Replay: The History of Video Games (96 page)

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Research into gold farming

‘Swedish video game banned for harming China’s sovereignty’ (2004)
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China bans Hearts of Iron

‘The Professionals’ (2003)
GamesTM
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Feature on professional gaming that compares the US, European and South Korean scenes

25. Little Computer People

Alexander, Christopher et al (1977)
A Pattern Language
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The architectural theory book that inspired The Sims

‘Big trouble in LittleBigPlanet’ (2009)
Edge
, Issue 197, January 2009, pp8-11

Report on volume of LittleBigPlanet player creations that breach copyright law

Brown, Damon (2008)
Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Our Culture
. Port Townsend, Washington: Feral House

The Hot Coffee controversy

‘Building a better world’ (2008)
GamesTM
, Issue 68, March 2008, pp14-15

Interview with Thomas Vu, producer of Spore

Chaplin, Heather and Ruby, Aaron (2005)
Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution
. 2006 paperback edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books

Profile of Will Wright

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Spore: The Evolution.
Roseville, California: Prima Games

Overview of the creation of Will Wright’s Spore, including details of the influence of social networks on the game

Hill, Steve (2004) ‘Hooray for Hollywood…The Movies’.
PC Zone
, Issue 141, May 2004, pp46-48

Preview of Peter Molyneux’s machinima-inspired The Movies

Hölldobler, Bert and Wilson, Edward O. (1990)
The Ants.
London, UK: Springer-Verlag

The encyclopaedic guide to ant biology that inspired Will Wright’s Sim Ant and indirectly influenced The Sims

Kutner, Lawrence and Olson, Cheryl K. (2008)
Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games.
New York, New York: Simon & Schuster

Covers the Hot Coffee controversy

‘LittleBigPlanet community reaches one million creates’ (2009)
PlayStation Blog,
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LittleBigPlanet player creations pass the million mark

McLean-Foreman, John (2001) ‘Interview with Minh Le’.
Gamasutra,
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Interview with the co-creator of Counter-Strike

Musgrove, Mike (2005) ‘Game turns players into indie moviemakers’.
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The Movies and the machinima film The French Democracy

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Overview of the machinima movement

Seabrook, John (2006) ‘Game master: Will Wright changed the concept of video games with The Sims. Can he do it again with Spore?’.
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Profile of Will Wright

Shoemaker, Richie (2003) ‘Games that changed the world: Counter-Strike’.
PC Zone,
Issue 125, February 2003, pp134-137

Overview of Counter-Strike and its impact

‘The making of Desktop Tower Defense’ (2009)
Edge
, Issue 206, October 2009, pp104-107

Recounts the birth of the tower defense genre

‘The truth behind the biggest PC game ever’ (2004)
Edge
, Issue 143, December 2004, pp24-25

Feature on the creation of The Sims

26. All-Access Gaming

‘9: Don’t do the easy’ (2007)
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Interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata

Alexander, Leigh (2009) ‘Iwata: ‘Essence of fun’ can overcome gap between Japanese, Western culture’.
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Nintendo’s president makes the case for simpler games

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Sega losses in 1997/98. Converted from yen to US dollars using historical exchange rate data from Odana.com

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The history of the PlayStation

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Nintendo president on the decline of console retail game sales in Japan

Edge Presents Equip: The Insider’s Guide to the Future of the Xbox
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Details about the Xbox and its hard drive

‘Facing the camera’ (2003) In:
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The development of the EyeToy

‘Inside…Nintendo Co Ltd’ (2001)
Edge
, Issue 100, August 2001, pp60-67

Profile of Nintendo

Iwabuchi, Koichi (2002)
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Examines Japan’s cultural influence in the west and in Asia

Iwata, Satoru (2005) ‘Message from the president’.
Nintendo Annual Report 2005
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Nintendo’s president sets out the company’s vision for games that appeal beyond existing players

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Data on the Japanese video game business

Juul, Jesper (2010)
A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games and Their Players
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An overview of the audience and development of ‘casual’ video games

Kalata, Kurt (no date) ‘Segagaga – Dreamcast (2001)’.
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A retrospective look at Segagaga

Kelts, Roland (2006)
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2007 paperback edition. New York, New York: Palgrave Macmillan

The influence of Japan on American culture

Kent, Steven L. (2001)
The Ultimate History of Video Games
. New York, New York: Three Rivers Press

Mentions Nintendo’s early exploration of motion control during the development of the Nintendo 64

Keveney, Bill (1998) ‘Japan’s latest export to U.S.: Pokemon’.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
18 February 1998, p8B

Pokémon reaches the USA

Kim, Tom (2008) ‘Eye to eye – The history of the EyeToy’.
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