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Writers self-depreciate to mask the belief that they're actually pretty awesome, which masks the deeper suspicion that maybe they are not.
The comedian @marcmaron had planned to commit suicide in his garage. Then it became the venue for his resurgence: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/inside-marc-marons-garage …
The endgame of most MMOs is (unwittingly) critical of capitalism: you become a character who has everything in world, except for a purpose.
Contrast with Tetris, a Soviet creation, a game about the futility and suffocating nuisance of acquisition.
If you doubt that video games are political consider that most are simply themed systems of acquisition (virtual money, goods, power).
20xx: the ice caps have melted, the ozone later is devoured. 'Here Comes the Sun' plays through a tannoy and humanity screams for mercy.
No Man's Sky's universe is too vast for human playtesters. @hellogames has created bots that take and deliver screenshots of remote planets.
Our own sun will die before you visit every planet in No Man's Sky (and other extraordinary facts for @techreview): http://www.technologyreview.com/news/529136/no-mans-sky-a-vast-game-crafted-by-algorithms/ …
The last 'man walks into a bar' joke that need ever be written: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/11/18/guy-walks-into-a-bar …
NPR's @onthemedia interviewed me about my story for @NewYorker on the kiss that saved The Sims last week: http://www.onthemedia.org/story/kiss-saved-sims/ …
We’re happy to introduce the new http://newyorker.com . Read more about the changes, in a note from our editors: http://nyr.kr/1rDjlUZ
I was on NPR 's @onthemedia talking about LGBT inclusion in mainstream games, following @SimonParkin's segment:
http://www.onthemedia.org/story/gaymes/
On the Media
Hideo Kojima on his ambition to reveal a different view of America in his games than that promoted by Hollywood: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/18/hideo-kojima-interview-metal-gear-solid-phantom-pain …
here comes the sun nana-na-na but don't get too attached because in 2.8 billion years it will die and extinguish all life why sun why
YouTubers (and mag editors) who fail to disclose advertorial risk two years in prison in the UK. My investigation: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-16-blurred-lines-are-youtubers-breaking-the-law …
Complementary article by gamasutra's @RaveofRavendale from last week if you'd like further data/ reading: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/219671/Pay_for_Play_The_ethics_of_paying_for_YouTuber_coverage.php …
First time I've been gazumped by an interviewee while reporting. Yogscast's statement was interview material they pre-emptively made public.
£10k for a 'like'. A cut of game sales in exchange for coverage. Unmarked advertorial. Investigating YouTubers: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-16-blurred-lines-are-youtubers-breaking-the-law …
Decision made: a personal moratorium on the word 'indie' in my work. Its imprecise, political and increasingly sullied by marketeers.
BAFTA Nominated Designer/Writer - Stanley Parable. Designer, Actor and Weirdo!
I talk about games on the wireless and bitch about trains. I know people, yeah, those people. 'Twitter; a Stasi for the Angry Birds generation' Stewart Lee
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