June 6th, 2011
Galley Friend. M.C. sends along the story of the week:
1 commentPrisoners at a labor camp in northeast China were forced to slay dragons and battle wizards in online games to earn virtual gold that prison guards then sold for real currency, the Guardian newspaper reports.
About 300 prisoners at the Jixi labor camp, located about 18 miles from neighboring Russia, were required to play games such as World of Warcraft and Everquest to earn credits that could be later hawked online to other gamers for cash, former prisoner Liu Dali told the Guardian.
Why Liberals Play Videogames Like Conservatives
February 17th, 2011
In theory, I really applaud this Monica Potts pieces in the American Prospect because it’s a serious, but not totally joyless, exploration of an interesting aspect of videogames. But in practice, Potts seems so torn up by the politics of everything around her–Civilization, the Sims, 24, The Blind Side (a “racially problematic movie”)–I found myself wondering how exhausting she must find daily life.
Also, winning diplomatic (vote at the U.N.), technological (space race to Alpha Centauri), and cultural victories in Civ isn’t as hard as she makes it out to be on the game’s lower- to mid-levels.
3 commentsThe Great Gatsby–for NES
February 17th, 2011
The Pig sends along the link. It’s great sport.
The Pig adds:
0 commentsI hope someone comes up with The Catcher in the Rye video game next. Go from prep school to the big city to the loony bin, taking out phonies along the way, with a bonus round of Holden catching as many children falling over the cliff as he can in 30 seconds.
The Brothers Mario
December 16th, 2010
Courtesy of Galley Friend M.W.
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