Crunch – The Shame of the Industry
Chella highlights the alleged working conditions at Team Bondi this week, with mandatory 12-hour days, no vacation and no credit given for good work. Is this how we want to run our industry?
Chella highlights the alleged working conditions at Team Bondi this week, with mandatory 12-hour days, no vacation and no credit given for good work. Is this how we want to run our industry?
Chella returns after a week at Glastonbury, and brings us a message of more environmentally friendly gaming, perfect for an industry where small changes could make a big difference.
A lot has been said about the hardware announcements at E3, but Chella looks at some of the games that also made a huge splash. And check out some of these dazzling trailers.
Yu Suzuki, the man behind Shenmue, Space Harrier, Out-Run and Virtua Fighter has joined Tokyo-based Premium Agency as advisor and executive game producer. The industry veteran and key Sega figure will offer his expertise in the development of new fighting games for Xbox 360 Kinect, as well as social games for mobiles. Suzuki-san said, "I’ve been looking for the idea of "integration of the technology and entertainment faithfully as a producer and game creator." He went on to talk about Premium Agency’s "pioneer spirit" and the development of games for worldwide markets. Premium Agency develops video games and CG animation … Continue reading Yu Suzuki Joins Kinect Development Team
Chella laments the fact that while L.A. Noire is a great game, it barely falls within the Noire genre. Still, it shows that games can tell a great story, and sets itself up for one heck of a sequel.
The great Sony stolen data crisis is winding down, so Chella looks back on the situation, and finds that the company blundered at nearly every turn. Here’s how not to handle a crisis.
With all the hate columns flying around, you would think our editors don’t like games anymore. Chella sets the record straight with the eight things she loves about our favorite pastime.
This week Chella lists the eight things that probably annoy all of us about games and gaming, but she takes it to the next level, declaring her unrelenting hate for the deadly eight.
Filled with irreverent humor and juvenile kills, Bulletstorm is a game that never takes itself too seriously. And if you do the same, you’re in for one heck of a good time.
A trip to London’s Ballet Black has Chella wondering why there isn’t more diversity in the game industry, and thinking up ways to attract more women and minorities.