Video Games

Late last night Twitter flared with anger over a post entitled How to hire an artist by a designer of Flash-based computer games. Although we usually don't quote things so extensively, it seems that running enough of an excerpt to get the whole story is important here (plus is may be taken down). This is what the author, Christopher Gregorio, has to say about selecting an artist for a game project:

Sony Online Entertainment has a lot going on for this November's launch of the DC Universe Online game, including a fan event featuring Jim Lee and Marv Wolfman and a block party at SOE's hq. VIP Beta keys will be available at all the events, as well.

The Beat is contractually not allowed to pay attention to video games, but the E3 convention just wrapped up and we'll just direct you...

A Scott Pilgrim video game is coming from Ubisoft later this year as a downloadable game for Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. The game has been created with a retro 16-bit look and a soundtrack by chiptune band Anamanaguchi. Rating: Awesome.

The most successful entertainment offering of all time is not a film franchise or a TV show featuring Simon Cowell. It's the video game...

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff has been much in the forefront of the acceptance of comics and graphic novels as part of the new dialog...

Dave Gibbons writes to say that he and BAFTA nominated videogame designer Charles Cecil are hosting a public screening of their video game "Beneath...

You know how it is, you're a little tuckered out from smashing dragon turtles with your +45 Clout Mace, whilst wearing your Imbued Plate...

Bryan Lee O'Malley pays tribute to a classic Capcom poster with this Scott Pilgrim image. It will be available at the upcoming PAX show.

The game was created 25 years ago today. Learn more about the creation of "the world's greatest video game" here. I don't know about you,...

The big video game show, E3 is back this year, after a few unsteady, scaled back years. We're just not up to code where...

Following Kochalka's account of a particularly vivid dream featuring a video game, a fan made a video game based on the dream! So, you might...