StarCraft II
Let me first say that I am biased from the outset. Did I play StarCraft? Yes I did. Did I play it too much? Yes — Yes I did. But what is too much? Interesting ...
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Beautiful Games
Please - Just admire the simple beauty of these games. It's not often gamers - myself, at least - sit back and enjoy the aesthetics for aesthetics' sake. Enjoy!
Trope (iPhone, Generative Music)
Canabalt (iPhone, Semi Secret)
Mirror's Edge (PC, XBox, ...
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Could next week be the best week for Mac gamers since Myth II?
My prediction: hell yes.
Not only do Mac gamers have the official announcement that the Starcraft II beta will be warping in on OS X on Monday or Tuesday, but Valve has announced they're releasing the brand-new Steam UI ...
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Starcraft II beta: revolution or remake?
After three-years and fourty-thousand checks of my email, the Starcraft II beta finally arrived. I guess one of the perks of keeping a blog is that you get access to the newest things in video games as they ...
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REVIEW: Star Guard
Star Guard
Platform: PC/Mac
System Requirements: Adobe Flash Player 10
Price: Free
Star Guard is a Flash-developed platformer developed by Vacuum Flowers, and is available from their website.
This game contains excellent design and animation. It is distinctly retro, and the pixelated graphics ...
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Synaesthetics in Modern Games
Two articles have recently got me thinking about the interactions we are seeing between the visual elements of games and the aural. In this article on Osmos at Create Digital Music [via Critical Distance], Peter Kim discusses with ...
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