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Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

Sixteen Ton – Whaddya Get?

Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

Back In the Day

My first exposure to a computer was an 8-bit micro called a Commodore 64. At 14, I owned what was considered a state ...
By Guy Stevens Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2006
Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

Working in Games

Television ads tell people they can make money playing videogames. Sounds like a dream job, right? The truth is, making games is a ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2006
Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

Who Really Makes Videogames?

For some time now, I’ve dwelled on who actually makes the games we play. Because, despite being a videogame journalist, I don’t always ...
By John Szczepaniak Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2006
Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

The Wideload Way

Game publishers offer an interesting incentive plan: “Work like a slave for two or three years to ship this game, and as a ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2006
Sixteen Ton - Whaddya Get?

Why We Haven’t Lapsed

Like any cultural phenom, the game industry waxes and wanes. Its attitude shifts, it grows older, gets pimples, passes some classes and fails ...
By Erin Hoffman Legacy AuthorSeptember 5, 2006
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