Weekly PC Sales: Empire Total War Dominates, Warhammer Online Resurfaces2009-10-20Marketing research firm NPD has issued its weekly list of the ten best-selling PC games at United States retailers, this one covering the first week of March.
That week saw the debut of The Creative Assembly's historical strategy game Empire: Total War, which also topped the chart for digital distribution site Direct2Drive. Mythic's Warhammer Online also reappeared, probably due to a lowered average price.
As NPD's figures do not include digital distribution, you'll find Direct2Drive's corresponding list of PC...
I AM 8-BIT, Los Angeles' Largest Group Art Show, Returns on August 142009-10-15I AM 8-BIT (www.iam8bit.com), voted by LA Weekly as "Best Art Show," returns for its fourth installment this summer. The annual group art exhibition will have its grand opening extravaganza on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery in Hollywood, California from 8 p.m. to Midnight. The show will run until September 7.
Launched in April 2005, I AM 8-BIT quickly became LA's largest group art event, culling inspiration from the many characters and worlds of classic 80's videogames. "Mario, Mega Man, Pac-Man, and Sonic are just as iconic as The Beatles to our generation," says I AM 8-BIT founder and curator, Jon M. Gibson. "They are our childhood heroes, our babysitters, our most awesome fantasies - and it's amazing to see how wildly and diversely artists choose to interpret them, because every experience is a personal one."
Over one hundred artists are contributing to this year's I AM 8-BIT, the show's largest contingent yet, with a roster of established street and underground talent being added to the mix. "I was a fan of I AM 8-BIT because it was the one art show in LA that strived to incorporate a wide variety of artists, from pop painters to animators to graphic designers," says curator Derek Puleston. "This year, we've tried hard to enlist new-to-the-scene artists. I AM 8-BIT has always been about breath and quality of work - not credentials - because ultimately, it's about great visual storytelling, not fame."
The fourth annual I AM 8-BIT will feature work from over 100 artists, including Joe Ledbetter, Scott C, Jim Mahfood, Ashley Wood, Amanda Visell, Jose Emroca Flores, Luke Chueh, Bigfoot, Yoskay Yamamoto, Kofie One, Angry Woebots, Gerald de Jesus, Tessar Lo, Gabe Swarr, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Carlos Ramos, Joe Vaux, Joe Shea, B...
WoW 2.4 downtime claims even more time2009-10-09Unless you've been completely ignoring MMO news lately, you know that World of Warcraft has been gearing up for its final large content patch before the release of their upcoming expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. This morning, after much watching and many cups of coffee, they announced that 2.4 was indeed releasing today. With it comes a plethora of new content, gear, and much more. Of course, as many veterans to Blizzard's patch-day hijinks expected, 2.4 has claimed i...
