[GameSetLinks is GameSetWatch's daily link round-up post, culling from hundreds of weblogs and outlets to compile the most interesting longform writing, links, and criticism on the art and culture of video games.]
It’s actually been almost a month since the last GameSetLinks, and I’m not even remotely caught up on the RSS feeds of doom. But hey, nobody else really seems to link a lot of these interesting longer-form pieces, still, and with Eric C. taking care of the smart pop culture visual-ish links, I can do some of these, right?
This largely somewhat ancient set includes Justin Hall on morphing his biz model, Mika Salmi on ‘media as service’ and how it relates to games, Jane McGonigal on making a game of injury recovery, and a variety of other fun things.
Hun gry hippos:
just in teractive: GameLayers from PMOG to Dictator Wars
Justin Hall gives useful feedback about the failure of his company's Firefox plugin game and why he shifted to Facebook.
Two New Columns; Three Big Projects « Save the Robot – Chris Dahlen
Interesting, cos former GSW and current Edge Online columnist confirms he is one of the guys behind upcoming boutique game mag Killscreen, alongside the WSJ's Jamin Brophy-Warren and others. Look out for it.
The Xbox Massage-Makers: Money, Sex Toys & Indie Backlash – Xbox Live Indie Games – Kotaku
In case you missed, a well-researched Totilo piece about XBLIG and massager fun.
Crispy Gamer | The Jones Report: It's Hard Out There for a Game Journalist
I agree, but there's more good writing about games out there than ever before. So… I don't really know that it matters. Feel free to shout at me now.
Time To Change The Lens: Media As A Service | paidContent
Really interesting editorial by Mika Salmi that touches on Facebook games being software as a service – which they indeed are.
Avant Game: Super Better – or how to turn recovery into a multi-player experience
Super interesting – pretty sure there is a best-selling book in this.
You, Me, the Cubes, Kenji Eno, and Tokyo Curry | GameLife | Wired.com
Notable because you mustn't miss Eno's new WiiWare game – and it's nice to have game-related articles about curry.
The Undeniable Case For Pink Floyd: Rock Band | Edge Online
A rockingly good idea from Chris Dahlen, and one I would pick up in an instant.
Original post editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless)
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