Game Rant
The Angry Video Game Nerd, as he's come to be called, went on to create a web series where he mercilessly tore apart retro games, particularly those that were either incredibly difficult or severely flawed due to poor game design, to the delight of ...
Olympic Video Game Design with Children's Technology Workshop ...
Olympic Video Game Design with Children's Technology Workshop Thursday, December 27th (School Vacation week) 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Fox Branch Library ...
calendar.boston.com/.../292694627-olympic-video-game-desi...
Games or Story? Which Should Come First in the Game Design Process ...
One of them discusses the language of game design; I'm interested, however, ... When making avideo game, what should developers focus on, Game or story?
www.polygon.com/.../games-or-story-which-should-come-firs...
Skylanders: Giants Makes Violent Video Games Seem Small
Wall Street Journal (blog)
But this obsessiveness precedes Skylanders, and other toy and game developershave sensed this commercial potential and made hefty investments to synthesize toys with video games in the past. Yet high-profile projects like Nanovor, Freaky Creatures,...
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Video game review: Master Chief returns in stellar 'Halo 4'
News Sentinel
Video game review: Master Chief returns in stellar 'Halo 4'. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.... But developer Bungie has moved on, leaving the franchise in the hands of Microsoft and in-house studio 343 Industries. Fans have been nervous about ...
Silicon Knights ordered to destroy games
Welland Tribune
Things have gone from bad to worse for video-game developer Silicon Knights. The video game developer was ordered by an American court this week to pay millions of dollars more to a rival company and destroy any unsold copies of the only two games it ...
NASCAR The Game: Inside Line Review
SB Nation Atlanta
But when you take a British racing game developer and give them the license to recreate the experience of America's favorite motorsport in a video game, the task of recreating the experience is a difficult task at hand. Their first NASCAR game release ...
GameXP – NIKITA ONLINE Relaunches – VIDEO GAME NEWS
ringsidereport.com (blog)
GameXP – NIKITA ONLINE Relaunches – VIDEO GAME NEWS. November 11th, 2012 Geno. New GameXP ... GameXP users can rank any game and any content while the system which analyzes gamers' preferences gives a hint on the things your friends like most of all ...
From Japan: A Trip to Indie Game Music Con M3
1UP.com
Video game arrangements dominate the field, but there's still plenty of room for everything from prog to shoegaze to dance samples recorded in the bathroom. Some groups put out radio dramas of original characters, while buskers hold live performances ...
YouTube joins Activision for live Black Ops II feeds
Sydney Morning Herald
Video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, expected to be a blockbuster once it goes on sale Tuesday, has an exciting new perk: a direct YouTube connection that lets players stream their games online. Some amateur and pro video players already broadcast ...
Sydney Morning Herald
'Black Ops 2' banning policy explained; list of infractions revealed
Examiner.com
You can check out the latest screens from the video game in the slideshow at the top of this article and the Security & Enforcement Policy below (via Call of Duty Community): Below is Treyarch's posted security & enforcement policy for Black Ops II.
Game Black Friday Video Game Cyber Monday 2012 Deals & Sales at ...
PR Web (press release)
2012 was a year when most of the leading video game titles completed their trilogy. In addition, many new games were ... In addition, Treyarch, the developer of the game, has also added zombie parts in the multi-player mode. Those who want to get the ...
SEALs in Trouble For Helping Developers of Medal of Honor: Warfighter?
Gamersyndrome
According to a US military official, seven members of SEAL Team Six have been punished for their assistance in the development of EA's new shooter, Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The team assisted the developers by becoming paid consultants, but it's not ...
Sportsfriends: four developers team up to make the ultimate party game collection
PC Gamer Magazine
Johann Sebastian Joust is a game you've probably only heard of if you're invited to trendy indie festivals, which is criminal because it looks like a lot of fun. I described it in a webgame round-up as “a cross between musical chairs and stuck-in-the ...
PC Gamer Magazine
Motion capture in games: Behind the scenes in Total War, Splinter Cell
Digital Spy
Actors are filmed in an empty room, dressed in strange 'ping-pong-ball' suits, and then, as if by magic, they transform into characters in a video game world. ... It is the biggest developer-owned studio in the UK, and the team think it is the biggest ...
Are Games Really That Persuasive?
TechCrunch
He is the creator of leading game design blog What Games Are, and consults for many companies on game design and development. You can follow him on Twitter... There was (and still often is) a worry on the part of parents that their children would only ...
TechCrunch
Technology: Notable news on Nov. 5 – Nov. 9
Oregon Daily Emerald
Wired has the write-up. Video game developer 343 Industries released “Halo 4,” marking the latest entry in the console franchise. Selling an estimated 3 million units, according to video gamewebsite VGChartz, and beating its franchise record for ...
Another Crash Bandicoot update for 'Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale'
Examiner.com
SuperBot Entertainment is the main developer behind “Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale.” The crossover fighting game features a fix of first-party and third-party characters from the Playstation brand. It has a release date of Nov. 20 for the ...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has gaming history in its sights
The National
"When you move something to 2025, creative freedom opens up a lot more," says John Rafacz, the communications director at the California-based video game developerTreyarch. "You've got a new setting, new weapons, the freedom to even develop ...
The National
Deadlight Review: Horrific Shortcomings
The Koalition
They are blown away with guns, beaten with blunt objects, cut to fleshy ribbons with blades but every so often a new survival-horror video game featuring zombies will appear ready to devour the flesh of the living. Deadlight is one of those games ...
The Koalition
The state of indie gaming
TechRadar UK
For example, it now pays the middleware developers, who had previously only created multi-million pound game engines, to make cheap or free versions of their development kits. For example, Epic, an old-school independent developer that had diversified ...
Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 Hardcover Book Impressions
Co-Optimus.com
As someone who has been playing video games for the past 30 some years and covering them for the past 10, I've taken a keen interest in the process behind making them - even making one myself. One of my favorite things to ... These pieces of art not...
Co-Optimus.com
PS3 Review - 'Grand Slam Tennis 2'
WorthPlaying.com
With sports video games, I tend to enjoy the slightly less mainstream offerings, tennis and golf, a little more than most. Of course I like football and baseball, but developers seem to be more willing to take chances with tennis and golf titles. Just ...
Listen: Trent Renzor's Theme Song For 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops II'
Music Feeds
Video game buffs will have the sweet sounds of Trent Renzor to accompany their next all-nighter trying to tear eachother in the new Call of Duty game Black Ops II. The Nine Inch Nails frontman has done the theme song for the latest game in the popular ...
Music Feeds
'Black Ops 2' banning policy explained; list of infractions revealed
Examiner.com
You can check out the latest screens from the video game in the slideshow at the top of this article and the Security & Enforcement Policy below (via Call of Duty Community): Below is Treyarch's posted security & enforcement policy for Black Ops II.
Game Black Friday Video Game Cyber Monday 2012 Deals & Sales at ...
PR Web (press release)
2012 was a year when most of the leading video game titles completed their trilogy. In addition, many new games were ... In addition, Treyarch, the developer of the game, has also added zombie parts in the multi-player mode. Those who want to get the ...
SEALs in Trouble For Helping Developers of Medal of Honor: Warfighter?
Gamersyndrome
According to a US military official, seven members of SEAL Team Six have been punished for their assistance in the development of EA's new shooter, Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The team assisted the developers by becoming paid consultants, but it's not ...
Sportsfriends: four developers team up to make the ultimate party game collection
PC Gamer Magazine
Johann Sebastian Joust is a game you've probably only heard of if you're invited to trendy indie festivals, which is criminal because it looks like a lot of fun. I described it in a webgame round-up as “a cross between musical chairs and stuck-in-the ...
PC Gamer Magazine
Motion capture in games: Behind the scenes in Total War, Splinter Cell
Digital Spy
Actors are filmed in an empty room, dressed in strange 'ping-pong-ball' suits, and then, as if by magic, they transform into characters in a video game world. ... It is the biggest developer-owned studio in the UK, and the team think it is the biggest ...
Are Games Really That Persuasive?
TechCrunch
He is the creator of leading game design blog What Games Are, and consults for many companies on game design and development. You can follow him on Twitter... There was (and still often is) a worry on the part of parents that their children would only ...
TechCrunch
Technology: Notable news on Nov. 5 – Nov. 9
Oregon Daily Emerald
Wired has the write-up. Video game developer 343 Industries released “Halo 4,” marking the latest entry in the console franchise. Selling an estimated 3 million units, according to video gamewebsite VGChartz, and beating its franchise record for ...
Another Crash Bandicoot update for 'Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale'
Examiner.com
SuperBot Entertainment is the main developer behind “Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale.” The crossover fighting game features a fix of first-party and third-party characters from the Playstation brand. It has a release date of Nov. 20 for the ...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has gaming history in its sights
The National
"When you move something to 2025, creative freedom opens up a lot more," says John Rafacz, the communications director at the California-based video game developerTreyarch. "You've got a new setting, new weapons, the freedom to even develop ...
The National
Deadlight Review: Horrific Shortcomings
The Koalition
They are blown away with guns, beaten with blunt objects, cut to fleshy ribbons with blades but every so often a new survival-horror video game featuring zombies will appear ready to devour the flesh of the living. Deadlight is one of those games ...
The Koalition
The state of indie gaming
TechRadar UK
For example, it now pays the middleware developers, who had previously only created multi-million pound game engines, to make cheap or free versions of their development kits. For example, Epic, an old-school independent developer that had diversified ...
Awakening: The Art of Halo 4 Hardcover Book Impressions
Co-Optimus.com
As someone who has been playing video games for the past 30 some years and covering them for the past 10, I've taken a keen interest in the process behind making them - even making one myself. One of my favorite things to ... These pieces of art not...
Co-Optimus.com
PS3 Review - 'Grand Slam Tennis 2'
WorthPlaying.com
With sports video games, I tend to enjoy the slightly less mainstream offerings, tennis and golf, a little more than most. Of course I like football and baseball, but developers seem to be more willing to take chances with tennis and golf titles. Just ...
Listen: Trent Renzor's Theme Song For 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops II'
Music Feeds
Video game buffs will have the sweet sounds of Trent Renzor to accompany their next all-nighter trying to tear eachother in the new Call of Duty game Black Ops II. The Nine Inch Nails frontman has done the theme song for the latest game in the popular ...
Music Feeds
C-Blogs RSS
Destructoid (blog)
And so, did game developers send the Bond video games out to die. Just to give you a little back story on myself and my relationship with Bond (not in that way you dirty people). I am a mahoosive fan of the James Bond franchise. I can name you the ...
Game Developer magazine's Power 50: Evangelism
Gamasutra and Game Developer spotlight ten evangelists in the game industry ... and videofootage from 80 games across 20 systems, developer interviews, ...
gamasutra.com/.../Game_Developer_magazines_Power_50_E...
Canadian video game 'incubator' company aims to nurture indie ...
Canada-based independent game "incubator" Execution Labs has raised $1.4 million to help cultivate the country's mobile games industry, the company ...
www.polygon.com/.../canadian-video-game-incubator-compa...
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