Documentary

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Media Regulator Investigating Misuse Of Video Game Footage

1:00AM October 11, 2011 | Brian Crecente

British communications regulator Ofcom is investigating how a UK documentary examining possible connections between Muammar Gaddafi and the IRA confused video game play for actual IRA footage of a helicopter being shot down. More »


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Documentary Confuses Game For Terrorism Footage

11:50PM September 27, 2011 | Brian Crecente

A UK documentary examining possible connections between Muammar Gaddafi and the IRA apparently confused video game play with actual IRA footage of a helicopter being shot down. More »


In Real Life

This Video Game Documentary Looks Gorgeous

7:30PM July 28, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Jonathan Drake (aka Animatronic Ackbar) is putting together a documentary on the competitive fighting game scene. It’s looking good! More »


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Viral Freestyler Eli Porter Gets His Own Documentary

2:00AM July 20, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Remember Eli Porter? You probably wouldn’t by name. But he’s the kid who went viral in the “Iron Mic” freestyle competition with the famous “I’m the best man. I did it.” line. And for some reason filmmakers Trent Babbington and Walker Warren decided to make a documentary about that moment – and I’m glad they did. More »


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Arcade: The Last Night At Chinatown Fair Is Coming Later This Year

7:20AM June 17, 2011 | Mike Epstein

Documentarian Kurt Vincent says that after raising over $US29,000 through Kickstarter he plans on releasing his film, Arcade: The Last Night at Chinatown Fair, this spring. [Arcademovie.com]


In Real Life

Get Your Minecraft Story In The Minecraft Documentary

6:15PM June 2, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

2 Player Productions is currently toiling away on a very slick-looking documentary about indie sensation Minecraft. Want to be in the flick? Here’s how. More »


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New York’s Chinatown Fair Arcade Could Live On In Documentary

11:30AM April 27, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

New York’s infamous and grungy arcade holdout, Chinatown Fair, shut its doors earlier this year. Should you have happened to miss this momentous occasion or simply miss the sights and sounds of the decades-old hangout, it’s now the subject of a documentary, one that you can help become reality. More »


In Real Life

The History Of Adventure Games, Get Lamp, Ready To Get

9:40AM July 31, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Do you love the computer adventure game? You know, Zork, Planetfall, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and anything that falls under the “interactive fiction” description or bears the Infocom publishing label. Then get Get Lamp, Jason Scott’s long-in-the-making documentary. More »


In Real Life

This Could Be The Beginning Of A Beautiful Mass Effect 2 Cosplay

7:00AM June 11, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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Holly Conrad wants to be part of a Comic Con documentary. To do so, she and her friends are creating the ultimate Mass Effect 2 cosplay, complete with female Shepard, Tali, the Illusive Man and an animatronic Grunt. More »


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You Can Help Fund Indie Game: The Movie

6:20AM May 19, 2010 | Mike Fahey

After covering the 2009 Game Developers Conference, BlinkWorks Media decided they wanted to create a documentary film that studies independent game developers as a way to understand the medium and the theory behind video games. More »