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Fab Four Gaming

Who Pitched It?

I read a pitch for the entirely hypothetical (?) Guitar Hero: The Beatles today. Can you guess who wrote it?

When it comes time to script this new game, we hope the developers will notice that the Beatles’ two early movies, “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964) and “Help!” (1965), came as close to being video games as they could in an era before video games had even been thought of. Those movies embed the band’s music in action that’s nearly as frenetic and sweetly fun as anything a frenetic kid with a game controller could ask for. We would like to hope that it might also be about the extraordinary musical chemistry of Lennon and McCartney, those long, long hours at Abbey Road and the unreal sense of discovery and freshness that came out of that studio.

Game Informer? Reader's Digest? Answer:

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1:00 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By StephenTotilo
11,531 views, 59 comments

metal gear

MGS4 (and Leigh!) in the New York Times

The New York Times tackles MGS 4 in brief — discussing both the story ('What does it mean?') and people's reactions to the game, including a couple of choice quotes from our very own Leigh Alexander. Several other game writers weigh in on MGS 4's story and execution: More »

3:30 PM on Sun Jun 22 2008
By Maggie Greene
17,569 views, 150 comments

correctionpalooza

Nintendo: Full DS Games Not Coming to Wii After All

Wow, it hasn't been a good week for the New York Times.

Turns out that New York Times story didn't just mix up the DS and PSP's features, oh and misspell Reggie's name twice, it also screwed up what exactly was downloadable to the Wii as a full-blown game and what was just for demos.

That's right, according to Nintendo, the Wii will NOT be able to transmit or download full DS games. Apparently the New York Times confused DS demos with WiiWare titles. So you can download full on Wii games (which we knew), but only wireless DS demo games (which we also knew).

From Nintendo:

An article about the Nintendo DS video game system in the Dec. 31 Business Day section of the New York Times incorrectly referred to future capabilities of the device. The statement that complete Nintendo DS games will eventually be able to be downloaded into the device via a wireless connection with the company's Wii game console is incorrect. Users can download games to play on Wii, and, in the future, the Nintendo DS will be able to receive demo versions of some DS games from Wii, but not the entire game. The demo will be erased once the Nintendo DS is turned off.

Good lord, that's four mistakes in one story, five if you include the correction to the correction they had to run. A new record?

See Correction Number 3 [NYT]

10:43 AM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Brian Crecente
19,046 views, 43 comments

goty

New York Times' Back-Handed Games of the Year

When the New York Times' Seth Schiesel delivered this year's video game awards in the paper, they arrived on the back of his hand. While some of the awards, like best newcomer for BioShock and Best Adaptation of an Adored Intellectual Property for The Lord of the Rings Online, are pretty straight forward and complimentary, most of them come with more than a little slap down. More »

11:00 AM on Mon Dec 24 2007
By Brian Crecente
13,517 views, 106 comments

lol

New York Times Doesn't Know From Video Games

It's nice to feel smug and superior when comparing one's knowledge to that of New York Times reporters. Unfortunately, it's only for the geekiest of reasons, as we're feeling quite high and mighty taking comfort in the knowledge that our understanding of video games and console technology far outweighs that of the Times.

The NYT makes mention of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 both being powered by the Cell processor, with the latter listing for as low as $299. Furthermore, the paper refers to Gran Turismo 5 as "a hyper-realistic, high-speed journey, is one of the [PlayStation 3's] best sellers." At least they know that Halo 3 is the third episode in the series, a game that Dan Strack, a trader for a Wall Street bank, is quoted as calling the "latest and greatest game that people are walking on water over."

While this edition of the New York Times may be forgiven, as it may have come from the future, we can't excuse Strack's sloppy metaphor. Halo 3 doesn't make you Jesus.

Some Essential Hardware (Even Away From the Street) [New York Times - thanks, Aaron]

6:40 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,562 views, 68 comments

ziff davis

Can Print Gaming Media Survive? Maybe.

With online video game news coming from powerhouses like IGN, 1UP and Gamespot, can old fashioned glossy print media survive? How can once-monthly publications compete with up to the minute news sources, say, for instance Kotaku, and established gaming media updating throughout the day? That's the focus of the New York Times look at print publishers Ziff Davis Media and Future US, both of whom publish not only on paper, but online as well. More »

5:20 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,318 views, 95 comments

new york times

Does Brain Age Actually Work? No, Apparently.

Last year was all about the Brain Age. That title took Japan by storm and drove DS sales in the region. Consumers wanted to exercise their brains. Math problems and saying the word "blue" seemed like the answer. Or is it? An opinion piece over in The New York Times points out that those types of games are "inspired by science" and not actually proven by it. Brain Age and the like train users to be go at very specific tasks. Instead, brain power is actually improved by exercise. From the article:

In humans, exercise improves what scientists call "executive function," the set of abilities that allows you to select behavior that's appropriate to the situation, inhibit inappropriate behavior and focus on the job at hand in spite of distractions. Executive function includes basic functions like processing speed, response speed and working memory, the type used to remember a house number while walking from the car to a party.

