http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/game-on/2012/02/06/review-l-a-noire/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/game-on/2012/02/06/review-l-a-noire/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:25:21 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272691 Dan Golding is running late. It's 1947 and he's supposed to be on the other side of downtown Los Angeles. This is L.A. Noire, the blockbuster thinking man's video game: slow and unusually contemplative. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/game-on/2012/02/06/review-l-a-noire/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/14/video-games-explosion-as-duty-calls-gamers/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/14/video-games-explosion-as-duty-calls-gamers/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:50:44 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258935 Crikey intern Alexander Cornwell.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/11/14/video-games-explosion-as-duty-calls-gamers/feed/ 2 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/13/charlie-brooker-modern-warfare-3 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/13/charlie-brooker-modern-warfare-3#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:02:17 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=258966 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Charlie Brooker was struck by the following conclusion: that all the characters are loaded with "dick-swinging machismo." ]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/13/charlie-brooker-modern-warfare-3/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/19/freeplay-video-games-art-form/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/19/freeplay-video-games-art-form/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:02:39 +0000 Ben Eltham http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=242106 Ben Eltham talks to festival director Paul Callaghan about the festival's program and some of the trends affecting the sector. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/08/19/freeplay-video-games-art-form/feed/ 1 http://problemwithstory.com/2011/07/why-do-video-game-movies-suck/ http://problemwithstory.com/2011/07/why-do-video-game-movies-suck/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:34:16 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=233386 TPWS. ]]> http://problemwithstory.com/2011/07/why-do-video-game-movies-suck/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/29/the-snow-white-test-helps-overturn-violent-video-games-law/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/29/the-snow-white-test-helps-overturn-violent-video-games-law/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:02:31 +0000 Greg Barns http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=232188 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/29/the-snow-white-test-helps-overturn-violent-video-games-law/feed/ 10 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/06/27/online-games-a-useful-tool-for-public-health/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/06/27/online-games-a-useful-tool-for-public-health/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:10:49 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231818 Mae Hurley. ]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/06/27/online-games-a-useful-tool-for-public-health/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/contentmakers/2011/06/06/mark-day-games-and-innovation/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/contentmakers/2011/06/06/mark-day-games-and-innovation/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:05:19 +0000 Margaret Simons http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=227699 Margaret Simons rebuts a Mark Day column that says her ideas are kooky.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/contentmakers/2011/06/06/mark-day-games-and-innovation/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/16/simons-innovation-in-journalism-let-the-games-begin/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/16/simons-innovation-in-journalism-let-the-games-begin/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 02:59:24 +0000 Margaret Simons http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=223346 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/16/simons-innovation-in-journalism-let-the-games-begin/feed/ 7 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/daily-proposition-a-game-for-political-wonks/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/daily-proposition-a-game-for-political-wonks/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 03:03:43 +0000 Ben Raue http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=221995 Ben Raue.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/05/10/daily-proposition-a-game-for-political-wonks/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/18/daily-proposition-watch-the-battle-of-kong/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/18/daily-proposition-watch-the-battle-of-kong/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:12:43 +0000 Crikey Intern http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=218274 The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters? follows Steve Wiebe's struggle to be recognised as the world Donkey Kong highest score holder. It's a fascinating insight to men's self-perception and self-worth, says Laura Griffin.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/18/daily-proposition-watch-the-battle-of-kong/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/07/daily-proposition-go-to-war-in-3d/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/07/daily-proposition-go-to-war-in-3d/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:13:01 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=216104 Crikey reader Dave Sag.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/04/07/daily-proposition-go-to-war-in-3d/feed/ 6 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576092460302990884.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576092460302990884.html#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:29:02 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=198965 Jane McGonigal. ]]> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576092460302990884.html/feed/ 0 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/sports/16videogame.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=sports http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/sports/16videogame.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=sports#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:31:04 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=186762 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/sports/16videogame.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=sports/feed/ 0 http://kotaku.com/5647896/the-politics-of-presidential-appearances-in-video-games http://kotaku.com/5647896/the-politics-of-presidential-appearances-in-video-games#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:58:45 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/27/game-on-the-politics-of-presidents-in-video-games/ Owen Good. ]]> http://kotaku.com/5647896/the-politics-of-presidential-appearances-in-video-games/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/08/daily-proposition-pack-yer-six-shooter-and-play-dead/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/08/daily-proposition-pack-yer-six-shooter-and-play-dead/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:19:29 +0000 Daniel Barrett http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=170257 Red Dead Redemption. Best described as Grand Theft Auto, but set in the wild west, RDR offers the same wonderful amoral gameplay.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/08/daily-proposition-pack-yer-six-shooter-and-play-dead/feed/ 0 http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/30/fighting-game-drinking-buddies/ http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/30/fighting-game-drinking-buddies/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:19:28 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=168618 http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/30/fighting-game-drinking-buddies/feed/ 0 http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/05/pac-man-30-years/ http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/05/pac-man-30-years/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 03:09:42 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=140781 Wired has a great interview with its creator Toru Iwatani about how the game came to life.]]> http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/05/pac-man-30-years/feed/ 0 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20005577-52.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20005577-52.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 02:41:14 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=140735 Google logo joining in the festivities. The little gobbling blob was the first video game to ever win mainstream popularity. ]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20005577-52.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1/feed/ 0 http://www.businessinsider.com/lifetime-gaming-2010-3 http://www.businessinsider.com/lifetime-gaming-2010-3#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:11:38 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=122465 Business Insider goes inside the mind of the girl gamer.]]> http://www.businessinsider.com/lifetime-gaming-2010-3/feed/ 0 http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/asia/100111/video-games-ban-Australia http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/asia/100111/video-games-ban-Australia#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:23:20 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=112755 increasing their accesibility to kids.]]> http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/asia/100111/video-games-ban-Australia/feed/ 0 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1234465/When-Lego-lost-head--toy-story-got-happy-ending.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1234465/When-Lego-lost-head--toy-story-got-happy-ending.html#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:24 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=105695 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1234465/When-Lego-lost-head--toy-story-got-happy-ending.html/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/why-we-need-an-r18-classification-for-video-games/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/why-we-need-an-r18-classification-for-video-games/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/why-we-need-an-r18-classification-for-video-games/ Joel Vaughan.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/why-we-need-an-r18-classification-for-video-games/feed/ 7 http://kotaku.com/5384643/i-kept-playing--the-costs-of-my-gaming-addiction http://kotaku.com/5384643/i-kept-playing--the-costs-of-my-gaming-addiction#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:00:40 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94171 http://kotaku.com/5384643/i-kept-playing--the-costs-of-my-gaming-addiction/feed/ 0 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/contentmakers/2009/10/07/a-new-game-for-journalists/ http://blogs.crikey.com.au/contentmakers/2009/10/07/a-new-game-for-journalists/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:30:51 +0000 Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=91613 Patrick Brosnan. The average gamer is now 33 years old, but the journos are still writing for attention-deficient 13-year-olds. It's time the industry grew up.]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/contentmakers/2009/10/07/a-new-game-for-journalists/feed/ 0