Take Flight With 'Lair' and Other New Games
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Ready to soar like a dragon through medieval world or fly through space on a psychedelic rocket ride? Lair, Project Sylpheed and Space Giraffe let you get your altitude on, with varying degrees of success.
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Not every amusement needs to blink, bloop or require a power source. These fine low-tech delights will provide hours of amusement for any game lover on your gift-giving list.
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Innovation comes from below. To find the weirdest new forms of play, look to independent designers. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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A Pac-Man-like game that delivers electric shocks to gamers reveals the brain's reaction to danger.
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Walking past a crack in a wall in the computer game Broken Sword, players feel a draft of air in the real world. When a virtual plane flies by on the screen, a strategically timed breeze -- generated by a set of fans parked next to the monitor -- tries to make gamers feel as if they're standing next...
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Spiraling plane rides, dangerous comics, moonwalking birds, and other fascinating videos.
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Electronic Arts plans to release the much-anticipated new game on several platforms at the same time, including the Mac.Photos: Following the evolution of 'Spore'
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Game designers work to distill the magic that gives a game broad, mainstream appeal. Susan Arendt reports from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Plus: Full GDC coverage in Game|Life.
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New 3D menu system will take advantage of forthcoming game service.
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There is a part of gamer psychology that is rarely discussed, but incredibly important: We are thrilled by wanton destruction. We need it like a form of food. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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Playground SDK to help casual game makers create multiplatform games.
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A flurry of new games wing their way to the Wii.
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Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming.
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Tycho:  I have no time for Lair, I'm afraid.  My limited playtime with the game has only encouraged me to further limit said playtime, throttling this value until it reaches zero.  As one of the long-known exclusives, a kind of cult has formed around the game - one whose creed hinges on the glorious arrival of their reptile saint.  It is a weird hunger, one quite outside reality, and it would be best to manage those expectations before their piss-smelling vagrant messiah stumbles into the retail channel.
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New games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 let you embark on a hero's journey. Just don't pick a game that's too much like your own boring life.
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Tycho:  You couldn't pay us to play Lair any more than we have already.  The game has given me a new respect for the professional reviewer, because when a game like Lair hits their desk, they have no recourse.  They must tread, as Dante did, down that scarred staircase and into the greasy throat of hell.
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Blog: 'Doom' and 'Quake' creator id Software gives us its take on Games for Windows Live.