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May
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Interview with Winifred Phillips, composer of Speed Racer: The Videogame
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[Editor’s Note: Japanator Guest Editor Jayson Napolitano conducted this awesome interview with the composer of Speed Racer: The Videogame, Winifred Phillips. Check it out!]
With the recent revival of the classic Speed Racer series both in film and in gaming, I was driven by nostalgia to watch, play, and relive the greatest moments from the 1960s […]
May
29
Big sister site Gamasutra’s recent feature on game industry quality of life, which featured comments from quality of life whistleblower Erin Hoffman (EA_Spouse) and International Game Developers Association executive director Jason Della Rocca, generated a considerable number of responses from the development community.
Commenters on the Gamasutra article spoke on a variety of topics connected […]
May
29
Saints Row 2 pushed back to October, Uncle Gary is not amused
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Here’s a bit of sad news for those of you wanting to play more Grand Theft Auto-style games without actually playing GTA: THQ has announced that Saints Row 2, which was originally scheduled for release on August 26 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will now be delayed until October 14.
“Product quality and marketing […]
May
29
Teen threatens teacher with knife to buy GTA: San Andreas … San Andreas!?
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In a tale of what must be Massachusetts’ stupidest child, it has been reported that a thirteen-year old boy pulled a knife on his teacher for enough money to buy Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Police Lt. Paul Shastany says… the male student stayed behind after the other students had left the classroom, pulled the 11-inch knife […]
May
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Oh lawd. Casting-wise, Podtoid 55 is admittedly all over the map. Tiff came down with a case of the sniffles, and was summarily replaced by Ashley Davis, and Aaron was initially replaced by Topher Cantler until he came back just to rub his Left 4 Dead exclusive in my face. Then Jim’s alarm didn’t go […]
May
29
Halcyon Studios Gets Blade Runner?
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The Halcyon Company is looking to make a couple of games based on works by author Philip K. Dick as well as making a few movies based on his work. They haven’t said specifically if they are making a Blade Runner game, perhaps Philip K. Dick’s most famous work, but they’d almost be fools not […]
May
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[’Design Lesson 101′ is a regular column by Raven game designer Manveer Heir. The challenge is to play a game from start to completion - and learn something about game design in the process. This week we take a look at one of the first titles available on Nintendo’s WiiWare service, LostWinds, created by the […]
May
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When the Nintendo DS came out it was full of new and exciting features never before seen in a videogame system. Sadly, most of these features — in particular the touch screen and microphone — were not perfected until almost a year after the popular handheld’s release.
But once the features were perfected, designers found ways […]
May
29
Contest: Win the chance to play the Battlefield: Bad Company demo early!
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On June 5, Electronic Arts will officially drop a demo for their upcoming first-person shooter, Battlefield: Bad Company. Available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the demo will include single-player gameplay, as well as the all-new Gold Rush mode on the "Oasis" map (featuring land, sea, and air vehicles).
Sounds good? Don’t want to […]