Fun Raiser | The van is unpacked. The stage set. Letās party. (Photo: Brian Crecente)
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How BioShock Infiniteās Creators Are Crafting Adventure from Labor Strife, Dead Horses and the Energy of the Tea Party
https://lastchance.cc/how-bioshock-infinites-creators-are-crafting-adventure-5785338%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Some time ago, game designer Ken Levine commented wryly about the shallow pool from which video game creators get their ideas. āMost video game people have read one book and seen one movie in their life, which is Lord of the Rings and Aliens or variations of that,ā he had said. MoreĀ Ā»
NVIDIA Shows Off GeForce āFastest Graphics Card in the Worldā GTX 590
https://lastchance.cc/nvidia-shows-off-geforce-fastest-graphics-card-in-the-5785301%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
NVIDIA calls the GeForce GTX 590 the worldās fastest graphics card and quietest dual GPU, but all I can think is: My new PC is now officially outdated. MoreĀ Ā»
Nintendo 3DS Refines Your Music Taste, Finds Your Soulmate
https://lastchance.cc/nintendo-3ds-refines-your-music-taste-finds-your-soulm-5785111%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
A feature tucked away in Nintendoās upcoming portable game console tracks the musical zeitgeist of 3DS owners. Owners of the 3DS can turn on a StreetPass feature in the Nintendo 3DS Sounds application that will allow the system to broadcast what your favorite five songs are to other participatingā¦ MoreĀ Ā»
Brazilian Street Markets Arenāt As Fun Without Piracy
https://lastchance.cc/brazilian-street-markets-arent-as-fun-without-piracy-5785297%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Brazilian commenter KaiserSpiegel tells the story of the sad decline of his local street market following an anti-piracy police raid in todayās Speak-Up on Kotaku. MoreĀ Ā»
Penguin Slider Serves Up Slippery Puzzles
https://lastchance.cc/penguin-slider-serves-up-slippery-puzzles-5785220%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
When youāre a high school student, sometimes your work ends up on the fridge at home. Other times, it ends up on the Apple Store and Kotaku. Called Penguin Slider, the game is a puzzle title in which players much slide the penguin through a walled-in area. MoreĀ Ā»
Dragon Age II Writer Eloquently Defends The Gameās Sexuality Balance
When a forum poster decided to criticize the developer for neglecting the core role-playing game market ā straight male gamers ā when developing romance prospects for Dragon Age II, BioWare writer David Gaiderās response was swift and elegant. MoreĀ Ā»
Join The Umbrella Corporation In Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
https://lastchance.cc/join-the-umbrella-corporation-in-resident-evil-operati-5785388%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Slip into the uniform of a member of a crack Umbrella Security Services squad member tasked with cleaning up both the zombies and the survivors of the original T-virus outbreak in Resident Evil: MoreĀ Ā»
What Room Is Your Gaming Console In?
https://lastchance.cc/what-room-is-your-gaming-console-in-5785426%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Have video game consoles earned their spot in the family room, or are we still tucking them away out-of-sight? The measurement and information experts at Nielsen release the results of a study that shows whatās being played where in U.S. MoreĀ Ā»
Watch The Latest Debate About The 10 Best Video Game Of All Time, Cheering And Booing Allowed
What are the 10 best video games ever made? Weāll never know, but damn it, we can try to find out. Our favored method for this is Canon Fodder, a game concocted by myself and video game consultant NāGai Croal. MoreĀ Ā»
Iām spending the night with a bunch of folks at Cervantes in Denver. Weāll be playing games, listening to music and raising funds and FUN. āBrian Crecente
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