When it comes to my favorite places for gaming news, I seem to go in cycles. I find one or two sites that I use to learn general (and sometimes subtle) info, and then discover the really obscure stuff through favorite forums. It is a good system, so long as I keep refreshing …
Archive for February, 2008
Where to get gaming news
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 by christianWhat is a game, EGM?
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 by jayIt’s depressing to see prominent video game publications play the role of the conservative establishment. Edge magazine recently doubted that games should strive to be more than simply games. Thank god a modern day equivalent didn’t convince Disney or Groening that cartoons should be no more than children’s entertainment.
On the other side of the Atlantic, …
Vic Ireland selling off all his games?
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 by jaySo it would seem. He will even sign them for you but they don’t come cheap. From the eBay auction for Popful Mail:
“Still cleaning out my closets, and I’ve found this brand-new, still sealed copy of Popful Mail for the SEGA CD. As the USA Director/Producer/Writer, I …
School of Shmups: Gradius
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 by christianGame: Gradius
Original Release: 1985
Developer: Konami
Platform: Gradius was released on a great number of systems. The most important of its original releases were the arcade version and the NES port, which was technically inferior but was the easiest way for most people to experience it.
How to play it: These days, your best bet for …
Video games as art: Passage
Monday, February 11th, 2008 by anthonyIf there were any lingering doubt as to the status of video games as a viable art medium, Passage lays that argument to rest. I’m not saying Passage is the first inventive concept ever, nor am I denying the artistic merits of video games up to this point. However, Passage is undeniably one of the …
Hysteria Over Mass Effect and the Infantilization of America: On the Benefits of Exposing Children to Adult Material
Thursday, February 7th, 2008 by shotaVolumes have already been written regarding the recent clash between several conservative pundits and the gaming community over ‘objectionable’ material in BioWare’s newest addition to the RPG genre, Mass Effect. What the conservative pundits found abhorrent was that the game offers the option for the main character to develop a romantic involvement with a bi-sexual …
The Trouble with Tactics
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 by chrisAs I’m sure you can tell by my previous articles, I love RPGs and strategy games. It should follow, then, that I love the Strategy RPG genre. Just like peanut butter and pizza. Although I like some SRPGs, I have some issues with the genre, particularly the Tactical subgenre. By “Tactical”, I mean finer-scale …
Gametap grows, but is it changing for the worse?
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 by christianFor the longest time, Gametap was a confident and persistent service that had a vision and, at least content wise, seemed to be making good on their promises. In the last year however, the service has changed considerably. They began supporting original projects, such as the critically loved Sam and Max episodes. …
Tales of Tactility
Monday, February 4th, 2008 by derekRemember H.A.L? That evil-genius-space-robot from Clarke/Kubrick’s 2001? It seems like most of the time I hear him mentioned it’s from some miniaturization fetishist from the Church of Jobs (Steve). Something along the lines of “can you believe how big they thought computers would be back in the 60’s?!?!” Nevermind that the ability to create a …
Weekly News We Care About Wrap Up - 2.1.08
Friday, February 1st, 2008 by jayNew game from Parappa masterminds
Well this sounds promising. A new Wii game from the creator and lead artist of Parappa the Rapper. What’s this, Majesco is publishing it? That’ll be ok, a good idea doesn’t need 10 million dollars to work. Err, it’s a marching band simulator? That… sounds cool. I mean, I’ve …
