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The Benefits of Live Service in SimCity: DRM

The Benefits of Live Service in SimCity:

Creating a connected experience has always been a goal for SimCity, and this design decision has driven our development process for the game. This is easily the most ambitious game in the franchise and we’ve taken great care to make sure that every line of code embodies the spirit of the series.… Continued

January 3, 2013

Double Fine Double Feature

Double Fine Double Feature:

The story of Double Fine is such a feel-good story, but it almost wasn’t. A few years ago, if you said the name Double Fine aloud, you were talking about what could have been, or what should have been. You were talking about how you fell in love with games all over again because of the quirky, creative risk-taking in the ahead-of-its-time Psychonauts.… Continued

December 31, 2012

Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Gamification

So you want to know more about gamification? Maybe the following TechCrunch articles by Tadhg Kelly can help:

December 28, 2012

All the World’s a Game, and Business Is a Player

All the World’s a Game, and Business Is a Player:

Congratulations. Reading the first paragraph of this article has earned you a badge. This article is also a game. You can win by exploring the elements of this page. The scoreboard below will keep track of your achievements.… Continued

December 28, 2012

Can Art be Games?

Can Art be Games?:

The Musée de Louvre is a place in Paris. Every year over 8 million people visit the place, often to view art. Now, that’s not as many people as are currently subscribing to World of Warcraft or anything, but it’s still a lot.

Mirroring the old argument… why not start the last Friday in 2012 that way?

December 28, 2012

Rumble CEO: video games aren’t mainstream… yet

When will games be truly mainstream? I think this is still farther away than Rumble CEO Richardson would have us think, not least judging from playing the beta of their game KingsRoad. I see how they’re trying to bridge the gap between console/PC gamers and the casual Facebook gamers, but not how the new format should suddenly be appealing to billions instead of millions, as he thinks.… Continued

July 11, 2012

Tag: Games

The Benefits of Live Service in SimCity: DRM

Double Fine Double Feature

Everything You’ll Ever Need To Know About Gamification

All the World’s a Game, and Business Is a Player

Can Art be Games?

Rumble CEO: video games aren’t mainstream… yet