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You Can Ask the Head of Nintendo Anything, and You Ask Him This?
When Nintendo has a shareholder meeting, their shareholders can come in and ask just about anything. They’re shareholders! Such is their right. At the most recent meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was asked about all manner of things, from the Wii U’s online plans to its multiplatform future. But the most burning question of all…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
We’ve Got Jonathan Blow (The Witness, Braid) and Chris Hecker (Spy Party) Here To Answer Your Best Questions
Two of the most talented and fiercely independent video game creators I’ve ever met are joining us today, right below these words I’m writing, to answer your best questions. We’ve got Jonathan Blow, the man who brought us Braid and is leading development on the lovely island-exploration puzzle game The Witness. And we’ve got Chris…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Some More Ways Video Games are Like Porn (And Sex)
Yesterday, we ran a pullquote from independent game designer Eric Zimmerman in which he discussed some of the similarities video games have with porn. “Mainstream AAA videogames operate on principles akin to porn,” Zimmerman tweeted. They are “highly repetitive activities premised on visceral pleasure and spectacle.” He went on to offer some elaboration, at least,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 3, 2012 -
ReviewsSpelunky: The Kotaku Review
Sometimes a video game is like a razor blade. Only millimeters thick, yet sharpened to a fine edge sharp enough to draw blood if you’re not paying attention. Once you learn that truth, such a game requires your total attention lest you wind up bleeding a lot. Spelunky comes to the Xbox 360, sharp enough…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Are The 40 Most Powerful People In Video Games
The world of video games is full of mighty people—people whose mere whims control what video games we play, what we play games on, how we buy them or even what games are like. We’ve often wondered who the most powerful person is in video games. And we’ve wondered who the second is, the third…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 3, 2012