How Dragon Boats Got Me into the Game Industry
Editor’s Note: Most people find a job in the game industry by sending out resumes. Freelancer Kurtis Seid got his foot in the door...
Reviews Spotlight: ODST Kicks Off Smorgasbord
For this week’s Reviews Spotlight, we asked for reviews of Halo 3: ODST, and you didn’t disappoint! We have three fairly positive reviews for the new...
Splash Damage No. 2: Finding Your Path
Area 5’s Jay Frechette and game producer Erin Ali met a few years ago when they were both working their way through game design...
Dante’s Inferno: How Not To Promote A Game 101
Editor’s note: Isaiah raises some hell over EA’s marketing campaign for Dante’s Inferno, but since I haven’t been offended yet, I can’t say that...
Choose Your Own Adventure: Updated for the 21st Century
Is there anyone as a kid who didn’t have at least one of the Choose Your Own Adventure series on their bookshelves? In case you were born...
VentureBeat’s policy on embargoes: We’ll take ’em
In the news business, there’s something called an embargo. That’s when a company, usually through a public relations person, gets an agreement from a...
Guess Who: Debut Edition
So you think you play a lot of games, eh? Think you know all the characters out there? Well, prove it, buster, with our...
This Game Kicks Balls: Sportpong
Pong is one of the best games ever made involving balls. This is a fact. Add Tetris to it and it becomes one of...
Will You Ever Reach the Endo?: Old-School SNES Commercial
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZqrObsfYg&w=425&h=344] Well, this is strange: According to this crusty UK commercial, the Super Nintendo was meant to turn kids into robots. Robots capable of...
BioShocked! Where Has My Interest Gone?
Editor’s Note: The nerve! Patrick casts doubt on a mega-anticipated sequel to a beloved classic. But he does bring up some good points. Who...