Monday, December 8, 2014

Gaming Round-Up: December 8, 2014

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Interview:  Steve Hogarty has not interviewed Peter Molyneux, and has written an article and transcript of that not an interview for PCGamesN.

News: Jaw-dropping gameplay footage released for new Legend of Zelda title

News: Ralph Baer, Inventor of Home Videogames, Dies at 92

10 video game cinematics that’ll give you chills is a predictable look back at your favorite cutscenes, beginning with Diablo III.

Ben McGrath has a long and fascinating profile of Sasha Hostyn, aka Scarlett, “the most accomplished woman in the young history of electronic sports,” namely Starcraft II: A Star And Her Craft. This is so Nerdy. Always amazed at all these sub-cultures in today’s world.

Check out this Hard Drive Built Inside Minecraft

Following his review of Never Alone for Eurogamer, Daniel Starkey has written about the representation of American Indians in game development, with excerpts from an interview with John Romero.
Mapcore examines examples of Level design in The Last Of Us.

MoviePilot remembers Awesome Video Game Proposals

Paul Dean looks back on Warcraft 2: "We thought it was great because Warcraft 2 was the ideal game for us, for teenagers who needed that perfect mix of the stimulating and the silly. [...] You were both an economist and a strategist. Fail in one role and you could not succeed in the other."

Vandalism, insults and sex - a day in the life of a games designer: "Holly Gramazio has a curious life, designing games that reflect human behaviour and intrigue her players. But is that really a proper job?"

Vice declares I Am Bread to be the Weirdest Video Game of 2014.

You can now read the first half of Stephen Beirne's work on the art of camera and composition in Final Fantasy VII for free.  The other half is available now to his Patreon backers.


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