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[Los Angeles] The Indie Game Freak eats games for breakfast. It is a horror to behold, but it's good for the ecosystem.

Game Design At Nintendo: How To Get Started

Prior to the Wii’s release, it was leaked that Nintendo was sending free developer kits to small scale game designers. Following that, they announced that indie game designers could get their hands on these kits for less than two thousand dollars. All this made it obvious that Nintendo was opening the door to fresh talent and ideas. Of course, not just anyone can get involved with video game design at Nintendo, as there are still many requirements that have to be met. Here are just a few of them.

WoW Death Knight Guide – Talent Build For Solo Leveling

One of the things about World of Warcraft that Blizzard got right is how they manage balance the various classes (and when something gets too out of whack or unbalanced, a patch usually attempts to fix (nerf) it.) Another thing a good MMORPG needs is a balance between being able to play solo and to play in groups, guilds, parties and raids. Again, they tend to get this right more than most competitors. With the WotLK expansion release for World Of Warcraft the Death Knight class becomes available for anyone with a level 55 or above toon. The expansion also raises the level cap to 80 and allows for increases in class talent trees. This WoW Death Knight guide will deal with the best talent build for rapid solo leveling.

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Battle of the Goliaths – Far Cry 2 Vs Fable 2

The first question that I had to face this week is: Far Cry 2, or Fable 2? Well I’m getting both, but if your a little tight on cash, this post should give you insight on the games strengths and weaknesses.

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Review: Castle Crashers

In Castle Crashers, you control an animated knight in a hilarious adventure to save a princess from a variety of bad guys in a side-scrolling beat ’em up

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Video Game Design Schools – 3 Favorite Schools

When you decide that you want to be a game designer, you need to learn the skills needed in order to do the job. This means going to a school with the required curriculum. There are a surprising amount of colleges and universities now serving this field. These are three of the best…

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Video Game Jobs – How To Become A Game Programmer

The video game industry is a wide open field, complete with dozens of possible options for those that want to craft the next great video game. For those that are good with numbers, find themselves incredibly adept at picking out small details and more than anything like seeing how things work on a basic level, video game programming might be the job for you.