Gamesblog Archive of weekly Gamesblog columns by Aleks Krotoski and Keith Stuart
At long last, EA gives us reasons to be cheerful Keith Stuart: Electronic Arts now sees its studios as autonomous city-states, allowing them to retain creative freedom
Thumbs up and down for Olympic gold Aleks Krotoski Aleks Krotoski: Even if computer games made it into the event lineup in London 2012, I'd have to regretfully refuse the invitation to join Team GB
Why being pirated can be profitable Keith Stuart: The world of browser-based Flash games is the industry's last bastion of unregulated, every-coder-for-himself anarchy
Capturing game data is the future Aleks Krotoski Alexs Krotoski: Mark my words: the future will be determined by what you do on your home console or via your PC
iPhone joins mobile game revolution Keith Stuart: There's a major mobile gaming bugbear that the iPhone addresses and N-Gage never did - the interface
In praise of the bizarre games Aleks Krotoski The award for most unlikely book-to-game goes to Super Noah's Arc 3D
Physics is coming to the fore in games Keith Stuart: It seems Capcom has stumbled across an interesting new way to teach us about physics. It's going to trick us into learning
Is X Factor watching you on your webcam? Aleks Krotoski: I have often wondered if the talent bods at Sony HQ are crowded round the Eye Toy TV footage of my living room, swooning at the extraordinary talent that's blaring through their monitor
Guitar Hero, Rock Band ... isn't it all a bit Peter Gabriel? Keith Stuart Keith Stuart: It's great that the mainstream media has switched on to videogames as an inventive and exciting form of media rather than the work of Beelzebub and all his techno-demons
Kong is king as Hollywood finally frames a game story Aleks Krotoski: Movies based on videogames suck. You want proof? Two words: Street Fighter. Another two: Resident Evil
Games get in the fast lane Keith Stuart Keith Stuart: Videogame culture is now entering an era of hyper-acceleration, for which the Nintendo Wii is partially responsible
Why is the book world threatened by gamers? Aleks Krotoski Aleks Krotoski: There's a shift afoot in storytelling, one unavoidably inspired by computer games and new technologies
Racing games? It's all about the carnage Keith Stuart Keith Stuart: The car deforms with total authenticity, losing chunks of metal amid a flurry of complex physics calculations
Drop that controller and head outside Aleks Krotoski Aleks Krotoski: The location-based gaming movement is a transparent attempt to reclaim the concrete jungle
A unique experience for every player Keith Stuart: While Rockstar is gets the plaudits for GTA IV, it could be another game that proves 2008's most groundbreaking title
Why gaming will survive an economic meltdown Keith Stuart Keith Stuart: Our readers are more likely to make sacrifices elsewhere than give up buying games
Rock, paper, scissors, and the theft of accordions Aleks Krotoski Aleks Krotoski: Who needs to know about war, pestilence and rigged elections when there's so much distraction online?
SpongeBob is the real threat to our kids online Keith Stuart Gamesblog SpongeBob SquarePants is the latest brand to turn to online social networking
It's official: gaming won't turn you into a serial killer Aleks Krotoski Aleks Krotoski: The Byron Review highlights a generational gap that harks back to the heady early days of rock'n'roll
Is the neverending story of gameplay v narrative over? Keith Stuart: Most games fail to create immersive interactive narratives - they just chuck in a few plot-building scenes and hope for the best
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