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Nintendo's DSi: A Caustic Look

Tim Rogers is less than impressed by Nintendo's recent announcements and the DSi...
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Today's Opinion and Links

Sound advice for evil henchmen and bosses....
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Getting WWII Right

Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford recounts his experiences of working with WWII veterans on Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
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Is Braid Pretentious?

"The term ‘pretentious’ generally obscures more than it reveals about the subject matter, but it often speaks volumes about those who throw it around"
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Japan Matters

DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole says despite a shift of power to the West, publishers must still keep an eye on Japan.
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When Board Games Meet Video Games

Chip Lange, GM and VP of Hasbro Studios at EA, explains how classic board games are being re-imagined for a broad spectrum of interactive platforms…
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An Asian FPS Coming to the West

The challenges of bringing a Korean-developed first-person shooter to Western markets...
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My Belief in the PlayStation 3 Advantage

SCEA’s Vice President of Product Marketing Scott Steinberg argues that PlayStation 3 offers more choice, across the board, than other consoles…
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A Bad Boss Can Send You to an Early Grave

Personality and workplace author Dr. Travis Bradberry looks at the problem of the bosses who make your life a misery...
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From E.T. to Star Wars

Edge blogger Pascal Clarysse argues that game / movie company relationships are struggling from the same problems that did for E.T. in '82.
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"Everyone Was Shocked"

Ensemble's Bruce Shelley talks about the closure of the highly respected studio, and the future for the people affected by the move
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Free-To-Play Must Repair Tarnished Image

Perfect World Entertainment's Director of Operations Yoon Im says the image of free-to-play as cookie cutter Asian grinders needs to change...
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"Break the Tyranny of Game Publishers"

Mark Morris, co-founder of Darwinia dev Introversion, writes how the developer-publisher relationship is "broken."
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Games Women Play

Who are female gamers and what are they playing? The answers may surprise you, according to Robert Norton, Managing Director, North America of King.com
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Next-Gen Casual Gaming

The evolution of portals will bring on a new era of casual gaming, says Joju Games director Juan Gril.
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It's Better to be Independent

Splash Damage development manager Stephen Gaffney has no idea why anyone would rather work for a big publisher over an independent studio.
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What MGS4 Taught Me About War

Trigger Happy author Steven Poole ponders the revoltingly beautiful nature of violent conflicts in media.
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The Power of Tangential Learning

In a combined video and text keynote, James Portnow presents a variety of cheap and free ways for games to fulfill the role of teacher.
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The Glory of PAX

ECA founder Hal Halpin thinks the mass media could be close to taking games seriously, with the proof being in the "sheer joy" on display at the Penny Arcade Expo.
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The Difficulty of Being Open-Minded

"How is the player supposed to be anybody, go anywhere, pick their own approach, and still find a good game?" asks EALA’s Randy Smith.