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And, speaking of genre evolution, my colleague Stephen Totilo is re-evaluating the word "RPG," looking at the games we have today and which ones literally let you "play a role" -- what do you think of the idea of LittleBigPlanet, which lets you feel like a game designer, and Guitar Hero, which lets you feel like a rock star, as "role-playing games?"

Archive 2008-09-01 SVGL 2008

Other stuff that happened yesterday: I pounced Raph Koster, got lipstick on Ian Bogost, met the very cool dudes from Capybara who make one of my favorite iPhone games Critter Crunch, saw fellow journo-friends Stephen Totilo and Evan Narcisse plus pals and former coworkers Brian Crecente and Mike McWhertor, I enthused semi-drunkenly to Metanet's Raigan and Mare, and lots of other fun.

GDC 2009, Day Two SVGL 2009

I didn't come to the talk to hear Stephen Totilo declare war on adverbs.

Kicking The Dog SVGL 2009

Stephen Totilo , Kotaku's editor in chief, says videogame pacifism isn't usually a moral decision but rather "an urge to break the rules"—and dial up the difficulty of the game.

Videogamers Embark on Nonkilling Spree Conor Dougherty 2012

Other stuff that happened yesterday: I pounced Raph Koster, got lipstick on Ian Bogost, met the very cool dudes from Capybara who make one of my favorite iPhone games Critter Crunch, saw fellow journo-friends Stephen Totilo and Evan Narcisse plus pals and former coworkers Brian Crecente and Mike McWhertor, I enthused semi-drunkenly to Metanet's Raigan and Mare, and lots of other fun.

Archive 2009-03-01 SVGL 2009

On that note, I (like Stephen Totilo) was rather surprised that there were no updates on the status of Wii MotionPlus -- especially since EA is launching Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 this summer, and both games will ship with MotionPlus support.

What Can Nintendo Say That Will Impress You? SVGL 2009

Stephen Totilo lists his 10 favorite gaming moments of 2009, including: You're Welcome (Demon's Souls): It is an amazing and terrifying moment to be carefully playing through a dungeon of Demon's Souls only to have some other player invade your game and rush you for the kill.

Charon (link roundup) 2010

So although Slate does a "gaming club" each year now, featuring a fine cadre of Our Own (Croal and Totilo included -- hey, where's my invite, dudes?), I actually found myself reading Slate's movie club critical roundtable more closely.

GTA IV And The Dark Knight: Films And Games In 2008 SVGL 2009

I got to meet Stephen Totilo at GDC a few years ago, (he wrote an article about this project I was doing) I thought he reminded me of the brief period where MTV news was really trying to be on the smarter end.

Charon (link roundup) 2010

So although Slate does a "gaming club" each year now, featuring a fine cadre of Our Own (Croal and Totilo included -- hey, where's my invite, dudes?), I actually found myself reading Slate's movie club critical roundtable more closely.

Archive 2009-01-01 SVGL 2009