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Great interview with Tim Schafer on venturebeat, on Double Fine’s 2 million dollar kickstarter campaign to produce a new old-school adventure game and a making-of documentary-

Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer misses point-and-click graphic adventures from the early days of video games.“I miss making them and I miss playing them. Because there’s a certain kind of player who doesn’t really like a lot of the games that are popular now,” he said.

via Double Fine’s Tim Schafer on Kickstarter success: “I did not expect this” interview | VentureBeat.

That Game Company’s meditative PS3 exploration game Journey, which I wrote about here, is finally looking at a public release date. If you have a PS3, this is a must-buy.

Journey ventures to PSN on March 13 for $15 [update: March 14 for EU] | Joystiq.

You just have a few days left to get the Thunderbeam Soundtrack as well as a ton of other amazing game soundtracks (Sword&Sworcery!) at

Game Music Bundle 2.

Portions of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society with an optional donation to Child’s Play.

 
These are pretty fabulous- anatomical cross-sections made with rolled paper.

Thanks, Chris!
Anatomical Cross-Sections Made with Quilled Paper by Lisa Nilsson | Colossal.

The Octopus Project will be playing tomorrow night (Friday) at Mohawk in Austin. I’ll be tagging along to help out with the first live rendition of the Thunderbeam theme song. 😁 🎸

FEB. 10TH: THE OCTOPUS PROJECT : Mohawk.

What does an Oxford bioethics teacher and a former member of Cut Copy (?!?) know about videogames? Come find out this Sunday, February 12th, at 4PM, at The Foddy Winter Olympics: our ninth edition of JUEGOS RANCHEROS at The Highball that will show you exactly why Bennett Foddy‘s become one of indie gaming’s most notable (and funniest!) cult-hit creators.

juegosrancheros.com — FANTASTIC ARCADE presents JUEGOS RANCHEROS: The Foddy Winter Olympics.

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I liked this editorial in the Guardian, loosely touching on the Golden Globes but mostly picking at the rusty gilt veneer of the star system.

Theyre mugs, really, film stars. Sure, they are ludicrously well-paid for their success, and for accepting, encouraging and nurturing that sinister adulation reserved for human archetypes. But they are also particularly pampered, tethered goats, the front-of-house display for an industry that makes fortunes for many others, others who are much less obliged to present and foster "a public image", and much more able to keep their private lives private.

via Whod be a movie star? They are little more than pampered, tethered goats | Deborah Orr | Comment is free | The Guardian.

I got to play a large chunk of the entrants this year as a judge and it was really inspiring and great. The list of finalists is a list of what-to-play in the coming year.

Link.

Vlambeer’s much loved Super Crate Box is now available on the iOS App store. Halfbot did an excellent job with the conversion.

Vlambeer’s smash hit SUPER CRATE BOX brings back the glory of the golden arcade age when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list! Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it’s time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can. Prepare for an arcade delight with tight controls, refreshing game mechanics, cracking retro art and a terribly hip chiptune soundtrack.

Super Crate Box won numerous awards, including prizes by IGN, EDGE, IndieGames.com and a nomination for ‘Excellence in Design’ by the Independent Games Festival. So far, over 85 million crates have been collected worldwide.

App Store – Super Crate Box.

Kaba 2 : Otomo Katsuhiro Art Book Coming Soon | Halcyon Realms – Link.