Posted on 13 June 2008 by trippenbach
OK, it had to happen. Here’s a game about . . . making a game. A Massively Multiplayer Online game.
Behold, MMORPG Tycoon.
I await the outpouring of user reviews.
In related news:
Latest from Blizzard, and it’s hot:
‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing ‘Warcraft’
Plus, no matter what game you’re playing, red team wins more often. [...]
Filed under: Games | Tagged: Games, gaming, MMORPG, MMORPG Tycoon, red team, Science, the onion, World of Warcraft, WoW | Leave a Comment »
Posted on 19 March 2008 by trippenbach
Something’s afoot on the interweb. It’s The 21 Steps, a thriller story set . . . in Google Earth.
This is the latest offering by Six to Start, an ARG design team based in London. The founders, brothers Dan and Adrian Hon, were part of the Cloudmakers network that cracked The Beast (one of the first [...]
Filed under: internet | Tagged: ARG, Charles Cumming, gaming, new media, Penguin, Six to Start, storytelling, The 21 Steps | 2 Comments »
Posted on 29 January 2008 by tanith6227
Wired magazine recently ran an article on griefing in online games.
trippenbach thought it was pretty good:
“We’re just in it for the LULz”
Games are powerful, and these guys are just reminding people to regain media awareness once in a while. Makes you appreciate it more.
Plus, these guys are wicked. Programming a rain of bouncy pink phalluses? [...]
Filed under: Games, internet, ranting, raving | Tagged: gaming, Goons, media, Wired | 27 Comments »
