Daily links: August 26
Disney's Donkey Kong-alike, Breakout obsession and Media Molecule's fridge.
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The Art Of Computer Game Design now on Kindle
Chris Crawford's classic 1982 text is now available on Kindle. Even today, it's still a fantastic survey of the art, science and philosophy of game design - at $3.44 / £2.14 how can you say no? (OK, it's been freely available as a PDF for ages, but it's nice to have a chance to support the author.)
Halo Encyclopaedia Planned
Comprehensive guide to the Halo universe gets the thumbs up from Microsoft.
Reading "The Art of Computer Game Design" Today
Edge Reader Jarrad looks back on a number of predictions made in the early eighties.
The Best Book on Game Design Ever
James Portnow reviews Jesse Schell's The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses and is flabbergasted.