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Why are reviewers who enjoyed Castlevania: Harmony of Despair being harsher on the game just because it's not following "the formula?"

An academic study of the various techniques and effects of generating player investment in game narratives. This paper examines the storytelling devices of both current and classic games and considers both the narrative and ethical implications of these existing techniques before examining where the industry may go in the future.

My coverage of SXSWi's ScreenBurn conference. Today I cover these panels: Funding Game Start-Ups Great Power, Great Responsibility

Update on the trademark controversy between Tim Langdell of Edge Games and Mobigame.