Teen Terrorist or Facebook Prankster?

Online gamer in jail on charge of posting a "terroristic threat" on Facebook

"...an 18-year-old who spent his free time playing online video games. Now he's 19, far from a computer, and..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Allistair Pinsof

'TopSpin 3' for the Xbox 360

"...watching tennis on TV. I even enjoy play tennis video games (VituaTennis anyone?). That said, 2K Sports' TopSpin 3..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Degrees of Design

The game-design programs at ACC and DeVry face off

"...left unquenched. This imbalance in the business of local video games is slowly provoking the rise of game-developing schools...."

June 15, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

High adventure and fun times in an unexpectedly entertaining sequel

"...kids are too cool for dice, it becomes a video game, hiding its secrets in a cartridge (look it..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Time to Come Out and Play

Game On highlights Texas gaming scene

"...role in the growth and evolution of the now-gargantuan video game industry, as chronicled by the "Pong to Pokémon"..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Pixels

Ever wish you could pixelate Adam Sandler?

"...that adopt the shapes of characters from Eighties arcade games is too ridiculous to unpack here. Suffice it to..."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The Dudleys!: A Family Game'

Video games fuse with live theatre with a little help from Tito's

"...of dudes who have thought about combining vodka and video games. They are the first to have figured out..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

In Play

The year in gaming

"...Effect 2? Simple: It understands the tools that make video games unique from other art forms. Dumped into a..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

"...his own, but after 90 minutes immersed in the video-game world of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, one wishes..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...bring in the big tech bucks by professionally editing videos. And bend wires, literally, to create sound systems and..."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Week's Waste of Time

Our long haul through the Independent Games Festival entrants begins

"...Time for the yearly trek through the roughly 400 video-game entries to the Independent Games Festival. This year's fest..."

Oct. 28, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Thank God It's Friday

UT grad Christian McLaughlin discusses Spyder Games, his MTV "soap opera on crack."

"...of what transgressed on MTV's new soap opera Spyder Games the same day, as reported by MTV.com:..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

What’cha Watchin’?

Web Editor James Renovich loves the sweet abominations of Polygon's Monster Factory

"...Decades of playing video games have ruined me for noninteractive entertainment. My Netflix,..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Screens Column

Old Is the New New

Classic Game Fest

"...You youngsters don't understand real video games! When we were kids, we only had a..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Fantastic Arcade Day 3

Another day, more lessons learned

"...the Choosatron might never have made the cut. Its video game credentials are certainly suspect. The game doesn't even..."

Sept. 22, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Interactive Bytes

Game Design Competitions recap

"...Game Design Competition/Casual GamesSunday, March 15, 3:30-4:30pm, Room 6 Game Design Competition/AAASunday, March..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Trouble at Station 15

Austin firefighter sues city after officials stonewall unequal treatment

"...vending machines, and the station library of books and games. Other than lockers, the women's room was bare...."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

Making Mushrooms Dance

Gl33k's audio geeks sound off on Mushroom Men

"...Whereas many games today occupy free-formed soundtracks that respond entirely to the..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Players Guide

Pirates and ninjas, video-game art, and the lucky few whose DNA will wing its way into space

"...at Arthouse (700 Congress), people undoubtedly ask me what "video-game art" means. The curators have smartly collected a bit..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

In Play

Welcome to the Godfather of the 21st century

"...Grand Theft Auto IVRockstar Games, $59.99..."

May 16, 2008 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Sound of One Psycho Cracking

John Cale talks abut composing the original soundtrack for American Psycho

"...5.1 Surround sound record. This is a byproduct of video games. I went to [New York electronics store] J&R..."

April 14, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sci-Fi Book Reviews

Deeper: My Two-Year Odyssey in Cyberspace

"...but the cinema verité recounting of the bear copulating video crossed an invisible line. He abandoned it mid-chapter. "I..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

Hitman: Agent 47

A great old video game is back for a lackluster film reboot

"...a genetically engineered assassin is based on a 15-year-old video-game series that, through five major releases, has become much..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

You

Follow along with a group of kids maturing along with the tech and gaming industry of the Eighties and Nineties

"...the world at large knows little about how the video game industry turns an idea into an interactive world..."

May 17, 2013 Books Feature by James Renovitch

Naked City

Where the hell is Matt? In Austin!

"...for a company in Brisbane, Australia, writing dialog for video game characters, but had tired of all the violent..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

This Week's Waste of Time

Another 50 Independent Games Festival Entrants Get Played. Join the Fun.

"...to get through all the entrants in the Independent Games Festival. You'll miss it when we're done. But till..."

Nov. 25, 2009 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Play on Worlds

Now Playing

"...Heavy Gear II In the war-scorched land of Drakan,..."

July 2, 1999 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Free Guy

Ryan Reynolds levels up for the summer’s most charming and fun blockbuster

"...this weekend – and somehow this oft-delayed comedy about video games has earned its spot as the best summer..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

This Week's Waste of Time

One teen and several free browser games

"...bedroom programmers are making some of the most innovative games around. It's why I started this column. And while..."

Dec. 16, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Luv Doc Recommends: Fantastic Fest

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, Thursday, September 23, 2010

"...lucky, your imagination might even end up being a video game … or vice versa. Think that's crazy? Well..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

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