Let Your Freak Flag Fly

Gonna let it all hang out at Dragon*Con, where 20,000 sci-fi enthusiasts meet up, make merry, and sometimes cop a feel.

"...convention, Atlanta's annual four-day feast in August of costumes, gaming, panel discussions, and the occasional naked, drunken gropefest. This..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Looking to the Future

"...in peripherals like graphics cards and so on. And gaming seems to be driving 3D and virtual reality programming...."

March 2, 2001 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Playing on the Past

"..."I didn't even know they had classic gaming expos," says Fregger. "I would attend one if it..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature by Chris Baker

High Scores

"...book Halcyon Days, featuring interviews with the fathers of gaming: http://dadgum.com Atari Historical Society Virtual Museum: http://www.atari-history.com Activision re-releases:..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature

Restart, Shutdown, Sleep

A Glimpse at SXSW Interactive

"...BEST GAMING WEBSITE www.comedycentral.com/southpark/shootup I guess I don't have ShockWave on..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...his way. But Spector is hot property in the gaming world. Too hot, it turned out, to even fantasize..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Cream of the Tech-Top

The Year in Multimedia

"...which makes a Windows 95 computer into a hot gaming machine. Publishers have finally bid a sad farewell to..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Rooster Teeth Shutting Down

Austin studio behind Red vs. Blue winding down after 21 years

"...as a viable alternative funding mechanism for movies. Moreover, gaming-based shows like Let's Play and Achievement Hunter were ahead..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Legislature Signs the Check on a Big Boost for Texas Creative Industries

Rebate funding is up, but it's not as simple as it seems ...

"...the state's tax rebate program for film, television, and gaming production. That would be a 344% increase over the..."

June 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gabrielle Zevin Talks About Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Author discusses gaming and the secret meanings of green at BookPeople

"...the storytelling aspect of games and the creation of gaming as a new creative medium. “Video games are an..."

April 4, 2023 Arts Post by Joelle DiPaolo

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Speaking of reappraisal, expect debate around The New Americans: Gaming a Revolution, a rebuttal to the swathe of documentaries..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ways for Grownups to Act Like a Kid This July

Youthful diversions from kickball to video games

"...A podcasting, gaming, and animation convention bringing the best entertainment and community..."

June 30, 2022 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The supersonic hedgehog zips through a distracting two hours

"...blue hero across 8-bit obstacle courses, but within the gaming world, it’s no secret that throughout the 2000s the..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

BIPOC POP Shows the Diverse Faces Under Superhero Masks

Truth, justice, and a better tomorrow

"...events. Taking place March 10-11, it's a two-day comics, gaming, animation, and multimedia arts symposium hosted at UT-Austin. The..."

March 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Ikram Mohamed

GameStop: Rise of the Players

How a collapsed stock leveled up

"...2019 a handful of day traders saw that the gaming retailer was potentially undervalued by corporate investors that bet..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night

New adaptation of the MMORPG anime

"...piece, but even then its approach to online and gaming culture is uneven (plus, it's been 20 years since..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram

On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments

"...musicians on Twitch. The Austin couple helped pioneer the gaming-oriented service as a stable home for music broadcasts, one..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Extra Life is Back in IRL

Rooster Teeth's big annual streaming charity fundraiser returns

"...Life? Founded in 2008, the organization brings together the gaming community for livestream events that benefit Children's Miracle Network..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest

Gaming documentary is no tribute to the solitary player

"...Gaming documentaries, especially those in the sweaty passageways of classic..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Screen News: Animation, aGLIFF, and the Alamo Village

Incentives get funded, aGLIFF gets glam, and the oldest Alamo is reopening

"...Texas film, gaming, and TV incentives roll on. In the recent session,..."

July 30, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's Next for RWBY?

Highlights of this week's panels from RTX

"...That’s not the only gaming news. Specialty publishers Limited Run have teamed up with..."

July 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hero Mode

Gaming romp takes a family-friendly look at developer life

"...open world RPG slog-a-thon: all before Pixelcon, the big gaming convention that will seal their fate. Cue the inevitable..."

June 4, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Why Darren Lynn Bousman Came Back For Spiral

Rock, racks, vices and games: the story behind the new Saw

"...Opera, and post-Saw IV had moved into augmented reality gaming with projects like The Tension Experience and its erotic..."

May 12, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mortal Kombat

Blood knives! Fatalities! GORO!

"...and most successful attempt at turning the Mortal Kombat gaming franchise into a film franchise. That "most successful" tag..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Will the Texas Lege Roll the Dice on Gambling This Session?

The gambling caravan is back, but it’s losing momentum

"...As veteran Lege-watchers can attest, gaming campaigns – including those behind the Texas Lottery, semilegal..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Monster Hunter

The beast-slaying game gets the Paul W.S. Anderson treatment

"...the Resident Evil franchise) would put their number two gaming series, the massively successful Monster Hunter series, in his..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised

Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves

"...food, beverages, and many fun activities, such as a gaming room, Nerf battles, panels, exhibit spaces, and workshops...."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Clarissa Rodríguez-Abrego

Atari Announces Plans for Austin Hotel

Yeah, like the games – but don't get too excited

"...studios. Considering the rapid expansion of professional and competitive gaming, this could potentially make an Austin location a destination..."

Jan. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Timeline of Collegiate E-Sports in Texas

"...two rooms into the 24-seat Sector 7 Energy E-Sports Gaming Arena. 2019..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

Now Streaming in Austin: RTX For Austinites

A new way to get a taste of Rooster Teeth's annual convention

"...and their distinctive take on gamer culture beyond simply gaming. Of course, there will also be live competitive gaming,..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

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