Sunday, July 12, 2009
Street Scribblenauts Fantasy
12:00PM David Wildgoose | We’ve seen Mega Man, Phoenix Wright, the Left 4 Dead cast and others get the Scribblenauts treatment. But we haven’t seen Street Fighter and Final Fantasy VII characters receive the same. Until now. More » 
Who Won Those Conduit Prize Packs?
10:00AM David Wildgoose | Last week we ran a giveaway for Sega’s upcoming Wii shooter, The Conduit. We now know who won. More » 
Sunday Supplement: “In less than an hour I’d made my first game.”
9:00AM David Wildgoose | Welcome to your Sunday reservoir of interesting writing about video games. Grab your reading jacket, a cup of coffee and get ready to exercise the brain.
GameSetWatch: Can Murder And Games Meaningfully Meet?
Christian Nutt ponders how murder can carry weight as a narrative device when gaming’s body count is, well… countless.
GameSetWatch: Can Games Become ‘Virtual Murder?’
On the flipside, Benj Edwards assesses just how close games have come to being real “murder simulators”.
Eurogamer: Koda Game Lab
The ever-eloquent Simon Parkin creates “the best unicycle-based, sea-predator-themed, crooner-soundtracked shoot-’em-up you’ve never played” with Microsoft’s design kit Kodu.
Critical Distance: Critical Compilation: BioShock
Michael Clarkson presents a sterling summary of everything of value ever written about Rapture.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Gaming Made Me
The lads from RPS (and some developer friends) explore their gaming influences in fascinating, funny and deeply personal fashion.
Toad Revealed To Be Ungrateful A-hole After All
9:00AM Owen Good | Blah blah blah, thank you Mario, another castle, etc. … But magnify the sprite and we see the rancorous contempt Toad has had for us for more than a quarter-century. More »
Bethesda Re-Teases PS3 FO3 DLC
8:00AM Owen Good | Owners of the PS3 version of Fallout 3 noticed June come and go without any DLC – as originally promised – released for their console. What gives? More »
Gizmondo Honcho Gets 18 Months In Fängelse
7:00AM Owen Good | That’s Swedish for “the slammer.” Bo Eriksson, lesser known for his role heading the failed portable called Gizmondo, more known for bizarre behaviour including wrecked cars and arson threats, is headed there. More »
Ultracade Cabinet Founder Faces Federal Fraud Charges
6:00AM Owen Good | The former owner of Ultracade Technologies, a maker of MAME-style arcade cabinets, is looking at a 35-count federal indictment for fraud, theft of trade secrets, and trafficking counterfeit goods. More »Uncharted 2 Full Of Cliffhangers, Literally
Rumour: Tomb Raider Reboot Art, Details Leaked
4:30AM Owen Good | A site claiming to have a mole inside Eidos has published pictures purportedly of concept art and other collateral for a Tomb Raider reboot sequel, which figures to be both open-world and survival horror. More »
