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Weekend Reading EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Grand Theft Childhood authors live in concert tonight 7 Cheryl K. Olsen and her husband Larry Kutner have everything it takes to become the next big names in the videogame media wars. So far the only really well known figure we have is Jack Thompson, ... Weekend Reading: Grand Theft Childhood 17 While I'm certainly not the first person here on Destructoid to talk about Grand Theft Childhood, it's mostly been relegated to highlights of others' discussions or a mention on Podtoid. As per u... Weekend Reading: Silently over the Hill? 18 A few of us here at Destructoid love to have the crap scared out of us. I know for a fact that Jim, Dale, Colette and I all have periodic competitons to see whose erection for Silent Hill is larg... Weekend Reading: Unrequited love in videogames 28 I've found myself cursing at the members of my party in Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea from time to time. I'll chastise the characters for not hitting their targets, or dealing less damage tha... Shadow of the Colossus' controls are an exercise in art 72 The "videogames as art" movement is a funny thing. Artsy wooks like myself love to wax philosophic about the potential that games have in terms of narration or eliciting meaningful, emo... Weekend Reading: Videogames and the auteur theory 35 A large portion of the videogames as art debate focuses on games telling serious stories, having deep meaning, and being fairly unique. Yet, there's another issue within the games as art debate t... Weekend Reading: And the award goes to... 25 While mucking up Podtoid 37, I really liked the question about the industry maturing. While videogames are definitely more mainstream, with regular articles covering the industry in the New York ... Weekend Reading: Zombies! Enemy design in games 26 Zombies aren't an integral part of video games, but dammit, they should be. Sparked by watching Resident Evil: Extinction, I began to think about enemies in video games. Mostly the run of the mil... Weekend Reading: Saving your game 65 Ever since the inclusion of the NES cartridge battery, we've had a way to save our progress, giving ourselves a little break from the constant struggle to beat a game in one sitting. It was a tru... Weekend Reading: Cutscenes and the effort to tell a story 28 Most every game that hits the shelves attempts to tell some sort of story. Whether it be a tale of a captured love, who lies in a faraway castle, or one of revenge, striking down those who cursed... Weekend Reading: Bridget is straight 65 From time to time, I love to play devil's advocate. Such an opportunity came across recently, and so I wanted to turn it into a full-fledged post. This week, I'm delving into the depths of /bridg... Weekend Reading: Goozex or Goosex? Hot game trading action inside! 22 Sounds promising, doesn't it? Well, this week, I've sat down with Mark Nebesky, one of the co-founders, and the CMO of Goozex, Inc. For those of you that don't know, Goozex is a game-trading site... Weekend Reading: What's the deal with PC games? 56 In the attempts at coming up with a title for this week's column, my mind kept coming back to Seinfeld. I suppose it's because the question kept popping up in my mind after I was trying to kill ... Weekend Reading: What Sony needs to do to pull ahead 43 So, this week we've seen a ton of news come out from Sony. Early on, we got the announcement that they'll be cutting the price on the PS3 60GB model by $100, sending the sales of the syst... Weekend Reading: Pen and paper versus console RPGs, part 3 10 Yes, this is The Haloing of this Weekend Reading arc of mine. Finally, the comparison between console RPGs and pen & paper RPGs will come to a close. The two will duel it out in epic combat, ... Weekend Reading: Pen and paper versus console RPGs, part 2 10 Last week, I talked about the difference in storytelling and feeling between pen and paper RPGs and console RPGs. This week, I'm going to be talking about system mechanics and gameplay for th... Weekend Reading: Pen and paper versus console RPGs, part 1 18 The first part in Leigh's "Building a better RPG" mini-series got me to thinking about storytelling in RPGs. I agreed with some of the points in her article, especially the fact tha... Weekend Reading: An interview with a father 9 For this week's session of Weekend Reading, I went and got a few questions in with Mike, the managing editor of GamerDad.com. The site has features and game reviews with a focus on ... Weekend Reading: The encroaching mass of casual games 25 Let every man, woman, and child know of the threat of casual games. They're infecting our schools and our consoles! Children sit in between classes and play Cooking Mama and Phoenix Wright. P... Weekend Reading: A possible solution to region locking games 19 Japan is the holy land for gamers since not only are most of the companies that create our favorite games are located there, but also because Japan is a treasure trove of games that have never ma... Weekend Reading: Casual games for hardcore gamers 15 I just love it when I can pick up and play a game for 10-15 minutes, or however long it may be, and just play. I'm not necessarily talking about something like Guilty Gear or Red Steel or any... Weekend Reading: What if the PS3's launch was a year later? 