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The crew is flying back from San Francisco with more coverage from GDC 2011 to deliver in the coming week. For now, here’s a roundup of this weekend’s best, and a peaceful nature hike to chill you out before your own work week begins. Mine is now ending.
Video Game Wizards Are Re-Fighting Vietnam For Comedy’s Sake
https://kotaku.com/video-game-wizards-are-re-fighting-vietnam-for-comedys-5777196
Bewildered gamers were not the only people who thought that setting the first expansion to the satirical sorcery game Magicka in the Vietnam War was crazy. More »
Where Everybody Knows Their Name – Except Them
https://kotaku.com/where-everybody-knows-their-name-except-them-5777490
I tried to disguise my blitz but Jake Locker picked it up immediately. He’s a first-round draft pick and a four-year starter at quarterback for Washington. You reach that level, you’re probably well coached.
“You play NCAA Football 11 last year?” I led.
“All the time,” said Locker.
“Would you play as yourself and the Huskies, or -”
“Well, it’s not me in the game,” Locker said. More »
The Social Games Rant You Didn’t Hear from GDC
https://kotaku.com/the-social-games-rant-you-didnt-hear-from-gdc-5777930
By all accounts, “No F@*#king Respect: Social Game Developers Rant Back” was a hit at Game Developers Conference 2011. A standing-room only crowd listened to a panel of eminent designers address the virtues of and double-standards applied to social games.
There’s one rant you may not have heard though. It came from one attendee who exploited a social game organized for the audience as they entered the session. His name is Ryan Henson Creighton (pictured), the founder of Toronto-based Untold Entertainment. Here’s his account of it: More »
Angry Birds Crashing Into Facebook Soon
https://kotaku.com/angry-birds-crashing-into-facebook-soon-5777517
Perhaps spurred on by ripoff apps already in place, Angry Birds’ developer says the game will have a Facebook adaptation inside of the month. More »
