Full FeedEA’s got (stress) balls, lets fans preview Madden games
While thumbing through the same January 2009 issue of Delta’s Sky magazine with the “Chick Click” article, I almost missed a small article about EA Tiburon before tossing it into the recycling bin. The sidebar, titled “Serious Game Playing,” (by “GB,” p. 67), is part of the magazine’s portrait of… Continue Reading »
Play games with your resume
There are so many jokes about World of Warcraft being akin to a second job that one wonders whether or not your better work-related WOW skills could legitimately be applied to a resume. That very idea is at the center of a recent PC World article by senior writer Darren… Continue Reading »
Square Enix posts jobs for future El Segundo studio
At the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, many Japanese developers admitted that western game development was beginning to surpass that of eastern development. So what do you do if you can’t beat ‘em? Hire ‘em. It seems that’s exactly what Square Enix plans to do according to Gamasutra. The developer posted… Continue Reading »
Midway to perform fatalities on its staff after major title releases
I sure hope Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a good game. Actually, I hope it is a great game not only because I consider myself a fan of the series but because it may be the only way in which Midway can pull itself out of the proverbial fire.… Continue Reading »
THQ to close 5 studios, maybe more
A wildfire of reports have been released announcing that THQ will be closing up to five studios and will be making more cuts later this week, presumably today (November 5, 2008) during the company’s quarterly reports call. Reasons for the giant blow are linked to dropping share values and internal… Continue Reading »
The best and worst careers for gamers
Everyone is looking for a new career, the main question is, which one is right for me? Well, if you are a gamer, this can be especially difficult. How can I get a job when my necromancer is only level 12, and hasn’t even learned undead protection yet? Not to… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing edited by Wendy Despain
Title: Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing Author(s): Sande Chenm Richard Dansky, Wendy Despain (Editor), Beth A, Dillon, John Feil, Alice Henderson, Erin Hoffman, Chris Klug, Jay Posey, Rhianna Pratchett, Haris Orkin, Evan Skolnick, Anne Toole, Maurice Suckling and Andre S. Walsh. Price: $39.00 (paperback, 250 pages) Release Date: May… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