And for seniors, exercise also helps reduce things like dementia and Alzheimer's disease. As NeoGAF poster Target points out: This is where Wii Fit comes in.
Exercise on the Brain [NY Times via NeoGAF]

2:00 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
6,345 views, 64 comments

Latest by n/a: @majortom1981: About the 'pure garbage'. The authors do not need to disprove something which has not yet been proven or even a claim that provides some evidence. That is one of the basic tenets of science. I could use the illogic more »

america's army

Iraq Vet Writes Of His Return Home, Return To Gaming

The New York Times has been running a series of opinion pieces under the "Home Fires" banner, in which U.S. military veterans of the Iraq War write of returning to their lives after serving overseas. While some lean toward the intense, including contributions from a soldier blinded in a roadside bomb attack and one from a vet who responded to a bloody police station bombing, the most recent from former Marine Jeffrey D. Barnett writes simply of his love of gaming. It's not filled with earth-shattering revelations or the unique insight that only a Marine hardened by battle can provide, it's simply a thoughtful, down to earth op-ed from a rational gamer, one who just happens to be a foreign war vet. More »

7:20 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Michael McWhertor
3,137 views, 23 comments

Latest by Trackback: A back-from-Iraq Marine talks about his love of gaming in today’s New York Times. Jeffrey Barnett, who was deployed to Fallujah, is also the author of a blog called The Midnight Hour. more »

newsgames

The New York Times Gets Into the Game Publishing Act

The NYT and Persuasive Games have a new relationship, and Times Select subscribers can now get access to 'newsgames' via NYT's editorial pages. While several newsgames have been getting press in recent months, this marks a first for newsgames really going mainstream. The first game published is called "Food Import Folly," with obvious ties to the current tainted imported Chinese goods headlines. More »

9:47 AM on Sat May 26 2007
By Maggie Greene
777 views, 15 comments

week in games

Week in Games: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Edition

It's a mixed bag of titles this week. We have a movie franchise game, a new RPG, the re-emergence of a classic, a comic card game, mechs, a high school sim and even the simple crossword puzzle. Not a whole lot that's of too much interest to me although I kind of want to see the Pirates game just because those character models are stunning. Anything here you'll be picking up? Flynn De Marco More »

7:00 PM on Sun May 20 2007
By fdemarco
2,483 views, 26 comments

new york times

Sony: Wii "Impulse Buy", NYT: It Radiates Fun!

The New York Times is reporting that the Nintendo Wii has "upset the order of the video game world" leading them to claim that the only console seaworthy of navigating the Blue Ocean is leading the PLAYSTATION 3 in buzz and sales. Even moms love it! More »

4:20 PM on Wed Jan 31 2007
By Michael McWhertor
540 views, 66 comments

the new york times crosswords

NYT Crossword Coming to DS

Majesco announced today that The New York Times Crosswords, a game that will feature, wait for it, the New York Times Crosswords. Clever title, huh? More »

11:00 AM on Wed Jan 31 2007
By Brian Crecente
2,132 views, 13 comments

new york times

NYT Picks 360 As "The Superior Machine"

For now, Microsoft! Don't get too cocky. It's no secret that the New York Times is not a huge fan of Sony's monolith of a console, the PlayStation 3, but the NYT is breaking it down for the vacillating console crowd why they should pick up an Xbox 360 this holiday season. More »

5:40 PM on Wed Dec 6 2006
By Michael McWhertor
355 views, 24 comments

ps3

The New York Times Hates PS3, Too

While Sony fanboys and eBay scalpers are in L-U-V-love with their shiny piano black PlayStation 3's, it seems the New York Times just isn't feelin' it. More »

5:00 PM on Mon Nov 20 2006
By Michael McWhertor
423 views, 36 comments

will wright

New York Times Claims Will Wright To Be Our Da Vinci

This New York Times piece on Spore starts out well enough: a more fascinating than plausible theory that our generation will be known for the "long zoom" shot: a gradual pull back from micro to macro and back again which, according to writer Steven Johnson, will define us as fixed perspective defined the Renaissance. Fine, fine, whatever. More »

9:40 AM on Tue Oct 10 2006
By kotaku.com
119 views, 29 comments

new york times

NYT on Agenda Gaming

I admit it, I have a bit of a man-crush on Clive Thompson. But who wouldn't? He gets to write about video games for the likes of Wired Magazine and the Grey Lady and also churns out thoughtful introspective gaming pieces on his personal blog. He's like the Lester Bangs of video gaming. More »

10:35 AM on Sun Jul 23 2006
By Brian Crecente
85 views, 7 comments

new york times

PC Gaming Finally Hits Mainstream, Says New York Times

Or alternately, "New York Times Finally Hits 21st Century". More »
sims

New York Times on The Sims

Ever been in one of those conversations where the person you're talking to mentions that they enjoy bicycling? Sensing a connection, you immediately start talking about your ten-speed. But your conversational partner only sneers at you with contempt, then lifts up a calf with a muscular buttock firmly imprinted into the back and confidently announces he or she just won the Tour de France. More »

11:20 AM on Mon May 8 2006
By brownlee
14,732 views, 1 comment

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