The End of the Zombie Plague
Jim Rossignol shotguns him some zombies, really the zombie infestation of gaming, writing, “My issue with the zombie archetype is that it is largely without a villain, and we need specific villains” in games.
Sketching the LittleBigPlanet
Boing Boing has sketches and art from Little Big Planet as well as a little meditation on its wonder, joy and charm. Very little, mostly art.
Machinarium
Machinarium is a gorgeous game illustrated with colored pencil. Read a review and see the trailer here. (thanks, alex!)
The Eternal Game Backlog
Tales of the Rampant Coyote extols the virtues of waiting to buy a game: “Them’s that wait long enough years get the ‘Platinum Pack’ with all the expansions fully integrated in and patched to the latest level for a big discount.”
Old Becomes New
The Vintage Game Club starts Thief: The Dark Project soon.
“Total Nowhere Emotion Expansion”
What is “Total Nowhere Emotion Expansion?” It’s a digital art exhibit on the back of a trailer in Australia. “Eight artists from five countries have mashed together snippets of online culture – chatrooms, Second Life, online dream journals, first person shooters and more – to make some interesting […]
The Cultural Gutter 