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Weekly Music Tip: Gwigwi Mrwebi
How ’bout that Siphiwe Tshabalala goal from Friday?! Phenomenal! Well, I already talked about Abdullah Ibrahim earlier this week. So here’s some more South African jazz: Gwigwi Mrwebi’s Mbaqanga Songs (originally known as Kwela), originally from 1967, was re-issued on the excellent Honest Jon’s imprint in 2006. Here’s some additional context from AllAboutJazz.com: Mbaqanga saxophone…
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World Cup! 16 Great South African Songs
[singlepic id=334 w=500 h=333 float=] The World Cup kicks off in less than an hour! Of course I am deliriously excited. I’m a little concerned about Denmark’s chances, as the team hasn’t been playing so well recently. But no matter – my heart is ultimately with the American and South African teams. I do feel…
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Grubby in Copenhagen
WarCraft III star Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen was recently here in Copenhagen for a day-long workshop on e-sports. He spoke on a great panel about pro gaming, along with Ryan Hart and Jonas “bsl” Vikan (Street Fighter and Counter-Strike pros, respectively). You can watch it here: The event was organized by my research group here at…
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MonkeyDonk cleans up at Gotland Game Awards!
[singlepic id=330 w=500 h=375 float=] Troels and Simon accepting their award. Thanks to Jesper Taxbøl for the photo. Congratulations (yet again!) to our very own Simon Nielsen, who just won two awards (“Best NGJ Game” and “Open And Invitation” categories) at the Gotland Game Awards! Simon and his Nordic Game Jam team won the awards…
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Puzzle Strike Pre-Orders
Puzzle Strike Pre-Orders Pre-orders are open for Dave Sirlin's upcoming board game, Puzzle Strike. Lau and I are really excited for this one. The game seems like a clever mix between Dominion (if you don't know Dominion, check out this comprehensive guide) and arcade favorite Puzzle Fighter. Like Puzzle Fighter, it's got that same thrilling dynamic in… -
Weekly Music Tip: Le Voyage
[singlepic id=329 w=425 h=425 float=] Excellent new album from The Alps, on the ever-reliable Type Records. Samples and digital downloads here. The Other Music review sums it up well: A stunning tour de force of rustic Americana, dirty French psychedelics, and German Kraut buzz, instrumental trio the Alps manage to take the listener on an…
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Dark Room Sex Game @ Playful and Playable
Dark Room Sex Game is going to be on exhibit at the “Playful and Playable” showcase in Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain. The showcase is organized by Proyecto Amarika Proiektua, and takes place from June 24 to September 15. This is of course exciting news, but to be honest we’re also a little apprehensive. We never quite…
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Jay Pavlina & Super Mario Bros. Crossover
Perhaps you’ve already read about Super Mario Bros. Crossover. Turns out the creator, Jay Pavlina, is really funny. As my friend put it, he’s kind of like the Mitch Hedberg of videogames: Interviews with Pavlina here and here. Check out that second link for an awesome trailer of the new upcoming character, Ryu from Ninja…
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Weekly Music Tip: Emeralds
Massive recommendation on the Emeralds’ new full-length, Does It Look Like I’m Here?. Here’s my favorite track: Boomkat nails it: We’re only 2 minutes into the cascading arpeggios and pastoral guitars of ‘Candy Shoppe’ before they hit us with the first pivotal bliss surge. It’s these moments that define their sound and reflect the comparison…
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Erotic Game Tip: Adult Interactive Fiction
Having designed erotic games ourselves, some of us at the office have a healthy interest in erotic game design. In this biweekly column, we will show a selection of what we pass around at the office – adult games that are interesting, hilarious, or arousing. If you in any way feel offended by erotic images…
