video Periodically the calls went out for Nintendo to build an actual theme park. Like Disneyland, fans craved a magical environment where Mario, Link, and Donkey Kong became incarnate creatures inhabiting the open spaces between roller coasters and gift shops. For its forthcoming Wii U console Nint
The Economist praises misfits for their eccentricities. From quants to hackers to Jobsian acolytes, all hail the Disorganization Man: Wired magazine once called it “the Geek Syndrome”. Speaking of internet firms founded in the past decade, Peter Thiel, an early Facebook investor, told the New Yorker
video Death is the final mystery of human existence, according to Heavy Rain creator David Cage. His newest game, Beyond, was announced at Sony’s E3 media briefing and purports to be a parable about the mysterious powers an encounter with the afterlife can leave a person with. Beyond was introduced
The Smithsonian exhibit on videogames renewed some of the discussion about what art means. For some kids visiting the exhibit, the discussion helped them to think critically, perhaps for their first time, about what it means for something to be art or not. One precocious ten-year-old, Ryan Puthumana
The E3 stampede continued, but we were able to snare these news stories from the pack: –Nintendo announces third party games for Wii U, including Mass Effect 3, Assassin’s Creed 3, Batman: Arkham City, Scribblenauts Unlimited and more. –Dead Island Riptide, a sequel to last year’s open world zombie
Peter Molyneux does not seem to be afraid of starting over again. The iconic game developer recently left his vaunted position as Creative Director for Microsoft’s Game Studio’s Europe to found a new company called 22Cans. At E3 this year, the company announced its first game, a metaphysical iOS puz
Remember that viral video back in 2006 where the WoW raid is getting ready and one guy just charges straight in, yelling “Leroy Jenkins!”? It’s been made into a short film about a bank heist. It has a little less chatter and a lot of the same lines, creating the same uncomfortable feeling that someo