News 10-Sep-2006
Stick It to the Man (Wired News)In the game Ragdoll Avalance II, control the life of a very floppy stick figure with a low tolerance for falling blades. In Table of Malcontents.
How's the Weather Up There? (Wired News)Hypothetical, stereotypical Canadians respond to the spectre of global warming ... through song! In Table of Malcontents.
Why men in tights work for MMOs (GameSpot)BioWare combat designer acknowledges that a lot of massively multiplayer online games look and feel the same, but adds there are some good reasons for it.
Home Depot Invasion (Wired News)What happens when 225 people enter a home-improvement store and start moving in slow motion? Someone creates a web page about it, of course. Plus: A cookie sings the blues. In Table of Malcontents.
The Chronology of a teen?s business: MCC student hopes to make a name in the world of video games (Muscatine Journal)Editor?s note: ?Where Are They Now? is a Muscatine Journal series published on the first and third Mondays of the month. Former Muscatine Journal editor Gil Dietz is producing this feature and welcomes comments and suggestions.
WildTangent, Jagex's RuneScape Ink Deal (Mediaweek)WildTangent, one of the top publishers of casual, Web-based games, has signed a deal with the U.K.-based game publisher Jagex Ltd. to sell advertising within runescape, one of the most popular "MMOGs" - or Massively Multiplayer Online Games.
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