25 We've all heard people say that Sony should have waited a year to launch the PS3 -- and they're right. The thing is, very few actually go into why this would have been a good move fo... UK's Official Nintendo Magazine: Resident Evil Edition 6 The UK's latest issue of Official Nintendo Magazine has the markings of greatness stamped all over it. Not only is it featuring what's new concerning the Resident Evil 4 port and the Wii&... Weekend Reading: eBay or Virtual Console? Meditations on retro games 27 I'm one of those people who really despised the idea of digital content for games. In my heart, I'm a collector. If you head down to my basement, you'll see racks of DVDs, several boo... Weekend Reading: Remakes, revamps, and the fabled definitive version 30 Right, so let's get the confusion over quickly: I'm not DMV, I'm his mid-season replacement. But just like any proper stepfather, I'll only be around long enough to shatter your s... Weekend Reading: An open letter to Christophe Gans 37 Dear Christophe Gans,How are you doing? My name is Brad Rice, and I'm one of the writers here at Destructoid. Not only that, I'm also planning to go into the film industry once I'm ou... Weekend Reading: Time management and gaming 25 Work or games? That's the question that's been plaguing me this week since I picked up Super Paper Mario on Tuesday, knowing full well that I have a paper due in a week, several articles ... Weekend Reading : What's up with all these Final Fantasy games? 20 Square Enix's announcement of yet another Final Fantasy game a few weeks ago has the interwebs abuzz, lauding the publisher's ability to both take their franchises in exciting new directions an... Weekend Reading: Why I'm worried about the Wii [Update] 82 Many of you discount Summa for what he says about the Wii. You can just call him a Wii hater and assume that he was assaulted by Reggie when he was a young child. Yet after continually playing wi... Weekend Reading: Arcade oddities 17 Ocassionally, I walk into the local arcade here in Syracuse, just to check out what they've got in there. From time to time I come across some things that make me do a double take at what I&#... Weekend Reading: Moral choices in gaming 27 Y'know, sometimes it's just impossible to find a picture that depicts what you're talking about in an article. In an abstract way, I guess this picture fits well. Over Sprin... Weekend Reading: How Sony can turn around their awful public image 49 Since DMV is hittin' the books hard this week, I've been asked to fill in his Weekend Reading shoes and give y'all a nice little feature to ponder as you meet with friends and do wha... Weekend Reading: Goodnight Gamecube 43 "My point is that from a first-party perspective, just like Microsoft doesn't put out new original Xbox games, Nintendo is no longer supporting GameCube. Can you confirm that?""... Weekend Reading: Some more upcoming video game movies 36 A few of you might remember a while ago that I did an article on some upcoming video game movies. Well, because of its extreme popularity, I've decided to bring it back, but this time, I'... Contest Reminder: Win PC gaming goods for the best alternative K&M photos 133 Due the flood of emails we've received with questions about how to participate in this contest, we've decided to simply it.  Ok, here's the deal -- Destructoid scored some cool I... Weekend Reading: seven games that should become movies 33 After reading The Escapist Magazine the other week (Nex loves them too), I thought back to a piece that I did a while ago about some upcoming video game movies. As a student of filmmaking and a g... Weekend Reading: Nintendo, step your game up 80 I was excited as hell for the Wii as it approached launch time. I waited in line for it at launch, and was number 37 at the Best Buy here in Syracuse. I loved it while I had it, up until Winter B... Weekend Reading: Life at CES 16 Before I start this article, I'd like to thank a mystery man named Adrian who was kind enough to return my backpack to the Lost and Found on Thursday at the Convention Center. You saved my a... Weekend Reading: Arcades, where have you gone? [Update] 66 What ever happened to the arcade scene here in America? I wasn't really aware of arcades until I was 12 or 13, and actually got into playing Time Crisis and Metal Slug. Yet for me, these ga... Weekend Reading: What I want to play b3yond 11 As a follow up to a previous Weekend Reading, I've been thinking about what sort of games I'd like to play on each of