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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
[This Mathew Kumar-conducted interview is interesting because it shows that, even in the 'hardcore PC' space - as Tilted Mill are - there's interest in self-publishing and taking further control of one's own destiny - also see Stardock, Gas Powered, etc.] In 2004, Massachusetts-based developer Tilted Mill Entertainment released Children of the Nile , a city building game set in ancient...
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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
[GameSetWatch's sister programming mag/website Dr Dobb's Journal has been running the Dr. Dobb's Challenge game competition in association with Microsoft Visual Studio, with $10,000 in prizes for modding a Windows and Windows Mobile sample game . Here, contest organizer Mathew Kumar is kind enough to outline the winners - go check em out!] It's been an intense few days of judging and...
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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
[Over at virtual worlds site WorldsInMotion.biz , we're continuning with the Worlds In Motion Online Atlas , penned by Mathew Kumar - looking at the rapidly advancing free-to-play online game biz. This time round, it's the much advertised-on Gaia Online, and worth noting that I think it's awesome how Mr. Kumar is cutting cleanly through the hype and pointing out what works - and...
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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
[Our sister site on virtual/online worlds, WorldsInMotion.biz , is still blasting it - and seems to have secured the Dunder Mifflin Infinity website creators for its Austin GDC Summit in September, haw. It's also continuing to profile free-to-play sites/worlds, and this time, Mathew Kumar pokes at the avatar-tastic WeeWorld.] Here's an overview of WeeWorld , a social network built upon the WeeMee...
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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
[It's nice to check out the regional gaming scenes sometimes, and Russia is one of the most intriguing ones, with a massive, largely PC-based submarket that's starting to produce some genuinely interesting games. Hence, this Mathew Kumar-helmed chat with pre-eminent Russian game publisher 1C.] The Russian market is booming, with companies such as EA making inroads, and Russia's largest...
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GameSetWatch (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
[There's actually been a string of these Games For Health -related write-ups on Gamasutra and our Serious Games Source subsite, thanks to notetaker Kyle Orland and embellisher Mathew Kumar, but I'm just cross-posting the particularly interesting ones. This one is just that, since it shows that big companies are starting to care significantly about games as a medium.] Continuing our coverage...
