January 2006
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Gun & The Two-Minute Rule
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" When you're writing these scenes, he continued, always remember there's a player sitting on that button just waiting for an excuse to punch it"
December 2005
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The Gamer as Artiste
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Can games be something more than games? Can they move people emotionally or intellectually in the manner of great art?
November 2005
October 2005
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Sir, the Gamers Are Revolting!
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"A Force More Powerful" teaches players the strategy of nonviolent conflict
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Indie Gamers Hit the Right Buttons
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Startup design outfits are staking their claim to a small-but-growing market niche - so-called "casual games"
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Microsoft Seeds the Indie-Game Ecosystem
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Instead of just dealing with industry heavyweights, its courting independent developers.
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The serious side of games
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Leading thinkers on the social, intellectual, economic or legal aspects of online games
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Indy label for games
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Manifesto Games, a new venture to build a strong and viable independent game industry
September 2005
August 2005
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Chasing the dream
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As video gaming spreads, the debate about its social impact is intensifying
July 2005
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Girlguiding as a serious game
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There are lots of basic game design patterns evident in Girlguiding: from learning by doing, to levelling up, trading, socialising, and collecting...
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A Few Good G-Men
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a Half-Life 2 adaptation of a scene from the movie A Few Good Men
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The Long Tail of videogames
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"...system compatibility is a major barrier to entry for all but the newest mainstream releases"
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How to Be Your Own Godfather
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Brando - "It's the audience, really, that's doing the acting."
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Unreal: Celebrity Deathmatch
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"...because players themselves can tweak the game's graphics, it's a prime platform for modifications"
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Podcasting for the XBox 360?
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"Doesn't it make sense to deliver machinima film festivals to gamers who would subscribe"