What the Hell: Dead Fantasy Still Alive and Kicking Ridiculous Ass
We all have silly fantasies about our favorite videogame characters beating the crap out of each other at some point, right? Well, we do....
Mario Mushrooms and Boba Tea
Continuing an unofficial series of random gaming-related stuff found around San Francisco, I wanted to put up a quick post about what I came...
VentureBeat looking for great writers
VentureBeat is still looking for great writers. Come work for one of the most influential business blogs — one with syndication in outlets like...
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....