Hide and Geek

Thers’s always been a strong relationship between gaming and webcomics. The two have been flirting with each other for many years now, and numerous gaming webcomics have sprung up across the web. With webcomics such as Penny Arcade now hosting it’s own expo in addition to it’s very own game, it’s clear just how influential these comics can be. Hide and Geek recently spoke with Chris Thomas, mastermind behind UK webcomic sensation Indoor Heroes, about the site and general webcomic culture.

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Games courses in the UK have been given some bad press recently, with many journalists and industry professionals referring to them as ‘mickey mouse‘ degrees.  David Braben, chairman of Frontier Developments and a spokesman for “Games Up?”, said: “95% of video gaming degrees are simply not fit for purpose“. Are these kinds of comments justified? Or is the games industry just looking to place blame?

Hide and Geek managed to grab a short interview with Mark Eyles - principal lecturer of a games course at Portsmouth University. Before leading a course on Computer Game Technology, Mark had worked in the games industry for 23 years. He therefore has a great understanding of what it takes to break into the games industry and what problems courses such as this may face.

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In the first of hopefully many interviews, Hide and Geek gets a chance to chat to Geo God Steverulez, currently the world record holder at the deadline mode of Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2. With an astonishing score of 86,586,625, he manages to take time out of his busy Geometry Wars related schedule to talk with us. In his exclusive HnG interview, Steverulez reveals how you too can become a champion…

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In a recent interview with GameTrailers, Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux speaks about the co-op aspects of Fable 2 in addition to some much more interesting information. Molyneux mentions not only Fable 3, but also Fable 4 and 5. Based on the 3 year development time for Fable 2, we can expect Fable 3,4 and 5 to continue in 2011, 2014 and 2017, respectively.