Game Industry News
11 July 2010
War Simulation Games
None other than the Wall Street Journal discusses board games that simulate war to teach history.
11 July 2010
BP’s “Offshore Oil Strike”
BNet (no direct relation to British Petroleum) discusses a recently-discovered game from the 1970’s that is oddly prescient.
22 June 2010
A personal disaster game
The Center for Investigative Reporting reviews the “Disaster Game”.
12 April 2010
How To Get Into The Games Industry
Nottingham-Trent’s Student’s Union’s “Platform Online” describes how to get into the Games Industry. Of course, they’re mostly talking about the video- and console-games industry, but some of the lessons may still apply.
6 April 2010
Scrabble Changes Rules For First Time In History
The Examiner reports that Scrabble® changes rules to allow proper names, for the first time ever.
5 April 2010
Spin-off board games: the right stuff, the wrong stuff?
The Ann Arbor News asks whether spin-off games (of other media) are worth it with Battlestar Galactica.
5 April 2010
Social Gaming: Legit Gameplay or a Play for Your Cash?
ReadWriteWeb asks the question: are social media games actually games?
22 March 2010
New Generation of Games Wins Gamers
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that “Lesser-known board games are bringing new enthusiasts to the table.”
GenCon: Indy
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