Posts Tagged 'Minecraft'

Dwarf Fortress as Spectator Sport

When the Museum of Modern Art announced it was going to be adding 14 videogames to its collection, I was startled to find Dwarf Fortress on that list.  This is not because I don’t like Dwarf Fortress, or think it’s

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Dwarf Fortress as Spectator Sport

When the Museum of Modern Art announced it was going to be adding 14 videogames to its collection, I was startled to find Dwarf Fortress on that list.  This is not because I don’t like Dwarf Fortress, or think it’s

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Breaking Up With "League of Legends."

Hi everybody, I’m Kevin and I have a problem with games. (Muffled chorus: Hi Kevin.) I’ve uninstalled Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri because I stopped doing anything else.  I’d sit down to play at my desk for fifteen minutes and then

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Breaking Up With "League of Legends."

Hi everybody, I’m Kevin and I have a problem with games. (Muffled chorus: Hi Kevin.) I’ve uninstalled Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri because I stopped doing anything else.  I’d sit down to play at my desk for fifteen minutes and then

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4 more possible stops on Wreck-it Ralph's Tour de Video Games

Sega has announced that Wreck-it Ralph will be joining the roster of racers in the upcoming Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed. For those of you who haven’t seen the trailer for the best movie coming out this year yet, Ralph is a game villain who decides to travel to other games for a chance at being “the good guy.” This makes his actual appearance in S&SAST even more awesome since it can be considered just another stop in his tour of game worlds. I ask, why stop there? Let’s make Wreck-it Ralph an industry-wide event and have him show up in more games leading up to the release of the film by way of DLC for existing titles or those in development.

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4 more possible stops on Wreck-it Ralph's Tour de Video Games

Sega has announced that Wreck-it Ralph will be joining the roster of racers in the upcoming Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed. For those of you who haven’t seen the trailer for the best movie coming out this year yet, Ralph is a game villain who decides to travel to other games for a chance at being “the good guy.” This makes his actual appearance in S&SAST even more awesome since it can be considered just another stop in his tour of game worlds. I ask, why stop there? Let’s make Wreck-it Ralph an industry-wide event and have him show up in more games leading up to the release of the film by way of DLC for existing titles or those in development.

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The Next Step: Towns is Everything Minecraft Isn't

The first time the spiders attacked, I wasn’t prepared.  A legion of black chittering death-bringers led by the red commander that loomed over the rest had decided that my small agricultural hamlet had had it too easy for too long.

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The Next Step: Towns is Everything Minecraft Isn't

The first time the spiders attacked, I wasn’t prepared.  A legion of black chittering death-bringers led by the red commander that loomed over the rest had decided that my small agricultural hamlet had had it too easy for too long.

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Getting lost in Proteus: An interview with Ed Key

One of the remarkable things a game can offer is the ability to get lost in a world–to go on journeys, to explore. Few games can truly capture the idyllic, child-like magic of a good saunter–most of the time, traveling

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Getting lost in Proteus: An interview with Ed Key

One of the remarkable things a game can offer is the ability to get lost in a world–to go on journeys, to explore. Few games can truly capture the idyllic, child-like magic of a good saunter–most of the time, traveling

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Minecraft easter egg discovered in Skyrim

While the relationship between Bethesda and Mojang has been a tad strained lately thanks to a silly legal battle, it seems the good will between the developers still holds true with this great discovery in Skyrim. Alledgedly found in the

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Minecraft easter egg discovered in Skyrim

While the relationship between Bethesda and Mojang has been a tad strained lately thanks to a silly legal battle, it seems the good will between the developers still holds true with this great discovery in Skyrim. Alledgedly found in the

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PBS Off Book Covers Video Games

With oh so lovely networks like Fox News providing us with plenty of ignorant, biased, politically driven garbage in their extensive coverage of video games, it’s nice to see another network giving gamers a break from hearing flat out unpunished

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PBS Off Book Covers Video Games

With oh so lovely networks like Fox News providing us with plenty of ignorant, biased, politically driven garbage in their extensive coverage of video games, it’s nice to see another network giving gamers a break from hearing flat out unpunished

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Minecraft and Materialism Part 6

  Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies… And on the pedestal these words appear: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my

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Minecraft and Materialism Part 6

  Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies… And on the pedestal these words appear: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my

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A Quick One: Prelude of the Chambered

Ever heard of the games competition Ludum Dare? It challenges developers to make games in 48 hours, and in the past it’s been a source of some of the most creative games imaginable. Games like Last Tuesday by Jake Elliot

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A Quick One: Prelude of the Chambered

Ever heard of the games competition Ludum Dare? It challenges developers to make games in 48 hours, and in the past it’s been a source of some of the most creative games imaginable. Games like Last Tuesday by Jake Elliot

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Mojang vs. Bethesda Quake Match Will Probably Never Happen

Bad news everyone, Minecraft creator “Notch” and Bethesda won’t be going head-to-head on the bloodied field of glory in Quake III. The dispute between Bethesda and Mojang regarding Mojang’s newest game still in development, Scrolls, will likely be settled in

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Mojang vs. Bethesda Quake Match Will Probably Never Happen

Bad news everyone, Minecraft creator “Notch” and Bethesda won’t be going head-to-head on the bloodied field of glory in Quake III. The dispute between Bethesda and Mojang regarding Mojang’s newest game still in development, Scrolls, will likely be settled in

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