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From books to games, anyone?

Published on 2011-02-25 10:20:48

The other day I was thinking about this: what electronic games came straight from books? It doesn’t count if the game is just vaguely inspired by a book setting, like the Rainbow Six series, or if the game is based in a movie which is based in > read more

Pursuit of innovation

Published on 2011-02-01 15:09:04

As usual Mathew Sakey had an interesting column last month . He writes about innovation in games and analyzes the concept of innovation itself, making a split between the conservative innovation we tend to see in most AAA games and the wild innovatio > read more

The PS3 hack and the freedom umbrella

Published on 2011-01-13 10:13:27

Another year, another post. I went back to Brazil for the holidays (it was great!) and came back decided to keep up with the PostAWeek challenge. Let’s see what happens, this is my first entry. What got me the most interested during my vacation > read more

Not all game reviewers are nuts: Gran Turismo 5

Published on 2010-12-03 12:03:09

I know, I know, I haven’t written nearly enough as I should. So here it goes, a short one. I was never much of a simulation racing fan. Up till last month, my favorite racing game series was Rockstar’s Midnight Club. I just love driving l > read more

The Graveyard Book and the meaning of life

Published on 2010-10-06 11:37:42

“He looks like nobody but himself,” said Mrs.Owens, firmly. “He looks like nobody.” “Then Nobody it is,” said Silas. “Nobody Owens.” It was then that, as if responding to the name, the child opened its > read more

It is finally here: FIFA 11

Published on 2010-10-01 12:18:13

The most important game of the year was released this Tuesday: FIFA 11. Most people I tell this look at me with an offended face (remember I’m in Canada, not Brazil!). But I do not intend to preach, I’m just expressing what the game is to > read more

Why is Tilt To Live so darn good?

Published on 2010-09-23 14:41:12

Forget Geometry Wars. If your gaming platform is the iPhone, I don’t think any game does it better in the shooter genre than Tilt To Live. The most basic description of the game I can offer is: “It is like Geometry Wars, but you do everyt > read more

Export ready brazilian metal

Published on 2010-08-20 11:07:20

I made some great friends here in St. John’s and, listening to their music, I went back to a style I thought was only part of my old music background, long gone from the mp3 player (jeez, mp3 players didn’t even exist back then) and not p > read more

Edward Burtynsky and manufactured landscapes: don’t say I didn’t talk about games

Published on 2010-08-12 13:12:05

First and foremost, the most urgent: if you are near St. John’s, run to The Rooms and see Burtynsky’s photography exibition. It is fenomenal and will end August 15th. I’m serious, don’t miss it. Yesterday I was there with Mary > read more

Video games and time: eternal brief moments

Published on 2010-08-06 16:59:22

Let me propose an exercise: think of games that have been around for a very long time. If you thought of any computer game you didn’t think big enough. The first versions of Monopoly date to the beginning of the 20th century, when Lizzie Magie > read more

Quick review: Espgaluda II for the iPhone

Published on 2010-07-21 11:10:12

I have to be honest: I’m slightly biased when talking about Espgaluda II. First of all because I love vertical scrolling shooters. And second because Guwange and ESP Ra.De., two old school shooters also developed by Cave, are in my top 3 togeth > read more