Another Kind of “Pay to Play”

On Monday, March 22, IGN reported the launch of new online gaming service: GameCrush, where you can pay girls to play videogames with you.   No, really. With GameCrush, customers – called “Players” (ha ha) browse some 1,200 profiles (including photos and free chatting) to find the perfect PlayDate. Once you find a gal you [...]

Recursive Gaming

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, [...]

Penguins on Google Earth

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 [...]

The Internet: Serious Business as Usual?

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 [...]