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↓ 38. Tim Schafer, Founder of Double Fine

March 27, 2012 Update: Tim Schafer’s movement down a position is solely the responsibility of Kickstarter’s growing success in proving it’s not just a one-trick, Double Fine-fed pony. Why He’s Powerful Current founder of Double Fine Productions, Tim Schafer, gained recognition for his time at LucasArts, where he contributed to fan favorites such as Monkey…

Kotaku Published July 3, 2012

↓ 37. Perry Chen, CEO of Kickstarter

March 27, 2012 Update: Kickstarter continues to see the growth of many otherwise unfunded games, including Wasteland 2 that seemed fated to development hell but raised half a million in just 24 hours on Kickstarter Why He’s Powerful The crowd-funding site, Kickstarter, has been offering individuals and independent teams an opportunity to see their ideas…

Kotaku Published July 3, 2012

NEW 40. BioWare Doctors Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk

Why They’re Powerful The BioWare doctors are at the forefront of popular franchises like Baldur’s Gate and the more recent Mass Effect. Their latest release, Mass Effect 3 has been the topic of heated fans’ dislike for the infamous (famous?) ending. The controversy and push-back proved to be enough to start change at BioWare, when…

Kotaku Published July 3, 2012

• 39. Ryozo Tsujimoto, Capcom Hit-Maker

April 27, 2012 Update: Capcom makes a return to Power 40. Resident Evil 6 is shaping up to hopefully be a solid title in the much-loved franchise, while March’s release of Operation Raccoon City was met with strong sale numbers Why He’s Powerful His dad is the CEO. His brother, the president. You’d think with…

Kotaku Published July 3, 2012

She’s Not Hiding From The Hate She’s Getting For Examining Video Games. She’s Exposing It.

Anita Sarkeesian wanted to make a web series about how women are portrayed in video games. She asked the world for $6,000. Some of the people who thought that was interesting and worth doing have given her just shy of $159,000. Some of the people who thought it was not worth doing, have defaced her…

By Stephen Totilo Published July 3, 2012

Microsoft Snags Domain Name For ‘Xbox 8’ [UPDATE]

Microsoft has secured the web domain for “xbox8.us” and “xbox8.org,” according to a new report. The Internet sleuths at Fusible uncovered that Microsoft won the domains back from a Chinese citizen in a case filed with the National Arbitration Forum. Other domains won in the dispute include XboxPhone.com, XboxTablet.com, XboxLiveTV.com, XboxCompanion.com. Interestingly enough, the Xbox…

By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2012

A Fifteen-Foot-Long Scarf for All Your Journeys

Journey is, in many ways, the story of a scarf. Or at least, the scarf represents the breadth and depth of the story Journey has to offer. It lists your avatar’s story and encounters; it follows you from scorching desert sands to frozen snowbound wastelands. It flutters in the breeze behind you as you fly,…

By Kate Cox Published July 3, 2012

Kotaku Water Cooler

Welcome to Kotaku Water Cooler, the official spot for miscellaneous conversations. Today’s random posts that you’ll see below in the new discussion system are brought to you by me. So if you see random, cute animal pictures, you’ll know why. Enjoy! Photo: Shutterstock

By Tina Amini Published July 3, 2012

Talk Amongst Yourselves

You want to talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating, don’t you? Then, head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve always done: share your thoughts…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 3, 2012

The Secret World Begins to Share its Mysteries in This Launch Trailer

Funcom’s new MMORPG The Secret World officially launches today and with it, this new trailer for the game. The game is in some ways a departure from most traditional MMOs. The biggest difference is that it’s set in our real Earth, in the 21st century. Characters wear jeans and business suits and carry smartphones and…

By Kate Cox Published July 3, 2012

Halo 4‘s Multiplayer Requires At Least 8 GBs of Space

Halo 4 is going to be huge. I’m not talking about critical success or sales or anything like that. No, I’m talking about memory storage. In order to play the online multiplayer portion of Master Chief’s next outing, players will have to free up at least 8 GB of space. There are whole games taht…

By Evan Narcisse Published July 3, 2012

Please Gordon Freeman, Do Not Cut Off Your Ear

Artist Drew Northcott brings us “Vincent Van Gordon”, a Van Gogh inspired portrait of everyone’s favorite headcrab killing physicist. According to Northcott, there might be character similarity between Freeman and Van Gogh. He adds, “There’s certainly a physical resemblance anyhow.” That’s certainly better than Freeman mailing his ear to a prostitute. Vincent Van Gordon –…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012

Even Baby Cloud Strife Has Big Hair and a Deadly Cute Sword

D’wah. Now this is adowable. Baby Cloud Strife—hair, sword, and all. This photo was snapped by Jeriska at the recent Anime Expo 2012. Check out more of Jeriaska’s pics here as well as in the link below. Cloud Strife – Anime Expo 2012 [Flickr]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012

It’s a Pirate’s Life For Me (And You, And That Other Guy)

Snowbird have unveiled a new project based on the Mount & Blade engine that’s hopefully just as ambitious (and hopefully nowhere near as janky). It’s called Carribbean, and is a pirate-themed RPG that looks to copy the core concepts of Mount & Blade (manage a crew then join them in large-scale battles), only to then…