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Cellphone Gaming Down, Probably Not Out
We all know cellphone games are near worthless, but apparently the mass market is starting to agree. Because a recent M:Metrics (research company) report shows that the number of cellphone subscribers playing games has peaked, plateauing at 5.7 million subscribers in December 2006 and dropping to 5.4 million by last June.
Whether or not the Google Phone will be good for gaming, I'm all for the industry's numbers dropping to -100 million bajillion until the entire medium improves. You know, like until Nintendo duct tapes a phone to the DS or something.
Games Once Again Slammed As Past Their Peak, But What Innovation Will Save The Industry? [via vh1]
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Sega Rally Impressions
I went to a Sega Booth tour that really was nothing more than the guy gesturing me towards their booth and then walking away. After looking around I realized that all of the games were in Japanese and the ones that weren't were already being covered by my colleagues so I went for the one game that was close and didn't have anyone mobbing it which turned out to be Sega Rally for the PS3. More »
so what if it's boring?
Ian Bogost Doesn't (Really) Care About Industry Criticism
Ian Bogost is the guy behind a lot of newsgames and training games - and has managed to attract enough attention thanks to some high profile partnerships that he'll be appearing on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report this coming Tuesday. He's also come under some hefty criticism from people both inside and outside the gaming industry - most recently, in a Slate article titled (in part) World of Borecraft. Bogost has already responded to the Slate article, but he digs a little deeper in a new Gamasutra piece that explains his reasoning for just not really caring what the more traditional forces in industry think. Namely, games aren't some monolithic construct that are either/or: either fun or educational, either fun or a total snoozefest, and dammit, there's room for all of them. More »
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Clip: How To Beat Donkey Kong
Game walkthroughs have been around since time immemorial. This clip comes from a 1982 video entitled How To Beat Home Video Games - Vol. 3 Arcade Quality for The Home by Vestron. Donkey Kong isn't a game I would think about needing a walkthrough for, but I suppose some people were really uncoordinated in the eighties. The description of the ColecoVision is hilarious, but the announcer manages to suck all the fun out of DK by his montone droning of instructions. And be sure to look for the invaluable tip at the end, I'm sure it's something you never thought of...
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Harvard Students Form Video Game Group, Still Don't Know How to Spell "F-U-N"
Harvard's new afterschool club called Harvard Interactive Media Group, or HIMG for short, is laying the groundwork for all of those Ivy League students to have the ability to communicate to each other the values and virtues of the gaming experience without the added benefit of, I don't know, playing the games with each other. Instead there's a lot of forum discussions on comparisons between games, art, and film, as well as relationships between gaming and real-world scenarios. It's riveting. Any club with a mission like this is bound win a lot of members: More »
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The Most Boring Midnight Launch Ever
Let's see, I've seen cars get vandalized, employees openly ridiculing campers. What could possibly top that?Apparently not Wal-Mart. 6 systems, 6 rain checks, They had labeled chairs and police escorts for the lucky few. At first I thought the guy who told me that was just being informative, but I now I believe he was trying to deter me from killing him in the parking lot. It wasn't a system launch. It was like standing in line at the DMV, only a PS3 costs more and doesn't enable you to legally operate a vehicle. More »
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And They Were Called "Corpo Games"
The corporate world is about to get its game on. Newly founded TrainingPort Strategies plans to develop video games and sims for white collar workers. Company founder Joe Biglin says they'll; More »
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Clips: FFXII's NYC Borefest
I kinda felt sad when I heard that New York City was declaring today Final Fantasy XII day and that I wasn't going to be able to catch it... and then I saw the videos, they're almost as boring as the plot to most of the FF games. More »
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Dullness Epitomized: Plug and Play Cricket
Here's something that's perfect for the UK and its former colonies. This plug-and-play cricket features realist bat and ball. Motion sensors detect the batsman's swings and the bowler's bowl. Apparently players must use the "proper" bowling motion for the action to register on the game. What's more, the motion-sensitive ball is outfitted with a directional pad and three buttons that dictate spin! More »
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Gentlemen, Start Your WhaAAAGH OH GAWD WHAT IS THAT?!
choose your own adventure
Juice Your Own Adventure
Siliconera is dishing the goods (or maybe bads) on a Korean sorta-adventure-game called Muta Juice. Similar to anime Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Juice seems to consciously riff on anime clich s. Just hark on this overview from the article: More »
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Video Clips Too Short To Be Boring
Face it, reading is so 90s. Just becuase we can't quite pump content directly into your frontal lobes doesn't mean you have to wear our your eyes reading little wiggly symbols. Take a break from the tedium of literacy and give passive learning a try with some fancy video. Featuring both original and recommended content, Gawker Clips offers you the latest video clips from all our titles in one refreshingly context-free location! More »
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