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Celebrity in the Games Industry: Were Worth It

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2008-10-15 06:55:43 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...games industry and how developers are finally being treated the way that they deserve to be; as rockstars It then occurred to me that it doesnt just end with developers. Indie developers, game writers, fan artists, bloggers, comic artists, critics, amatuer video producers are all now becoming celebrities, even within their collected...
 
Tags: celebrity, games industry, industry, games, celebrity stems, anti-celebrity role, celebrity status, games celebrity, developers
 
 
 
 
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Link Out (12/10/08)

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2008-10-12 05:00:24 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...Game Design article as its a sarcastic take on the cultural convenience of using Russians as the default video game villains. Despite the humour of the article, I find the observation to be an intriguing one. Been planning on writing about cultural convenience for a while. Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked There arent many...
 
Tags: time, game, game ultimately, review time, game design article, games, video games, article, free time
 
 
 
 
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Feel the Magic

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2008-10-10 11:47:42 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...game fans. Back then gaming seemed to possess this wonderfully infectious energy about it that saw you and all your friends enchanted by its very greatness My brother then asked me if games were still this magical today, and I think it is. The only difference between now and then is that now Im older, and have a greater understanding of...
 
Tags: time, time periods, games, popcap games, magic, prime, avid game fans, pretty steady trek, experience
 
 
 
 
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Making Games Relevant

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2008-10-08 14:44:37 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...games. I came up with the following list of comparisons between the different entertainment mediums to highlight my point. These are all just rough ideas which I have tried to constrict to a median range Literature Teaser 30 seconds 2 minutes (blurb Sample 10-25 minutes (first chapter/few pages Completion 3 - 10hrs Music Teaser 20 seconds...
 
Tags: minutes, relevant, minutes 1hr, video games demand, video games, flash game, teaser, completion 525hrs, game
 
 
 
 
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Smoking Metaphor

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2008-10-06 07:45:42 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...games many metaphorical elements to discern a connection to other something article worthy. I think Ive got one, Im sure that Ill have a few more in future, here goes Spoilers, of course, including the game's conclusion Throughout the Metal Gear series, smoking has always been significant, to a certain degree. Theres obviously a connection...
 
Tags: metal gear solid, snake, snake converses, snake reaches, solid snake, binds snake, snake fiddles, snakes, snakes smoko
 
 
 
 
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Indie Play Impressions (4/9/08)

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2008-10-03 15:05:14 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...gameplay is orientated around dismemberment of a fractal shape. Each fractal has a series of increasingly powerful turrets layered within it. To completely destroy the fractal you need to clear each wave of mounted turrets until the whole unit is destroyed. From there, the pattern repeats and another fractal surfaces with greater complexity...
 
Tags: shape, fractal shape, fractal, fractal surfaces, fractal fighter, game, game plays, half, game feels half
 
 
 
 
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DS Play Impressions (Before China)

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2008-10-02 05:28:30 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...game design is really where its at. Basically Tecmo have taken this teeth-crunchingly difficult franchise, suited only towards hardened players and added some breathing space to the play mechanics so that it can be enjoyed by a wider group of players while still respectable to its roots. All actions are performed with the stylus; you draw a...
 
Tags: franchise, guitar hero franchise, game, 128mb game card, short game, play, game design, guitar hero, game eases
 
 
 
 
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Games and Culture: A Case Study

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2008-09-30 06:52:06 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...Game Design . Id been thinking a lot about games and its relationship with culture leading up to that piece, with the hopes of writing a couple of follow on articles expanding on the issue My travel to Shanghai has done a lot to postpone and yet at the same time nurture my thoughts on culture. Now that I am over here and settled, Ive finally...
 
Tags: culture, culture affects games, culture affects, world, world culture, games, culture bred, design, game design
 
 
 
 
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Gaming Observations from Shanghai (China)

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2008-09-28 08:36:10 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...games are big in China, much as they are around the world A driving force behind that are Internet Cafes (Wang Ba) which provide facilities for the most popular games in China this includes games that can be played locally, as well as access to movies, instant messaging and a wealth of other services Many of the internet cafes are themed...
 
Tags: games, video games, popular games, popular, arcades, time zone arcades, includes games, popular arcades game, china
 
 
 
 
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Back in the Chair

2008-09-26 08:02:54 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
 
Thats right after two failed attempts, the third is a charm! Im back online and ready to plug away at some more articles for your pleasure. Im fortunate in that Ive managed to get in at the right time too, being the Friday before the national festival which gives me a few days off I should be back in the swing of things soon enough. Life over...