Written by Erin Bell The idea to make an adventure game based on the Wizard of Oz novels was one that indie adventure gamer designer Dave Gilbert had been playing around with in his head for a while, but it took a meeting with PlayFirst at the Game Developer's Conference - and a subsequent publishing deal - to finally make it happen. Dave takes us "behind the game" for a closer look at the making of Emerald City Confidential, his witty "noir" take on the land of Oz. Added: February 27, 2009 at 10:52AM EST
Written by Erin Bell Supposedly girls now make up one third of the gaming landscape, but figures like that seem hard to believe while strolling through the crazy maelstrom that is the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Sure, there are a fair number of women there—behind PR desks, or latched onto their gamer boyfriends looking very tentative. Then of course there's the third group: the booth babes. Added: November 9, 2008 at 1:33AM EST
Written by Erin Bell It never ceases to amaze me how irrationally defensive so-called "hardcore" gamers can get when the subject of casual games comes up. It's fine and dandy when the umpteenth zombie frag-fest or World War II-themed first-person shooter is announced (yawn), but a game about running a restaurant or beauty salon? The sky is falling! Added: November 9, 2008 at 1:21AM EST