May 6th, 2008
Videoblogger, webmaster, double degree holder, and hardcore gamer? This girl just keeps gaining geek cred! YouTube philologist “Hot For Words” Marina explains the Molotov cocktails in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Say goodbye to TV stereotypes. Inside online video, busty blondes can have big brains.
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March 13th, 2008
While parodying the foibles of gamer social units is a fantastic idea in a time when games outpace movies and music, it’s the execution that won The Guild Best Original Digital Series Production at The Greenlight Awards. I’m an avid gamer myself, and I’m laughing my ass off.
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January 13th, 2008
Now that YouTube no longer offers a “games and gadgets” category, someone has to meet the needs of gamers inside online video. Enter WeGame, a video-sharing site for gamers that offers an all-in-one recorder/converter/uploader app for in-game footage.
Sure, gamers already have Fraps for recording, but the convenience of a streamlined all-in-one screencast app could prove […]
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December 10th, 2007
Online video is a killer app, but it’s not a panacea for lack of product focus. I laughed my ass off when I heard that video-on-demand was coming to the PS3, when the game console hasn’t even built up a solid library of good games yet. Thanks to Dan Reisinger for a good laugh.
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October 25th, 2007
“Player stories will always be more powerful than scripted stories told to the player.” — Will Wright, creator of The Sims.
Sometimes gameplay is stranger than any machinima. Check out the luckiest Halo 3 kill I’ve ever seen. Kudos to Bungie on creating a fantastic replay feature to immortalize gameplay moments inside online video.
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October 17th, 2007
It’s a convergence of geek cool: World of Warcraft, Creative Commons, online collaboration, and developer angst. Adobe program manager Mike Spiff Booth has an awesome hobby: he makes WoW machinima for the songs of Creative Commons singer/songwriter Jonathan Coulton. Here’s his video for Coulton’s biggest hit to date, Code Monkey.
Yes, this is the theme song […]
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