Saturday, March 17, 2007

Games - Playing instead of watching


Playing instead of watching
Kansas City Star - I tried out a Flash game called Third World Farmer, which resides on the servers of Arcade Town , a Web site developed by Las Vegas-based AltoParc Inc. As it turns out, it s a good thing I work for a newspaper. My crops died, thieves stole my farm

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Gamasutra - Finally, Eric Zimmerman, CEO of Gamelab stepped up to actually show off a Gamelab production, a drawing-based flash game called Out of your Mind . He and his team went into extensive and enthusiastic detail on the game's planning, production, gameplay

Q&A: How Climate Challenge Could Change Minds
Gamasutra - January 23, 2007 Q&A: How Climate Challenge Could Change Minds Environmental simulator Climate Challenge is the latest title from Oxford based serious games developer Red Redemption . The Flash game was funded by the BBC, and is playable on the

January, 2007
Ars Technica - this because game play should always trump graphics this is the common stance but if the game play is going to be the same on both systems, I'd much rather the game to go to the system where it will look better. flOw came from an online flash game

Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
Gamespot News - Bejeweled, originally a flash game on the PC, is one of the most addictive and simple puzzle experiences you can find, and it's now available on your Xbox 360 in Bejeweled 2 Deluxe for Xbox Live Arcade. Offering four different modes, instead of the

Alien Hominid HD is a charming and challenging arcade-style shooter
Gamespot News - Commercial-grade digital distribution was made for games like Alien Hominid, which was just ahead of its time. While it started life as a simple little Flash game online, the full game was originally released on the PlayStation 2 and GameCube back in