The father of gaming shares his thoughts on social gaming, and where it all went wrong.
May 14, 2008 8:49 AM

Sadly, we didn't manage to catch Nolan Bushnell for the games special edition of the Tech Weekly podcast, but I subsequently managed to track down the man who brought us, well, videogaming, and asked him a few questions. Keep reading for his thoughts on GTAIV and how it all went wrong in 1983.

by Chris Leyton

Following leaked screenshots and information, Microsoft decides its finally time to unveil its cards...

Microsoft's Gamer's Day event might have had more leaks than a rusty bucket, but it seems the conference is finally underway with confirmation of the 2008 line-up being exhibited at the show.

With one of the summer's most anticipated blockbusters - the return of Indiana Jones- due in theaters in less than three weeks, you'd expect producer Steven Spielberg to be all about movies right now.

Take Two Sues Chicago Transit Authority for Pulling of GTA IV Ads

Reuters is reporting that Grand Theft Auto IV publisher Take Two Interactive is suing the Chicago Transit Authority over the CTA’s recent decision to remove ads for the game from its vehicles and facilities.

Harvard Business Review Looks at WoW Leadership Model

So your family thinks that you’ll never amount to anything because you sit around in your bathrobe all day managing your World of Warcraft guild.

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Myth-Weavers, a play-by-post hosting site, has developed a new dice-rolling system that automatically puts in the right modifiers for important rolls without players having to look up their characters' stats. Based out of their integrated character sheet storage system, the new dice-rolling tools include the DM option to automatically roll checks for all characters in a game, among other existing features.

You could draw a line in your life, a clear division—the time before the nightmares and the time after. You think you’re the same person you’ve always been. You feel like the same person, you have the same memories. But since the nightmares started, the rest of the world feels different.

You have become what we call a “nightwalker.”

Possessing the form and memories of a human life and the elusive nightmares of a truly alien past, you must contend with a new life as something more than human.

Distorted nightmares torment you, hinting at a horrible, eternal existance in servitude. Is this your future, or your past? It's time to find others like you. There must be others like you.

Time is running out. There will be a cataclysm on this earth before they take you, you must be ready.

THEY ARE COMING!

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04.21.2006
BREAKING NEWS: J.J. Abrams to Produce "Trek XI"

J.J. Abrams, producer of hit shows Lost and Alias, as well as director of the upcoming Paramount film "Mission: Impossible III," is slated to produce and possibly direct the next Star Trek feature, according to today's Daily Variety and sources at Paramount Pictures. There is no title as yet for the new movie, but it will be the eleventh in the franchise. (Until a title is selected, we will usually refer to the project as simply "Star Trek XI.")

Bozeman, MT - Dark Matter Studios celebrates the summer heat with yet more additions to the veritable stockpile of articles and resources available on the Epic RPG Website, including an insiders’ examination of beginner and expert character sheets by designer Kent Davis at the Designers’ Blog. Full example character sheets for the “before” and “after” character are available on the Epic RPG downloads page.

Amazon.com has a listing for a Star Wars Role Playing Game Saga Edition for March 2007.

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design is proud to announce the winners of the 32nd annual Origins Award Winner. The Origins Awards recognize the gaming industry's top games and accessory products. The Academy presents the awards each summer at the Origins International Game Expo in Columbus, Ohio.

EA to buy online game developer Mythic

First posted 09:25am (Mla time) June 21, 2006
Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO -- Electronic Arts Inc., the world's biggest video-game publisher, said on Tuesday it will buy Mythic Entertainment, beefing up its portfolio of online roleplaying games.

RollInitiative.com has released seven chapters of A Book of Versus. Each chapter is available as a separate pdf. All together, it's more than 80 pages of free d20 stuff; monsters, characters, spells & magic, classes, gear, and feats!

From Green Ronin:

"Yesterday we posted a free adventure for our Blue Rose roleplaying game on True20.com and BlueRoseRPG.com.

From Blue Rose fan and Narrator Luke Walker comes "The Frog Princess," a convention adventure based around a Russian fairy tale, although all is not necessarily as it seems in this story of hatred, betrayal, and deceit. Comes complete with a set of pre-generated heroes to play, suitable for a one-game session or as part of an ongoing series. Enjoy!"