new again. This Christmas season, you’ll be able to get your hands on a new/old/newold Neo Geo console that features a station, a handheld (with 20 games) and a joystick. That means you’ll be able to play Metal Slug and King of Fighters and not feeling of the attendant guilt for do
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The Olympics are over, but we’ve got a tip for competitors in Rio in 2016. We’ve always been told that red is a winning color—or at least a flashy one. Think power ties and sports cars. According to an article from BBC’s Tom Stafford, wearing red could even help Olympic athletes get ahead. But not f
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At Snarky Little Sticher’s Etsy shop, these cross-stitched videogame characters are available for pixel art with a warmer touch.
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The Other Brothers sees the Mario Brothers as Italian auto mechanics in the 1960s who need to rescue their princess from the Mafia. The retro-styling in art and plot provide a great setting for more videogame homages and plenty of running and jumping. The Unity-based game is slated for release in No
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The Tribeca Film Institute asked me to moderate a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival on games as a form of interactive story-telling. It’s not surprising that the things that game designers know, the public does not, and my fellow panelists, Margaret Robertson, Development Director at Hide & Seek,
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Someone took to Quora to ask how Zynga employees were dealing with the social giant’s poor stock performance. An anonymous employee penned a heartfelt response: People willing to play the politics game were given ‘rockstar’ status, quarterly bonuses and promotions. Project direction and goals shifte
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Vegan soaps in the form of game cartridges. Their motto: “Lather Up, Level Up.” – – –
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Following rumors last month that Valve would distribute content besides games through Steam, the Bellevue-based developer confirmed earlier this week that it will, in fact, carry out this initiative. Though it reminds us of the Mac App Store, Steam’s got bigger issues on the other side of the fence
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Over at Nightmare Mode, Alois Wittwer notices how the gameplay in Etrian Odyssey mirrors colonialism, down to murdering the local people. The Forest Folk are the native people of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth and the first humanoid enemies you face in the game. They don’t want you here. And, much like the
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Spoiler alert: In the end, our best fictions can’t be spoiled, according to a new study in Psychological Science called “Spoilers Don’t Spoil Stories.” The results of the experiment, based on the reactions of college students, elucidate why their subjects could greater empathize with a story when th
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The GameKlip wants to make you feel at home, no matter where you are. Designed by University of Washington student Ryan French, this Android accessory lets you play mobile games using your PS3 controller. Not sure if we’d go out in public with this one, though.
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Are we most content doing the smallest imaginable tasks? Mobile apps can apparently make even the most insignificant market cog-work into a fun sort of game, especially if you’re getting paid. For a story, this Wall Street Journal columnist became a freelance mobile stock-boy—and liked it. This wee