Archive: august 11, 2008
Parents Fear GTA More Than Sex And Alcohol [Grand Theft Auto]
Back in my days as a teen, my parents weren't afraid of anything as far as I was concerned, but not all 15-year-olds are 6'6" with a goatee. Today's parents have plenty to worry about in fact, though a recent survey performed at the family-focused consumer game site What They Play seems to indicate their priorities are a bit out of whack. They asked a series of asked over 1,600 respondents what they’d fear the most if their 17-year-old were to participate in a sleepover. The results, picked from single answers only - no multiple choice here - indicated that while 16% were concerned about pornography...
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A recent study shows that parents are more concerned about their kids possibly playing Grand Theft Auto at a sleepover than downing a few brews or ogling porn, according to a press release issued by What...
Aug 10 Bubbling about Braid
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[This interview was originally conducted by Travis Boisvenue and has been reprinted here with his permission. You can find the original article and more indie game developer interviews at The Happy Medium...
If a new retro-style Mega Man game has you excited, what about the prospect of two soundtracks to go with it? Mega Man 9, the new upcoming entry in the series created in the style of the classic NES title...
Serious Games challenging us to play a better education
Via: The Able GamerFor the past two years, Tabula’s award-winning Evolver games have been used to increase student achievement and confidence in...
Via: The Able GamerFor the past two years, Tabula’s award-winning Evolver games have been used to increase student achievement and confidence in...
If you've ever dreamed of owning a premier downloadable gaming portal, now's your chance: Turner Broadcasting System is shopping GameTap around to prospective buyers in an effort to unload the subscription...
Socialite, reality TV personality, and well known sex tape star Kim Kardashian will be appearing in the PlayStation 3 version of Electronic Arts' upcoming arcade boxing title FaceBreaker, according to...
New feature added: Most Addictive Browser Games, where we pay tribute to nineteen developers who are responsible for the most addictive Flash and Java-based browser games of all time, or simply prolific...
Aug 4 Articles of Interest
I’ll be giving a lecture at the IGDA Leadership Forum in November. Quick summary: “This session will attempt to summarize, and make relevant for the game industry, the most important lesson...