Why violence in video games isn’t really a problem
The Conversation CA–Mar. 1, 2018
Last week in my music of video games course at Queen’s University, we examined first-person shooter (FPS) games. As might be expected, the discussion turned to the subject of violence in video games, but also about what it really means to be “immersed.” My students pointed out that immersion involves …
Toxic management cost an award-winning game studio its best …
The Verge–Mar. 20, 2018
In 2012, on a light-drenched stage amid screams and cheers, Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana announced Spike Video Game Awards’ game of the year: The Walking Dead. The win was a huge coup for its relatively small developer, Telltale Games. Its emotional, storytelling-focused take on the popular …
President Trump’s Video Games Meeting Included A Violent Game …
GameSpot–Mar. 10, 2018
President Donald Trump’s administration today hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss the subject of violence in video games and their effects on young players. It brought together various representatives from the video game industry, including the heads of the ESA, ESRB, and Take-Two, as well as …
Fortnite: Battle Royale is getting a replay editor
Eurogamer.net–18 hours ago
Shown on stage during the State of Unreal conference during GDC 2018, the editing suite allows players to review completed matches to capture footage using a free camera and create highlight reels, or use it to evaluate their performances. There’s plenty of settings you can mess around with – exposure, …
Fortnite: a parents’ guide to the most popular video game in schools
The Guardian–Mar. 7, 2018
You know a video game has made it when ITV daytime programme This Morning posts on its Facebook page asking parents if their kids are addicted. You can be doubly sure when that post attracts almost 60,000 comments. In this case the game is Fortnite: Battle Royale, a bright, brash multiplayer shooter.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds adds Fortnite-style event mode
Eurogamer.net–1 hour ago
In the ongoing war within the Battle Royale genre, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is firing back at Fornite Battle Royale. Today’s announcement? PUBG is getting a familiar-sounding Event Mode to highlight custom time-limited matches. It will be made available to all owners of the game via a new upate.
Early prototype of Arms revealed, including a cut bowling mini-game
Eurogamer.net–6 hours ago
Nintendo showcased Arms in its early prototype phase as part of the talk ‘Arms: building Mario Kart 8 insights into a showcase Nintendo Switch fighter’ at this year’s Game Developers Conference. Kosuke Yabuki – who produced both games – said it was important to test how a fighting game with the camera …
Sonic the Hedgehog was almost designed to look like arch nemesis …
Eurogamer.net–5 hours ago
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Valley Forged: How One Man Made the Indie Video Game …
GQ Magazine–Mar. 20, 2018
Most of his days are spent much like today: an indeterminate spiral of reading articles and perusing the comments below, eventually starting work at some … We’re speaking a few days before the second anniversary of the release of Stardew Valley, the video game Eric spent nearly half a decade making.
The Real Problem With Video Games
New York Times–Mar. 13, 2018
Donald Trump has long claimed that exposure to simulated violence in video gamesbegets violent tendencies in real life. “Video game violence and glorification must be stopped — it is creating monsters!” he tweeted in 2012. In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., as the nation debated gun …
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