Hollywood opening eyes to gaming »

Technology > Out of Hollywood, Rising Fascination With Video Games" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/10/technology/10GAME.html">Out of Hollywood, Rising Fascination With Video Games is a New York Times article illustrating both mainstream media and mainstream directors are waking up to the possibilities of engaging with, and crossing between, film and game worlds. Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) frustrated at his lack...

Posted on April, 13 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)

BAFTA Computer Game Award results »

The BAFTA interactive festival came to an end last night with their Computer Game awards. No surprises, the big winner of the night (and a victory for open-ended sandbox gaming) was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although it was pipped to Best Game of the Year by Call of Duty. Read full entry for complete winners list....

Posted on February, 26 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)

.HACK anime/computer game crossover »

Atari and Bandai are bringing the cult .hack hybrid series of anime and video games to Western audiences: Global site | Japanese site The computer game simulates the online gaming experience of a MMORPG, and comes with an exclusive 30m OVA (animation episode) containing clues to help players complete the game. Animation centres around Mai and Tomonari who both...

Posted on February, 14 | Permalink | TrackBack (0)

Escape from Woomera docu-game »

Woomera, the most publicised of the Australian detention camps, was closed down in April 2003. But many remain or are being replaced by 'improved' security camps. This Half-Life mod is near to public release, and highlights the horrendous conditions of illegal immigrants and camp detainers in the growing documentary game genre. Escape from Woomera site | MPEG (7.2M) “By...

Posted on February, 09 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)