the systems. What this article will delve into is what sort of genre... Weekend Reading: My love affair with Guilty Gear 25 Guilty Gear holds a special place in my heart above all other competition games. Over Guitar Hero, Taiko Drum Master, Street Fighter, and all other games where I have to compete against other pe... Weekend Reading: Interview with Esca [Update] 82   This week's Weekend Reading is an interview with the ultra-hardcore gamer Esca. You may know him from Pure Pwnage, and our resident Ninjtendo considers him a rival, or a possible ... Weekend Reading: When am I going to get to play b3yond? 38       With this new generation of consoles now all released, there are going to be a whole host of new expectations awaiting them. Sony has given us raw power, Nintendo h... Being a gamer is hard work? No way! 10 I was reading Stuff.com this morning and stumbled across this article lecturing readers about the difficulty of getting into the video game industry. David Hodgson, author of a little book called... It's raining men: My mancrush on Final Fantasy XII 24 I want more heroes like Final Fantasy XII's Balthier. No, wait -- I want all heroes to be Balthier. Let's simply replace every character in every game with Balthier and be done with it. N... Weekend Destructainment: 10 videos that make you want to punch CTZ. 14 While CTZ is off being Asian (or whatever the hell that ninja bastard is) I am here running Destructainment. Why? Well, because I'm stupid and I volunteered. Damn. In any case, hit the break ... More Halo book pages 0 Since a few of you asked for it, I decided to deliver on more of the book Halo: Ghosts of Onyx. Now, it's impossible (both legally and time-wise) for me to scan everything and put it up, so I'v... This week in Destructoid 0 Since Dtoid seems to be blowin' up like atomic bombs in the underwhelming new show Jericho, I've decided to go ahead and introduce a new weekly feature that will give those of you who missed it... This week in Destructoid 0 Since Dtoid seems to be blowin' up like atomic bombs in the underwhelming new show Jericho, I've decided to go ahead and introduce a new weekly feature that will give those of you who missed it... The 2K7 Prize Pack winner ... Go Crazy, Dtoid 0 The results are in and the undisputed rap champ goes to TheMemphisGrizzlies for his Dtoid/NBA 2K7 remix of Young Jeezy's Go Crazy, and also won the pity of the editors by purchasing NBA Live. M... NERDCORE #2 - More video game ladies uncovered 15 Yeah, I know. I'm the man. First I brought you Destructoid's notoriously famous Video Game Bikinis and now back with a vengeance! We've received permission to present you with a gallery of the ... Weekend reading -- pixelated nudity: part 2 0 Video games have proven to contain so much sex or sex related elements in them throughout the ages that I just had to write a part 2 to my Pixelated Nudity article. So here's come some more pi... Weekend Reading: Most anticipated Xbox 360 games 0 Grim and myself have each made our own "Top 10 Most Anticipated Xbox 360 Games" lists to give you Xbox 360 owners an idea of what to keep an eye on if you've lost track of all the upco... Some Upcoming Video Game Movies 5 Instead of paying attention to my group members today during a project meeting, I decided to surf IMDB, looking for the oh-so-wonderful video game movies. All in all, I've dug up 17 movies,... Weekend Reading: Interview with Game Designer, Derek Daniels 0 Our Dtiod Readers first got to know the inner workings of game designer, Derek Daniels' minds when we posted about his article, "Will Wright=Jenna Jameson" from his own personal blog, but now w... Weekend Reading: The Lack of High Class Games 0 An article by Ernest Adams over at Gamasutra got me thinking about "high class" video games. The article is an interesting read, but Adams doesn't really discuss what a "high class" video game ... Weekend Reading: How to make a good movie-based video game 0 Since "How To Make A Good Property-Based Video Game" is a bad title, I simplified it to this. After seeing ads for Monster House's video game, I was flooded with memories of some really awful g... Weekend Reading: Faith Naked Interview 0 This week I sat down and talked to Faith Naked for awhile and threw a bunch of the readers' questions at her. Some of your curveballs I gave her were along these lines: 'Are you a man?' 'Why ar... Why You Don't Wanna Turn Your Girl into a Gamer. 0 As a girl gamer, I heard all about it: Guy gamers want girlfriend/wives that play games too. I see the articles all over the net that give tips on how to turn your girl into a gamer, but trust... The Case For Educational Games 0 After reading this story from GamesIndustry.biz, I got to thinking about educational games. I'm sure we all remember those horrible games that whored out Mario's name, like Mario Teaches Typing a... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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