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[’Homer in Silicon’ is a biweekly GameSetWatch column by Emily Short. It looks at storytelling and narrative in games of all flavors, including the casual, indie, and obscurely hobbyist.]
I find the hidden object game a bit of a frustration. Here is a genre in which a great deal of effort goes into the framing […]
Jul
26
This has to be one of the best videogame rap covers ever. Comedy duo Team Genius take the Stickerbrush Symphony theme from Donkey Kong Country 2 and give it a rap twist. Stickerbrush Symphony also holds up as one of the best videogame songs too. Spotted on Scape’s C Blog.
Weekend Destructainment is jam-packed full of […]
Jul
26
The NES belt buckle lets you play on the go, protects your crotch
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The slapping of videogame accessories over your junk fad seems to be still going strong. It all started with NESBuckle when they introduced classic old school controllers as belt buckles. Then someone had the idea of making a belt buckle out of the original fat GameBoy (among some other weird gaming/fashion hybrids). And if that […]
Jul
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[Over at sister ‘online worlds’ site Worlds In Motion, Mathew Kumar has been doing a sterling job expanding the Worlds In Motion Atlas, so we’re going to highlight his work profiling the more GSW-friendly games featured - such as this classic alt.MMO!]
Here’s an overview of Kingdom of Loathing, from Asymmetric Publications, a popular browser-based RPGs […]
Jul
26
Jordan Mechner reveals eagle-punching Karateka will make its return to gaming
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During a panel at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has revealed that a new version of his hit Apple II title, Karateka, is in the works.
The original game featured groundbreaking animation, and put players in the gi of a karate master trying to rescue a princess from the deadly […]
Jul
26
Comic-Con 08: Could there be a ‘HaloCon’ in the future?
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Recently, Eurogamer had a chance to speak with Microsoft’s community manager, Frank O’Connor after the HaloWars panel at Comic-Con. O’Connor is most notorious for his work with Bungie as the content manager, which he left in May to take up his new role at Microsoft. During the interview, O’Connor floated up the idea that Halo […]
Jul
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Comic-Con 08: Dexter to be iPhone and iPod exclusive
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When we last talked about a Dexter videogame, we really weren’t sure what it was going to be about or for what platform. While we still don’t know how the game will operate, it has recently been confirmed by IGN that it will be episodic in nature, and only offered on the iPhone and iPod […]
Jul
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The Week in Rock Band DLC: Testament, Staind, Scars on Broadway, New No2
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Looks like we have a mixed bag of Rock Band downloadable content this week, with a handful of premiere singles and a classic track from some metal legends.
Scars on Broadway — a band featuring System of a Down members Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan — debut its first single, “They Say” ($1.99, 160 MS Points). […]
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Rise of the Argonauts video demonstrates meaningful choices
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Whenever I think of choices in RPGs, my hope is that the choice will be between stabbing a monster in the eye or cutting its head completely off. Judging from the footage, it looks like that might actually be a real choice. But, the video that Codemasters released recently is not exactly about stabbing things. […]
Jul
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Two Rise of the Argonauts videos demonstrate meaningful choices
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Whenever I think of choices in RPGs, my hope is that the choice will be between stabbing a monster in the eye or cutting its head completely off. Judging from these videos, it looks like that might actually be a real choice. But, the two videos that Codemasters released recently are not exactly about stabbing […]