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CNN Student News Transcript: March 29, 2010 (CNN)
March 29, 2010
The Witcher 2 Announced, 'Non-Linear' with 'Smoother' Combat (PC World)
Atari and CD Projekt RED officially unveil The Witcher 2, sequel to the 2007 medieval fantasy roleplaying game that went on to sell over 1.5 million copies.
Newest Final Fantasy impresses once again (The Johns Hopkins News-Letter)
It has been over 23 years since Square Enix, formerly Squaresoft, graced the video game world with its first installment in the Final Fantasy series, entertaining and influencing generations of gamers and game developers alike. It would not be difficult to say that the Final Fantasy series has become a heralded institution of sorts, spawning numerous spin-offs and sequel franchises on multiple ...
The Witcher 2 Announced, 'Non-Linear' with 'Smoother' Combat (PC World via Yahoo! News)
After months of speculation and alpha gameplay footage leaks, Polish games developer CD Projekt RED finally rolled out its official announcement for The Witcher 2:
Blog Herding: Editor And Reader Picks 3/25 (Game Informer)
Every Thursday we highlight both editor and reader blogs worth your undivided attention. Now's the time to get blogging! Check out our picks this week and then get writing. Maybe your posts will appear in a future herd. Pleasures Of War "When I play first-person shooters, my emotional state fluctuates between wild jubilation and embarrassing child-like pouting. No matter how my soldier is faring ...
Goldcool, JoyMaster License Gamebryo For MMOs (Gamasutra)
Two Asian game developers, Shanghai-based Goldcool and Seoul-based JoyMaster Interactive, have separately licensed Emergent's Gamebryo engine for use in their respective upcoming MMOs. Goldcool is using Gamebryo to develop its MMORPG Magic World Online II, a followup to the studio's 2006 original game which was localized for English-speaking markets. The sequel is set to release in North America ...
50 Reasons to play... (Games Radar)
Rumour has it that Blizzard’s massive new expansion for World of Warcraft entered alpha around the same time as the final raid instance was patched into Northrend. That means we’re already counting down towards launch – and that Cataclysm should be ready this year. Here’s why we can’t wait.
RoleCraft: Balancing Roleplay (WarCry Network)
Roleplaying online or offline: Which is the superior experience? Comment | View Article
Presentation hopes to stop bullying early on in life (The Taunton Gazette)
John Reis whacked a Beckwith Middle School student named Hunter in the chest the other day.
Game Brain: Making the grade into a game (Western Herald)
By Brian Diefenbach Western Herald Picture this: instead of being graded in class, you level up, like a character in a video game. It sounds weird and intriguing, but one professor at Indiana University is giving it a shot. Lee Sheldon, a game design professor, replaced the traditional letter grade system in two of his classes with experience points [...]