Game Boy

Local development company Game Titan grows up, but stays young at heart

"...When Eric Kinkead got his start as a video game programmer, the cartridge was king and a joystick was..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Local Video Game News

Composer vs. union, E3 madness, pigeon love, and more.

"...If you follow the video game industry, then your Twitter feed is probably lousy with..."

June 11, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Local Video Game News

Esports news on the web, Barfcade comes to town, and more

"...a terrible week for makers and lovers of video games. Locally, things were significantly brighter with new shows, contests,..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

The Controllers (For Now)

Any and all of these companies – some big, some small, some downright tiny – are worth a look, and many are producing games you've probably heard of

"..."the List," which has been culled from the Austin Game Developers site (www.agd.cc) and other sources...."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Good Games for Adventurous Imaginations

Away From the Computer Screen and Back to the Table

"...catch-all term for the hobby devoted to paper role-playing games, board games, card and dice games, and more.These are..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Allen Varney

Choose Your Own Adventure

A short list of the most promising games slated to hit home systems before Christmas.

"...of everything is crap. In the world of video games, it's more like 98%. It's a daunting, often unrewarding,..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Brendan Sinclair

Packs a Punch

Chances are you've seen Powerhouse Animation's work, whether you know it or not -- its portfolio includes Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, Disney TV's The Proud Family, and plenty of local TV spots, ad campaigns, and one-off Flash animation projects.

"...got was beyond anyone's expectations: the Jen Saves Ben game, a freestanding video game console (actually an old Galaga..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...British control; writer-director Neil Jordan's success with The Crying Game and Interview With the Vampire has allowed him the..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...learn to play by the narrow rules of the game, and to keep their stories within a certain range..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

Playing on the Past

"...ache in your button thumb --a remembrance of video games past...."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature by Chris Baker

Playback: ACL Fest Platinum

Lucky 13 marks the biggest ACL Fest yet

"...and fields, and determine opportunities for growth. Local consultants Titan Music Group have begun holding focus groups and will..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Coach's Corner

"...A football game, between two teams I don't especially care about, just..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...Lions at Titans..."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Coach's Corner

Any Given Sunday bites, but no worse than the Coach's prognostications last week. Old wisdom: The Colts are the best in the league. New wisdom: Titans may be for real.

"...reference. This guy, if he ever watched a football game in his life, probably dreamed of being the kicker...."

Jan. 21, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Boo-ya!

Let the Summer Games Begin …

"...of your economy. Unfortunately, the mouse controls of the game take a lot of getting used to, so expect..."

June 8, 2001 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Before the God of Thunder rocks the skies, every MCU film reviewed

"...Tony Stark outing himself as ol' shellhead- changed the game for the mysterious superhero thing...."

July 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Powerhouse Animation Is Making a Mark

Local studio continues to expand portfolio

"...provide hand-drawn animation for the digital age: commercials, trailers, video-game cut scenes, motion comics, character shorts to fill out..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crosstalk: Plains Brings Out Hoyt Van Tanner, DIA on Día Centers Live Music Funds, and Black Pumas' Eric Burton Teases His "Own Work"

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...get fired. At EQ Austin’s fourth anniversary shindig, the game aligned similarly, if with less foreboding – Get hired...."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council: What Do We Want? Money!

Who needs it? Fire stations, cops, and scooter companies.

"...to a handful of zoning cases. Police Bargaining: Waiting Game..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Review: Mark Morris Dance Group

'Mozart Dances' exhilarates with exuberant playfulness

"...undercut the sobriety of a dance drawn from a titan of classical music, keeping it light, lively, human...."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

'Karma' Chameleon

Is crowdsourced content the wave of the future?

"...era when a film force like Lucas and TV titans like Matthew Weiner, David E. Kelley, and David Simon..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...Netflix? Diversification has been the name of its adapt-or-die game plan, and it's working: If you need a Deicide..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

New Documentary The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story Tunes in to the Channel That Changed TV

Shorts, Dudes, and Good Burgers

"...in 1996 Nick was an $8 billion global TV titan...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...Media with Jaboukie Young-White (Connection & Culture): Social media titan and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent, Jaboukie..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Turns Out Final Weekly Band List

De La Soul, Mavis Staples, Ximena Sariñana highlight 10th lineup drop

"...A-Game (St Louis, MO.)..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Bombs, Beto, and the Biggest Music Stories of 2018

“Playback” recaps the news, trends, and controversies of the year. Outrage level: high.

"...plant. Opened in March, Gold Rush Vinyl changed the game locally by giving Austin artists and labels a relatively..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...by aggressive management, Dorham never learned to "play the game," to leverage his ability in navigating the music industry's..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Gray – has blessed tracks by Jamila Woods, the Game, and Wiz Khalifa, but forthcoming sophomore LP Introduction to..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

The Luv Doc: A Li'l Spendy

The kind of economic Übermensch G-Dubs prayed for back in '07

"...sound like your boo is bringing that kind of game...."

April 7, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place: Total Gayhem

Where my queers at? GayBiGayGay, b'duh.

"...AND NOLA BOUNCE It's a night of bounce, featuring Game Ova Hound, Magnolia Rhome, Lucky (Johnson from Treme), Killy..."

March 14, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

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