Arkadium Acquires Gamelab.com

Casual game company builds on momentum of industry growth and partners with Eric Zimmerman to offer gaming workshops to local developers.

09/29/2009 by Gracie ::
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EA Presents At Advertising Week

Electronic Arts gave a presentation on the advantages of advertising within video games as part of the Advertising Week industry conference. Titled "EA: It's Your Move. Get in the Game," company executives joined former New York Giant and current Today Show correspondent Tiki Barber at the Times Center to excite advertising executives about how effective games are in engaging consumers with brands.

 

09/25/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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Blip Festival 2009

The world's premier Chiptunes related festival returns to New York for it's fourth year! The four-day event promises to showcase tons of musicians and visual artists representing the best in low-res cutting edge.

 

09/23/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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Game On: The Video Game and Music Revolution

Meet the world's best video game musicians, composers, and industry leaders at this special multimedia panel discussion and demo exploring the phenomenon of video game music.
09/22/2009 by alexk ::
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The "Quest To Learn" Starts Next Month

The Quest to Learn school launches next month and will be the first school in the U.S. to feature a public school curriculum revolving entirely around game-inspired learning.

 

09/17/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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Nintendo World Store Scribblenauts Launch

Got plans this weekend? If not, you might want to consider heading down to the Nintendo World Store to celebrate the launch of the already-critically-acclaimed DS game Scribblenauts.

 

09/11/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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NYU Game Center Speaker: Noah Wardrip-Fruin

Noah Wardrip-Fruin, a prominent game scholar with a particular interest in the intersection of fiction and play, will be speaking at the NYU Game Center on September 17th.

 

09/10/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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Update: Event RSS Feed

Just a quick update to let everyone know that we now have an RSS feed specifically for events. You can find and subscribe to it at the bottom of the home page.

09/10/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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Dreamcast: It's Still Thinking

Ten years ago today, arguably the greatest console ever manufactured was released to the North American public. The Dreamcast was a pioneer in many respects and ultimately paved the way for many of the features we now take for granted.

 

09/09/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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Smash Worx Shares Video Of Latest Project

Smash Worx, a relatively new game development studio here in New York, has released a series of videos showing off their current project, Propaganda Lander.

 

Click through to check them out.

 

09/09/2009 by NYC_GI ::
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