http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:13:37 -0700 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:00:48 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Update--Xbox-Community-Games-Renamed?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner Getting a name change - but what will the consequences be? Regarding an earlier entry regarding Microsoft greatly restricting the release of indie titles on Xbox Live Arcade: if you'll check your Live menus today, you'll find that the much-maligned... industry commentary Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:00:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Update--Xbox-Community-Games-Renamed?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Game-characters-and-age--whats-your-preference?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner Max has seen him some hard times in the past six years.When I was a kid, I – like many others my age – was insanely into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  While the object of my emulation would swing from the pop-culture spewing Mi... industry commentary Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:33:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Game-characters-and-age--whats-your-preference?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Midway-axes-20-of-its-workforce?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner     If you'll pardon the reference... FATALITY!Tragic-sounding headline, very much so.  Warner Bros has bought Midway, and so it makes sense that as a corporate takeover plays out - as I predicted - job loss was inevitable.But - a... industry commentary Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:24:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Midway-axes-20-of-its-workforce?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Microsoft-to-shut-out-indie-developers-from-Xbox-Live?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner Braid, an indie title and an amazing game.According to a recent article from Austrailian game site WA Today, Microsoft has begun dramatically reducing the number of independent games that it will publish on Xbox Live - that is to say, games develope... industry commentary Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:32:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Microsoft-to-shut-out-indie-developers-from-Xbox-Live?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Games-as-Art?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner This is Braid.  You should play Braid.  And you should do it right now.Herein: a developer's lament.  Read ye at your own risk!Pardon me if this entry seems a bit morose – I’ve been known to lurk on more than one gaming-re... industry commentary Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:01:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Games-as-Art?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Daily-Kvetch--game-countdowns?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner Behold! The perils of thinking that the gaming press isn't worldwide!Hey guys.  As I am scrounging for encouraging news for this week, I decided to go full-bore and introduce a new segment for myself: the Daily Kvetch.  This is where I'm g... industry commentary Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Daily-Kvetch--game-countdowns?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Vaporware--games-I-wish-hadnt-gotten-the-axe?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner                "WAAAAANT... HUUUUUUUUG!"Boy oh boy.  First Duke Nukem Forever, then it's announced that Obsidian's Aliens RPG is no more (surprise, surprise, the Feb... game randomness Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:14:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Vaporware--games-I-wish-hadnt-gotten-the-axe?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Remembering-Michael-Jackson-and-his-video-games?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner Sham-on-ing in Moonwalker.Though I wasn't a big Michael Jackson fan myself, I do remember when he was an inescapable part of American culture: the clothes, the music, the fact that "Black and White" premiered on prime time TV and I watched... game randomness Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:13:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Remembering-Michael-Jackson-and-his-video-games?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d24-ZeniMax-Buys-id-Software--a-gamers-perspective?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner                        "Can't you see that they are geeks in love..."So it came across the wire today that ZeniMax - whom you out ... industry commentary Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:45:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d24-ZeniMax-Buys-id-Software--a-gamers-perspective?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Marriage-in-games--a-little-perspective?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner Not that I think many noticed, but I beg pardon for my absence over the last week - I took a trip to Vancouver for a friend's wedding, and of course on the way back developed a delerium-inducing flu that I'll not go into detail about, except any illn... game randomness Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:44:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Marriage-in-games--a-little-perspective?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d12-DD-Online-status-update?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner    Sorry, Europe - no free D&D Online for you.  Awww. Hey, it's an update about Dungeons & Dragons Online!  And apparently that update is - "Screw you, EU!"...OK, maybe not.  But the long and short of it is... game speculation Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:13:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d12-DD-Online-status-update?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Games-with-unexpectedly-good-writing-Part-One?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner I do love a good story.  But game writing can be a tremendously dodgy beast, ranging from solid and satisfying to painfully wretched.  And while I think the story should be promoted as a selling point in games more often, I’d like tha... game randomness Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:17:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Games-with-unexpectedly-good-writing-Part-One?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d10-DDs-next-video-game--a-followup?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner   Someone's angry about D&D Online's no-subscription service, I see...So you kids heard the news yet?  Apparently Cryptic Studios is working on an MMO version of Neverwinter Nights - the revelation behind the previous news that the stud... game speculation Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:43:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d10-DDs-next-video-game--a-followup?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d9-The-cynics-E3-wrapup?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner      I'm sorry, did you miss that the Beatles just walked on stage?!I know, I know.  I had quite a bit to say about E3 not long ago, and not much of it good.  But I did say I was checking for news (mostly on Rock, Paper,... e3 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:02:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d9-The-cynics-E3-wrapup?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d6-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Five?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner                               Break it onnnnn dowwnnnnn.Part Five: The Point So, more E3.  It’... e3 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:28:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d6-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Five?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d5-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Four?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner     Square-Enix booth, circa E3 2004.  Observe the line to get in.Part Four: The InternetsDid you follow the E3 coverage of last year, or the year before?  Did the news become less frequent or less comprehensive?  The li... e3 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:20:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d5-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Four?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d4-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Three?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner        The Sega Saturn, announced at the first E3 in 1995.Part Three: The HistoryIt may be hard to recall (and some of you might not even be old enough) – and we gamers have notoriously short and selective memories... e3 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:22:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d4-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Three?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d2-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Two?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner This was E3 2008 - note the restraint.  Compare it to other shots you're going to see.Part Two: The RealityE3 in a nutshell (as it was, at least) is a loud, chaotic blend of signs and lights and people that very well could trigger either deafne... e3 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:27:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d2-E3-A-personal-history-Part-Two?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d1-E3-A-personal-history-Part-One?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner   WISE FWOM YOUR GWAVE, they said. Not a good plan.Part One: The SpectacleFriends, Seattlites, countrypeople of the Internet – lend me your eyes.  I come not to praise E3, but to bury it.I have an odd relationship with the Electronics... industry commentary e3 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:18:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m6d1-E3-A-personal-history-Part-One?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Surreal-Studios-to-be-saved?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner     Circle the drain on your own, okay?  No taking studios with you.So it’s no new news that publisher Midway is – has been in – a vast amount of trouble.  Not only have they faced (and now totally are in) b... industry commentary Fri, 29 May 2009 17:54:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9754-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Surreal-Studios-to-be-saved?cid=exrss-Seattle-Video-Game-Industry-Examiner