In Real Life

The Video Game Art Of Christian Lorenz Scheurer

You probably don’t know him by name, but you’d know him by his work: Christian Lorenz Scheurer has provided concept art for movies like The Matrix, Titanic and The Fifth Element.


July 5, 2011
In Real Life

An Odyssey Of Murder, Sorrow, And Peril

On March 24, 2007, 22-year-old Lindsay Hawker went to a cafe with a man she had met only days earlier, Tatsuya Ichihashi, then 28. Ichihashi had approached her on the train and then followed Hawker home, asking her for a drink of water. She acquiesced.


January 27, 2011
In Real Life

How Japanese Gamers Express Nerd Rage

Let’s say you don’t like a game. It pisses you off. If you nerd rage, you might do something to the game. Something bad. In Japan, that typically involves scissors.


November 29, 2010
In Real Life

Final Fantasy Creator’s LEGO Creations

When not working on video games or grooming his mustache, Hironobu Sakaguchi enjoys playing with LEGO.


October 28, 2009
News

Is This A First Look At The New Mistwalker Game?

Mistwalker, the developers behind Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, are hard at work on a new title.


October 20, 2009
News

Mistwalker Enters “Finishing Stages” On New Project

Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey developer Mistwalker are hard at work on something new, something unannounced, something that’s apparently entering the “‘finishing’ stage” according to moustachioed founder Hironobu Sakaguchi. Unfortunately, that something is probably not a LEGO surfing RPG.


June 21, 2009

Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games

Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation.


May 7, 2009

Mommy Dearest: The Best And Worst Mothers In Video Games

Mothers have it tough in video games – they get killed off, turned evil, or their children leave the nest to save the world. And their kids probably don’t call home often enough.


May 6, 2009
News

Final Fantasy Creator Mentions New Projects, Says Something About LEGO

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game developer behind Final Fantasy and Xbox 360 RPG Lost Odyssey, is hard at work on a new role-playing-game and building four-wheel-drive LEGO.


January 28, 2009
In Real Life

Voice Acting In Video Games

Voice acting in video games makes for popular feature fodder – check out these two articles on vocal talent behind video games if you don’t believe me.