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Fun is no longer a priority

What US Game Developers Need to Know about Free-to-Play in China.

Wiki Golf

Several friends recently introduced me to a game (which we later found out wasn't new as we thought). It's very simple to play: pick two Wikipedia articles, and try to jump from the first to the…

Narrative Action

The games industry has come to a crossroads, something that is becoming more and more apparent as I engage deeper into research for my upcoming game (more on that soon). The Guardian Games Blog has…

Game Changing

How video games trained a generation of athletes.

Carmack on positive brand experiences

I think one thing that's kind of worth recognizing is that if somebody played a mobile game, and if they think "Orcs and Elves, that was a great game", and it's in the context of, "this was a great…

Webstuck

Yes, I'm still alive. No, I'm not planning to be at Webstock even though the lineup looks fantastic and me ol' mates Mark and Phil will be showing off some pretty cool stuff in the 8x5 session. I…

Alice and Kev

The world of Alice and Kev is an experiment by Robin Burkinshaw, playing a homeless family in The Sims 3.

Xbox Live and the YouTube for Video Games

Microsoft have announced plans to release a stripped down consumer version of their Xbox 360 development tools, hoping to spawn the emergence of a massive network of homemade game content - the…