Classic Game Fest Cancels 2020 Event

"Biggest Retro Gaming Event in Texas" takes the year off

"...announced the cancellation of their 2020 celebration of retro gaming...."

Aug. 26, 2020 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Division Head Steps Down at Rooster Teeth Animation

Studio to address worker stress, conditions

"...a constant "crunch" culture. The changes start with the news that Gray G. Haddock, who oversaw the last few..."

June 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Greg Abbott Signs "Beer-to-Go" Bill at Austin Beerworks

Texas becomes final state in the country to allow such sales

"...Good news for everyone not into drinking Rolling Rocks until sunrise..."

June 17, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Beware the "Givertaker"

New Austin short launches the Dead Kids Club

"...recognize Gandersman from his work as senior editor at pro-gaming news site FlokoTV, just as film fans will know..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Online Harassment Summit

Apologizes for “unintended message” that condones harassment

"...As Austin was flooding and Twitter was flooded with..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News 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

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...Monday evening at a Third Street warehouse, the social gaming empire Zynga hosted an all-expenses paid bash that opened..."

March 18, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The estate of Don Walser and Southbound's Lowkey both get their respective days in court

"...of free panels on music, digital media, skateboarding, and gaming, followed on Saturday by a 28-band crash course that..."

June 4, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The Future Is Unwritten: 360 Degrees of South by Southwest

"...In that case, music licensing, especially in the gaming realm, is the new major label record. How else..."

March 20, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Mining the vaults of Austin City Limits, navigating the SXSW grid, and hanging with Jenny Wolfe After School

"...event." It makes perfect sense. In past years, the gaming behemoth has flown in artists such as Slash to..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...fun and games. OK, so there's a lot of gaming, starting with Gamers: The New Icons of Pop Culture..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Girl, Upgraded

According to the 1999 Interactive Digital Software Report (IDSA), the majority of people playing computer games are older than 18, and 38% percent of the people most frequently playing computer games are women. Boy, have things change

"...Boy, have things changed. For one thing, gaming has grown so popular that it defies any reductive..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

TDH: 8/22/11

City Council commemorates the Live Music Capital

"...Study, 2004 Film Study, 2005 Cultural Update and 2006 Gaming Study.” The cost of the studies are to be..."

Aug. 22, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Cancels Panels, Cites Safety Threats

Harassment panel pulled; BuzzFeed threatens boycott

"...The first panel – #SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community – was going to be part of the..."

Oct. 27, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Wall Street Is Betting on Austin's Multimedia That Magic Touch

"...3) online gaming..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

The Bumpy Road to SXSW's Online Harassment Summit

Learning the hard way

"...members range from hobbyists who genuinely want to reform gaming journalism to low-rent trolls and even violent cyber criminals,..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nina Hernandez

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...the tune of $22 million. That was the good news. The bad news was that the terms were tighter..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Game On

Welcome to the golden age of tabletop gaming

"...games, but only on tablet.” This makes adopting tabletop gaming easier than ever...."

March 8, 2014 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Panel Recap: Diversity in Video Games: Hard Talk for Change

YouTube exec dodges direct questions about tackling online extremism

"...companies and community voices more representative of the increasingly-diverse gaming audience...."

March 20, 2019 SXSW Post by Tucker Whatley

ScreenBurn

The gaming arm of SXSW Interactive gets pumped

"...the arm of South by Southwest Interactive devoted to gaming. At that moment, gamers with eyes like cracked Easter..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Rooster Teeth Pumps up the Volume With New Podcasts at RTX Austin

The media giant adds some fodder for your headphones

"...RTX convention, which in the past has offered animation, gaming, and comedy experiences intended to bridge like-minded audiences from..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Katelyn Landry

I Sold the Lousy T-Shirt Off My Back and All I Got Was This iPad

What's Apple's touch tablet actually for?

"...Flashback to late 2006 and Nintendo's new gaming console is eliciting a curiously similar reception. Its detractors..."

April 30, 2010 Screens Post by Adam Theriault

What Would Jean-Luc Do?

In a post-digital world, is cinema dead or just rebooting?

"...available because it's changing by the microsecond, but the news and numbers aggregation site comScore ("The next generation of..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dan Patrick Proposes Massive Boost for Film Incentives ... But There's a Catch

Is Texas' lieutenant governor lining up cash for a culture war?

"...including TV, commercials, educational and workplace training videos, and gaming. If anything, these are a bigger part of the..."

Jan. 27, 2025 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

Texans Protest Film Incentive Cut

Change.org petition demands special session to save program

"...and it includes film, TV, educational videos, commercials, and gaming. That mixture, originally intended to make the program more..."

May 29, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSWedu: Diane Ravitch Will Take the Stage

Leading testing critic joins Teach for America, NCLB architects

"...A New York University researcher and Brookings Institution nonresident..."

Nov. 20, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...in the game industry – and why so many nongaming companies are getting into the market – in All..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...virtual this year – led today’s programming announcement with news of Abrams and Jemisin’s keynote conversation together. One assumes..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...Michelle Riconscente of educational gaming software firm GlassLab argues that the concentration on high-stakes..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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