ScreenBurn

The gaming arm of SXSW Interactive gets pumped

"...industry. The industry folks get to promo their newest games and dish out news and ideas via panels; consumers..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Kids

"...you snake through the cave to get to the games. Pilot a mini-submarine through the aquifer to discover the..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Best of Austin Feature

Scanlines

1998 Video Wrap-Up

"...This year was a transitional one for the video industry, at least as far as home viewing options..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Screens Feature

Billy Friedkin Kills It

Extended Q&A with the man behind 'The Exorcist,' 'French Connection'

"...Austin Chronicle: Have you directed any music videos?..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

The media giant adds some fodder for your headphones

"...What began as a band of friends drunkenly playing video games in an Austin bedroom has mutated into a..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Feature by Katelyn Landry

Meow Wolf Pounces Into the SXSW Fray

The Santa Fe-based art collective debuts newest creation and new film

"...they left behind. Which, if you've ever played classic video games, might sound ... a bit familiar?..."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Difficulties of Dining With Kids

Is the restaurant industry making a bad situation worse?

"...could adorn their bicycle spokes, along with stickers, tic-tac-toe games, and iron-ons featuring anthropomorphic burger toppings...."

March 3, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Nerve

An online game of "Truth or Dare" turns dangerous

"...barely know, and go online to watch others play video games rather than engage in the actual activity themselves...."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Jenny Zigrino, History Channeler

Among Moontower comics, Jenny Zigrino is the Ren fairest of them all

"...don't have as many jokes about comic books or video games or that kind of thing as many "geek..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Interactive: History of Easter Eggs

Hidden surprises in games help players notice the little details

"...panel Egg Hunt: The History of Easter Eggs in Games, Matias Myllyrinne (CEO of Remedy studio) and Juuso Myllyrinne..."

March 14, 2015 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

The Luv Doc: Get Over It

You're not responsible for someone else's happiness

"...do is sit at home watching TV or playing video games because he doesn’t like being around other people...."

Feb. 14, 2014 Column by The Luv Doc

Lone Survivor

A SEAL team mission in Afghanistan goes very wrong in this intense combat film with a bang-up cast.

"...equals the kind of onslaught often seen in mindless video games and shoot-’em-ups. Yet in Lone Survivor we see..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Big Money, Big Money

Film incentives see massive boost

"...Image Industry Incentive Program, and extending it to cover video games and digital media. The Legislature finally funds the..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Horizon: An Alternative to the Big E3 Presentations

Local gaming website Venus Patrol takes the reins

"...released, we imagine that a website with "We are video game romantics" as its unofficial slogan will bring games..."

May 20, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

IndieCade Annex presents: LOVE!

Party and play with ATX's new house of indie gaming

"...There aren't many chances to play games on a big screen in an outdoor setting, but..."

Feb. 7, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Hang the Holidays

Help is on the way

"...from the News department (Formula One Racing for Dummies), video games (most destined for year's-best lists), a mother lode..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

This Week's Waste of Time

Play entries to the Independent Games Festival. They're free.

"...your hats, it's time to dive into the Independent Games Festival again. I'll be going through 100 games per..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

A healthy serving of 70s vacationing all in one free video game

"...Video games are not largely know for their warmth. There..."

Sept. 2, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

Are we getting too nostalgic with this week's online game?

"...The technical limitations of online games often make for graphics and soundtracks thick with nostalgia...."

June 17, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

A Piece of the Action

Previewing the Game On! Texas symposium

"...of: "Texas is God's gift to the planet ... video games make us money ... future of entertainment ......"

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

This Week's Waste of Time

Hey video games, tell me a story.

"...bit about myself." That's how this week's free browser video game begins. The Company of Myself is a prime..."

Jan. 28, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Console Wars: The Saga Continues

Sizing up the video-game platforms

"...marketing ploy, but all three players in the ongoing video-game platform wars have lowered their prices in the past..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...production spending; the number of films, TV shows, and video games applying for grants; total grants; and total number..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Week's Waste of Time

Another free game that the future you recommends

"...In what will likely be one of my favorite games of the year, Time Fcuk takes a convoluted premise,..."

Sept. 24, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Learning Curve

Lessons from the Long Center's first six months

"...sold-out events in Dell Hall – ALO's The Bat, Video Games Live, Kathy Griffin, Lyle Lovett, the Verdi Requiem..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cine Joven Sin Fronteras

Teaching technology, telenovela, and how to straddle two countries and two cultures with a camera

"...hearts and onto paper." And from there onto digital video and beyond...."

Aug. 8, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Forbidden Kingdom

There are plenty of comic moments and some seriously kickass fight scenes in this film that co-stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

"...whose only contact with Hong Kong bruisery comes from video games or, worse, Brett Ratner. And for longtime fans,..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

And the Loser Is ...

The biggest winner in the Chronicle's Bacheloser contest

"...shirtless (and, more memorably, pantsless) for our ads and video. Also, congrats to our runners-up: 37-year-old Wheatsville clerk/World War..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Features Feature by Audra Schroeder

Paul Slocum

Modding the game

"...Outside of erotic WarGames fan fiction, the phrases "ménage à trois" and "dot..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Jeremy Martin

Re: Gift

When a PS3 just isn't in the cards

"...most of which look and play like old Atari games. Upon completion of each simple little job, you earn..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

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