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Chicago regularly holds their Independence Day fireworks on the third, although this year is a weird one because Navy Pier will also be holding theirs tonight.It's hard to describe the urban density of the event, especially from Grant Park. There was a over a million people packed into a few city …
The Clumsys is a hidden object game that departs from the traditional formula just enough to feel like a new experience. It's Tim's tenth birthday and his friends are over to celebrate. Grandpa Albert is working on a time machine in the barn, but when he turns his back the children discover it and …
Neon has a certain glitz to it. Whether it's glittering in the lights of Las Vegas, shining in the sign of a convenience store, or just brightening up the periodic table, neon always adds a little extra to everything it touches. It was only a matter of time, then, before someone mixed the brilliance …
Breaking radio silence. As aside, I haven't done that kind of concentrated coding in some time. It felt kinda good in that tiring don't want to do it again for some time kinda way.I've managed to spend a little more time with the full version of Bad Company's online mode. I stated earlier that …
Here on the slab of land just south of Canada and north of Mexico (including bits of land in the Pacific ocean and a whole hunk of terra firma way in the north), today is Independence Day. You know what that means, right? Fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, and this year, Link Dump Friday!
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A blog from b0r3d at 1Up.com. Get your own blog by visiting http://www.1up.com.
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This blog will be all about my new game. The game is a 3d top down space scroller; a bit like Xenon2. It will be created with VB.Net using managed Directx 9. The blog will include the development issues I encounter, the game ideas I have, concept drawings and story ideas. This is an ongoing …
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Johnny Wilson preaches the virtues of independent games.
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From the Top Secret Shrapnel Games Compound...
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A video game thinktank
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Theory and criticism by Brandon Rickman
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General mumblings on game design, politics, sports, and whatever the hell else comes to mind
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