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Point and click: An interview with Ron Gilbert, the creator of Monkey Island, on making old games with new tools

2014-12-16 18:22:56| Extremetech

I grew up on the classic Lucas adventure games, and so I was pleased as Punch to see that Ron Gilbert was teaming up with Maniac Mansion co-creator Gary Winnick to make an all-new adventure that looks and plays like a game made back in 1987. I immediately tossed my $20 towards the project, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I wanted to know more about the process of making an old-fashioned game with new tools, so I asked Ron for an interview, and here we are. Today, Professor Gilbert is here to drop some science on all of us.

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MIPS Creator CI20: The Raspberry Pi competitor that isnt

2014-12-04 17:54:55| Extremetech

There's a new credit-card sized computer in town -- except it's actually about twice the size of a credit card, and twice the price of the Raspberry Pi, which it seeks to compete with. It's called the MIPS Creator CI20, and it's made by Imagination Technologies -- the company that's mostly known for its PowerVR GPU cores, which can be found in almost every iPhone or iPad under the sun.

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'Mad Men' creator to receive honorary Int'l Emmy

2014-11-24 03:48:25| Telecom - Topix.net

"Mad Men" stars Christina Hendricks and John Slattery will be presenting a special award at the International Emmys Gala to the show's creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner who's preparing the final episodes of the 1960s Madison Avenue ad agency saga slated to air in spring 2015. Weiner will be receiving the honorary International Emmy Founders Award at Monday night's ceremony at the Hilton New York.

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