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more about #videogamesummer more comments → ankhenaten: After reading through most of the comments I have realized there are two very different types of libraries that people are visiting. There are the hu... more » Phantom6612: I work at a library. We don't currently own any games, and I honestly don't see it happening in the near future (they're pretty expensive). But we som... more » wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: The central location of the Houston Public Library has a gaming center on the top floor of the building-- although it's primarily for children and the... more » BigManMalone: I do not want public libraries carrying games. I do not want public libraries carrying movies. I do not want public libraries carrying music. I do ... more » langdon_alger: my library (www.eapl.org) has a strangely good selection of games, esp. for the wii. I've seen 2 copies of punch out, the new indiana jones game, the... more » vantesaur: My local library has had games since the N64 days. They weren't borrowed out like books, but for $5 a week compared to a normal rental store being mor... more » goestoeleven: The library in Troy, MI has had PC games for as long as I can remember, but has recently started loaning out console games as well, for a small price.... more » Jon: Libraries in the UK have been hiring out games for years. It's a good system and works well. more » (Human) Gyaruson: A few local libraries in my community have had PC games you can check out for quite some time. There is a strict rule about playing them on the librar... more » (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD: So basically: "The olden days of how a library were run are lame and old. We need modernization, like cafes, hip music, movies, free wi-fi internet, g... more » inkblotgod: Its about time games started being look at as art. I feel like I've been pushing this agenda since I got my kotaku account (and since becoming an arti... more » -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: "A 2007 study found that of the more than 400 libraries surveyed, a quarter of them said they had PC games available at their location to be checked o... more » rsmoker: 1. Thanks for the introduction to GunFight! and quiet Loudly. Good stuff. 2. I don't understand why Rock Band (and other music games) are held to a h... more » ThisCharmingMan: I don't think I've ever heard the term 'post-country' but this sounds about on par with 'post-punk' 'post-hardcore' and any other genre preceded with ... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Just reinforcing what some commenters already said: To play games like Rock Band nicely you need a couple of things: - A good rhythm sense; - Playing... more » -
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Libraries Got Game
There are, perhaps, few more disconsonant scenes than of the austere silence of the library and the boisterous play of video games, but a growing movement is starting to put the two under one roof. More » -
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When A Real Band Tried Rock Band...
It may be the Summer of Gaming here at Kotaku, but for many Brooklyn neighborhoods, the season's long, hot days mean just one thing: weeks of non-stop band shows. No, not Rock Band — real bands. Is there common ground? More » -
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Fallout 3 Developer Creates More Backyard Games
I have a thing for playing outside. There, I said it. That's why I created a half-dozen video-game inspired games for kids to play outdoors.
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Have We Reached Exercise Game Saturation?
Get up off your ass. Move, move, move. It's summertime! No need to go outside. Video games can help you become active and maybe even lose weight. This is hardly new, but have we reached saturation? More » -
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Get Outside... and Enjoy Video Gaming?
We've spent this month talking about the confluence of summer and gaming, from summer blockbusters to beach arcades, summer reading to video-game-inspired outdoor play. More » -
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Backyard Adaptations Of Video Game Classics
Growing up meant summers spent outside for me. Long days locked outside with no hope of returning home until the sun fell and my parents called us for dinner. More » -
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And Now For The Games Inspired By Summer Blockbusters...
We took a look yesterday at the games based on Summer's biggest blockbuster movies. Today, let's switch things up, and look at the games inspired by the movies.
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Thanks, Hollywood, For These "Summer Blockbusters"
Summer means sun. Weeks off school, days off work, Coronas under a palm tree as a sea breeze washes over you. But it also means it's time for Hollywood's big shebang: the summer blockbusters.
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Turning Summer Movies Into Games: Dos and Don'ts
The video game industry has longed enjoyed riding on the coattails of Hollywood, turning summer blockbuster films into what should be easily profitable video game adaptations. But things don't always turn out as planned. More » -
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Kotaku's 2009 Summer Playing List
July is the time for snooty summer reading lists (not ours) and cocktail party chatter about reading them. The time when certain magazines and certain readers just lord their oh-so-fulfilling summer over your shiftless vacation. More » -
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When The Best Part of The Beach Is The Arcade
What do you think of when you imagine going to the beach on a hot summer day? Sunblock, towels, bikinis maybe? Not me. I think about Galaga. More » -
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The Video Game Yearbook
When I graduated from High School I didn't do anything worthy of compliment or insult, not true of our favorite video game characters. More » -
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Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer's Conundrum
Swimming is something you and I can probably do — and will do more this summer. But swimming has long been an ability less common to video game characters than running, jumping or shooting shotguns. I asked top developers why. More » -
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Kotaku's 2009 Summer Reading List
Summertime is here, and it's time to hit the beach, splash in the waves, and bask in the sun with a little ultra-portable gaming, courtesy of Kotaku's 2009 Summer Reading List. More » -
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Seek 'N Spell Blends Running And Scrabble
In Seek 'n Spell you use the iPhone 3G's built in GPS to run around the real world gathering letters that you can use to score points with big words you spell out. More » -
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Kotaku's Summer of Gaming
With the year half over and the northern hemisphere's summer in full swing, it's time for vacations, long-lazy days of hanging out, and the great outdoors.
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