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Advanced Thinking: Dr. Jess
It’s not so surprising that famed game developer Will Wright plays Advance Wars every morning over coffee. AW is a thinking person’s game, and who makes more cerebral games than Mr. Wright–the father of all things Sim?
What’s more surprising is that after Mr. Wright acknowledged his Advance Wars addiction at the conclusion of GDC, is that he went on to add that he enjoys a round… Read the full story>>
Nobson’s ComicCon Report #1
I’ve been going to ComicCon for years, but I’ve never encountered so many people out of costume. It actually makes me uncomfortable that I’m wearing my Princess Leia chainlink slave girl costume in this crowd. Some of these posers actually gave me looks that seemed to indicate that I was the strange one.
The good news is that I actually saw Leonard Nimoy and Stan Lee chatting… Read the full story>>
Ram: Unusual northwest customs
Ram Danger blogs on ABWAB about IGNN’s recent move to its new home in Issaquah, Washington, where the local salmon stream seems to be filled with more corporate executives than fish, which he finds curious. Read the full story>>
Having Fun in San Marco (Vasco)
Vasco DeBean blogs from sunny San Marco about his latest loves, including new social mystery game Pen Island Friends, which will scare your socks off! Read the full story>>
Somewhere In Antarctica (Cremella)
With international agents still searching for me, I’ve spent the last several months playing games at a secret ice palace located somewhere on the expanse of the Ross Ice Shelf, completely alone except for the occasional visit from really sad looking Emperor penguins. It’s cold as anything, but I warm up with sessions of Wii Sports Resort Plus II. Super looking forward to my next hideout and playing Dark Void.… Read the full story>>
Savvy Rocks (Fawn)
I’m in love with Style Savvy, but a friend of mine who knows someone who once worked at Nintendo says that a whole lineup of new Savvy games are on the way and now I’m so excited I can’t run my shop anymore. Ram wants me to do a series of previews of imaginary “savvy” games, so I’ve been making a list: Truck Stop Savvy (running a successful truck stop… Read the full story>>
- Rare Countdown to the End?
June 7, 2010 |Manworthing-On-Pebble, UK–Rare’s website is ticking off the days to some unknown and potentially catastrophic event that has kept the gaming world teetering on the edge of its seat for days. The Imaginary Game News Newtwork (aka Network) speculates as to the fate of gaming, mankind and a squirrel. Read the full story>>
- Ogelstomp To Rescue Games
March 24, 2010 |REDMOND, WA–Industry newbie, Marcus Oglestomp has a plan to save the gaming industry. Read the full story>>
- Nintendo’s Head Games
March 16, 2010 |KYOTO, JAPAN–Nintendo Co. Ltd. once again failed to confirm if the company has chosen to leapfrog the current generation of HD television sets for a future, higher definition technology that appears only in players’ minds. Read the full story>>
- Stock Game Investigated
March 15, 2010 |PROVIDENCE, R.I.–Start-up, OmniGood Games, has seen a meteoric rise in stock value of more than 10,000 percent over the past two months even though OGG hasn’t released anything except for upbeat press statements. Now the SEC wants to know what’s afoot. IGNN’s Nell Chase investigates. Read the full story>>
- Microsoft discovers idiot programmer
March 5, 2010 |REDMOND, WA–Protests of shock and dismay were heard throughout Microsoft today as the news spread that an employee in the Xbox group was actually an idiot. Is it possible that the Big M is a fool’s paradise? IGNN looks into charges of descrimination and drooling. Read the full story>>
- Graffitinauts Banned In 12 States Before It Is Even Announced
March 3, 2010 |SALEM, OR–Legislators across the country, seeking to stem the tide of reckless, society-changing videogame projects, have taken the unprecedented step of banning a non-existent game. IGNN has the reaction from both sides of the controversial decision. Read the full story>>
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