Papo & Yo is the forthcoming magical-real, semi-autobiographical adventure puzzler by Vander Caballero, a former EA Montreal developer who broke off to form his own studio called Minority. Here, a cinematic splicing augments the game’s deeply personal narrative: how the young Vander coped with his f
New environmental sensors for the iPhone let consumers take stock of their surroundings. The nitrate sensor can tell if food is really organic, or if your garden needs more fertilizer. Three other sensors for radioactivity, humidity, and electromagnetic fields will increase the quantification and di
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
At Snarky Little Sticher’s Etsy shop, these cross-stitched videogame characters are available for pixel art with a warmer touch.
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
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,
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