In honor of the release of Boston-based Harmonix Music Systems' The Beatles: Rock Band, Governor Deval Patrick has proclaimed September 9, 2009 "Video Game Innovation Day" in the state of Massachussets.
While the proclamation was obviously spurred by the release of the Fab Four title, Patrick makes a good case for Massachussets and gaming. In 2008, the videogame companies in the state generated over $3 billion in sales. Looking back at gaming history, one of the first games ever created, Spacewar!, was designed by MIT students in 1961.
Despite all of the hype, I don't know if The Beatles: Rock Band is as important as Spacewar!, but it is damned good. Who's playing today, Video Game Innovation Day, and what do you think?
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1:20 PM on 09.09.2009
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http://adamatomic.com/canabalt/
For those of you who missed the article yesterday.
But good, some politician does something that actually looks at games positively. That's worth noting.
That said Boston kicks as in general so no surprises there. If only I could live there. It'd be Freezepop, Bang Camaro, Jaon Jett, and VAGIANT concerts every night motherfucker.
Get your hats gents, the apocalypse is finally upon us.
FIRST!
Joe Quimby ref for the win.
Actually Boston politicians have been crediting Harmonix and 2K Games for upping the cities entertainment value for a long time. When I was down there Rock Band had just been announced and Bioshock was in the works and the radios, papers, and local magazines were going completely gaga. In fact there was a time when it was rumored they might host their own convention but that was 100% bull shit.
I mean, I already wanted to move to Cambridge, but this fucking seals it...
Still GREATEST HOLIDAY EVER!!!
TODAY IS CIRNO DAY, WE ALREADY HAVE THE DREAMCAST, DON'T GIVE US MORE COMPETITION.
Dreamcast forever!!
The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown.:
The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Save Us!"...:
...and I'll look down, and whisper, "No".:
Also, Deval is actually quite shit as far as being a governor, but this makes me want to maybe give him a high five.