Posts tagged Virginia

MAGfest game & music festival rings in the new year

by Ben Gilbert (Dec 15th 2009 10:30PM)

Do you live smack in the middle of Virginia and thirst for a gaming event to kick off the second decade of the 21st century (we're almost at flying cars, people!)? MAGfest seeks to fulfill that desire with it's annual video game festival. The show's organizers pledge to entertain you with ...

V-Tech game creator willing to abort game for a price

by Alexander Sliwinski (May 15th 2007 3:25PM)

Australian Ryan Lambourn could have made his flash game based on the Virginia Tech Massacre and left it at that. However, the ensuing outrage and press coverage caused him to do something quite unusual -- hold the game for ransom. On his website he states that he'll take the game down from website ...

The Political Game: The Virtual Candidate

by Dennis McCauley (Sep 8th 2006 11:55AM)

Each week Dennis McCauley contributes The Political Game, a column on the collision of politics and video games: Is it youthful and hip -- or just geeky and weird -- for a major political candidate to shake hands with a furry or kiss a baby avatar in the virtual world? We'll find out in 2008. When ...