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Penny Arcade Awards $US10K University Scholarship
4:40AM Brian Crecente | Video game design hopeful Kyla Gorman was awarded the 2009 Penny Arcade Scholarship, which she says she plans to use to pursue a degree in game design at the University of Southern California. More »
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Oh Good, More Doritos Games For Xbox Live Arcade
12:40AM Mike Fahey | Cheesy indie advergaming returns to the 360, as Doritos announces the return of the “Unlock Xbox” video game design competition, calling creators to capture the essence of the snack chip in video game form. More »
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You (Sorta) Owe Dead Space To Aristotle
11:20AM AJ Glasser | Some deep reading over on Gamasutra on game design and narrative (courtesy of Company of Heroes narrative designer Stephen Dinehart) could be my next graduate school adventure. More »
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Bay Area Game Jam Rocks My Weekend
10:20AM AJ Glasser | This weekend, Wild Pockets, Crispy Gamer and Microsoft are teaming up to host Bay Area Game Jam – a 24-hour game development competition at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, California. More »
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You’ve Got 48 Hours, Make A Game
12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Website Boing Boing checked out the 2009 Global Game Jam, which has participants from all over the world churn out a game in 48 hours. More »
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Game Design Student Turned Model
1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Contestant on TV’s America’s Next Top Model, Asperger’s sufferer and rock climber Heather Kuzmich didn’t go from modeling to game design, but, as she puts it, from game design to modeling. More »
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What Bethesda Learned From Fallout 3
1:20AM Mike Fahey | While Fallout 3 is a resounding success, the game wasn’t without its flaws. Looking to the future of the Fallout franchise, Bethesda takes with them two very important lessons from their first attempt. More »
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Square Enix’s Magic Youthful Character Formula
2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Square Enix has a formula and has it down pat. That’s not to say all Square Enix RPGs are the same — they’re not. However, they do share similarities in character design. Here’s why. More »
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Don’t Expect A Mass Effect 2 Unveiling At GDC
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Mass Effect 2 is going to be at GDC! It’s going to be the topic of a dry, academic discussion, but still… Mass Effect 2! We’ll learn all sorts of things from this discussion, right? More »
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