FF2012: Day One of Fantastic Arcade

It's all about money, stories, and nerds.

"...your thing, the party tomorrow is courtesy of Montreal gaming collective Kokoromi and local game-culture website Venus Patrol (read..."

Sept. 20, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Whipping Gamers Into a Frenzy

A taste of the Fantastic Arcade

"...has made him a divisive character in the indie gaming world even if praise for his long-developed game, Fez,..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The AggreGAYtor: August 17

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Dadaist improv troupe the Westboro Baptist Church announce..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Scare for a Cure Starts Halloween Early

Local cancer charity scaring up volunteers today

"...After several years out at gaming icon Richard Garriott's place in the Hill Country, this..."

Aug. 4, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Neighborhood 3: Requisition Of Doom

Theatre proves a most relevant medium for addressing issues about video game culture

"...in a virtual world is one question that the gaming media has struggled to ask seriously, as developers thrill..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Fitzmaurice Quits Texas Film Commission

UPDATE: TXMPA president praises exiting TFC executive director

"...the film incentives, its biggest beneficiaries have often been gaming companies. Proponents have always argued that they are a..."

July 6, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Geopolitical Fault Lines

Austin's latest attempt at single-member districts is getting a mixed response

"...every single member of the current City Council, is gaming the system by pushing for the 8-2-1 proposal, knowing..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Hey, Dark Phoenix, Who's Your Daddy?

Why, that'd be Chris Claremont, wouldn't it?

"...be signing his many books at local comics & gaming emporium Dragon's Lair this Friday night. (You already know,..."

July 4, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Week's Waste of Time

Where do all those free, online games come from?

"...scene, but its founders are legends in the free gaming biz. Terry Cavanaugh has been featured in this column..."

June 22, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Players' Guide

The Retro Studios rumor mill; and betting on games at Gambitious

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Way We Watch Now: Case Studies

Five experiments in theatrical-on-demand

"...clicked for me," Kelley notes. He'd caught the video gaming documentary at the 2011 Austin Film Festival, and while..."

June 22, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...and project-based workers. This is especially true for film, gaming, and other creative industries. ... The effort to effectively..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

ATX Television: Bailey Breaks into Anime

'Party of Five's Scott Wolf hangs with the vocal elite for 'Kaijudo'

"...fact, there's been so many franchises that blur the gaming/anime lines (Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh!) etc etc that it's arguably a..."

June 6, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

Two free games to kick off a lazy weekend

"...Tyler Glaiel and Nitrome supply your fix of free gaming. Here's your chance to while the the work-day away,..."

June 1, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Not So Much With Teh Suck, Actually

Or: What, things aren't awesome enough for you yet?

"...from the Church of the Friendly Ghost; and a gaming community to die (and be instantly re-spawned) for; and..."

May 17, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Board Game Gets $900K

Those ogres better thank the Kickstarter gods

"...Kickstarter funding. Another in a long line of Austin-based gaming successes including Venus Patrol, God of Blades, Thunderbeam, Banner..."

May 16, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Links to the 8-Bit Artisan

A clickable companion to the Party Time! Hexcellent! story

"...Computer Museum, or Femicom, culls much of early console gaming's mixed bag of "girl games." Here's one of my..."

May 3, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Cancer Fighters, Quick on the Draw

Artists Against Cancer celebrates this weekend

"...auction at Thunderbird Coffee (including pieces by comic and gaming icon Joe Maduiera, the Austin Modern Quilt Guild, and..."

April 19, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Kids Really Are Alright

In with the new, out with 'someone's scary grandmother'

"...Quiet Company and Fresh Millions and adds skating and gaming competitions to benefit the Conscious Rider Center for Equine..."

April 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

This Week's Waste of Time

What makes a game a Waste of Time?

"...can include in an article before the interest of non-gaming readers wanes...."

April 9, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Vigil Games Lays Off 80

But opportunity is right around the corner

"...and fans of cool stuff are all invited; no gaming experience necessary. Check out the Juegos website for more..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

In Play

Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind

"...South by Southwest Interactive panel, Jamin Warren, editor of gaming culture mag Kill Screen, described developer Thatgamecompany as making..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Hockenyos Gets Creative ... Again

Austin should embrace its identity as a cultural mecca

"...city officials reason to refocus their cultural attention on gaming and digital media. "[G]ame designers are able to access..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Interactive Introduction

All the info you need to follow our SXSW coverage, a list of the SXSW 2012 Interactive campuses, and how to Aurasma-fy our cover.

"...Theme ScreenBurn and Gaming Radisson Town Lake..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature

Comics? Zines? People who MAKE them?

Like, that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles guy, even?

"...know what that means, right? Comic books, zines, posters, gaming gear; all the handmade, limited-edition, geek-o-centric goodness that emulates..."

March 1, 2012 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'ATX: A Television Festival' Arrives In June

Witnessing the birth of a new Austin festival

"...a splendid idea. Austin already has enough music, film, gaming, and arts festivals to choke a hipster on a..."

Jan. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

I-10 Gay Bar

Wherein we find ourselves at Crystal's

"...We'd had such a great time at Sha Sha's..."

Jan. 14, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Dead Zone

Sony sponsors Red 7 for SXSW

"...beginning January 16, hosting promotional acclimation to its hand-held gaming console, while the outdoor stage – its walls also..."

Jan. 5, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Activate This!

One insider's fight to make 'good old liberal Austin the city it thinks it is'

"..."people who know how to game the system are gaming it to their financial advantage, while everyone else is..."

Dec. 30, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Handicapping the Holidays

We narrow the field for the gamer on your gift list

"...If that giftworthy individual in your life has a gaming console, then a lovingly wrapped video game is an..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

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