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Evolutionary Parallels between Games and Movies
Editor's Note: I'm fascinated by the parallels between film and games. Apparently, so is Alex, who examines the evolutional similarities of the two forms of media —...
Advancing Ideas in Non-Linearity (Part 2 of 2)
Editor’s note: Here’s Omar’s second piece in his series on non-linearity in games. In Part 2, Omar discusses narrative freedom, and how developers may...
Rebel FM — Episode 27
Rebel FM comes back in force! We’ve got a three-pack of the podcast for you today: the most recent episode of the show proper,...
Gambolio gaming portal takes a page from iTunes
By avoiding flashy banner ads and copying the idea of a playlist from music software, London-based Gambolio hopes to take on an already crowded...
Advancing Ideas in Non-Linearity (Part 1 of 2)
Editor’s note: Omar traces the evolution of non-linear storytelling and open world videogames, from Bubble Bobble and Zelda in the 1980s to this fall’s...
My Six-Step Plan for The Legend of Zelda
Editor’s Note: I tried my best to get through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, but I couldn’t. I stopped halfway through. I’m tired...
Daily Blips: Modern Warfare 2, Reggie Talks Wii Vitality Sensor, Batman Review Drama, and More
We don’t blame Activision Blizzard for changing the name of Modern Warfare 2. Though we would have preferred Call of Duty War Game 2010....
MobileBeat2009 on marketing: Velti CEO Alex Moukas, former iPhone marketer Bob Borchers, and more
Our MobileBeat2009 conference next Thursday in San Francisco will feature speakers from the entire ecosystem: The top carriers, device-makers, mobile operating system companies, venture...
Daily Blips: Huge GameStop sale, (Finally) New Mortal Kombat Movie, Hello Kitty Mario, and More
Gaming sales are pretty great, right? Of course. Though we’ve noticed big titles that don’t sell get their price dropped later on. So if...