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An oral history of the AIM away message (by the people who were there) hen AOL announced it was retiring its seminal, 20-year-old chat service two years ago, a thousand ageing #2000teens shook their […] An oral history of the AIM away message (by the people who were there) | Inside Design BlogA look into the history of instant messaging.Brand assetsDale Berning Sawa Continue reading An oral history of the AIM away message (by the people who were there)
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Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85 As a kid, I idolized this man. I read Nintendo Power almost religiously. As far as I was concerned, this man was Nintendo. As I got older and read more about him, my perception of him changed somewhat. While I still respect the man, like Steve Jobs, this man built these amazing products by being a ruthless businessman. But despite his business practices, or perhaps because of it, Nintendo created some of the most memorable gaming experiences in my childhood. He put the consumer experience over e Continue reading Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85
Halo and Gears of War writer joins Amazon Games Studios Sci-fi author and former writer and story consultant for Microsoft Game Studios, Eric Nylund, has joined up with Amazon Game Studios as its new director of narrative design. After playing around with the Amazon games marketplace on Android, it seems pretty clear the want to really get into the video games market, they just don’t know how. Halo and Gears of War writer joins Amazon Games StudiosEurogamer.netJeffrey Matulef Continue reading Halo and Gears of War writer joins Amazon Games Studios
Games for Windows Live marketplace being retired. The client will still remain active in games, but digital games can no longer be bought on Xbox.com, and whether or not DLC remains available is up to individual publishers. Still no word what the next generation of Xbox Live will bring to Windows 8. Xbox Support Continue reading Games for Windows Live marketplace being retired.