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 Alain’s picks:

• Assuming Direct Control
  A very unusual side scrolling space shooter on James Recommends this week. Enemy Mind is not the tightest built traditional shmup but its unique mechanics make it something very different from the standard shmup.
• You’re 100 Years Too Early to be Facing Me
  A look at the uniquely steep fighting game learning curve. Why are fighting games so niche and what can be done to help players get to high level play tiers?
  
• OK. Now I Understand Lanes
  Speaking of games that uncomprehensible to new players the Design Club looks at the League of Legends map Summoner’s Rift. I think I sort of get what MOBAs are about a little more now. I still assume all cosplay I do not recognize is League of Legends.
• Steven Spielberg and the Force
  Thank goodness the  Atlanta Game Development Podcast is back with a trio of podcasts!
  • The Return – If nothing else I learned about The Institute documentary.
  • Learn to be Cheap – It starts off about E3 but turns into a conversation about paying for XBOX gold.
  • The Pinkest of Slips – A lot of insights into why there are so many layoffs in the game industry.

  Kate’s picks

• Famicom Custom Cases
  The annual My Famicase Exhibition is put on by a shop called METEOR. The games are all made up and the art ranges widely. 
  Amazon in Your Phone
  As if Amazon wasn’t already everywhere? Now they want your phone loyalty and of course that keeps you connected with them at all times.

The deadliest sins:

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 Kate’s picks:

• Say You’re Sorry Like You Mean It
  An interesting experiment in an elementary classroom actually teaches all of us a better way to apologize.
• Now These Are For Real Action Figures
  New action figures of women made for the young girls and boys who actually want to play with them.

 Alain’s picks:

• 4½ Stars Anime Review Mythological Chronicles
  GME! Anime Fun Time looks at The Tatami Galaxy. It is definitely an anime that takes most people a while to get into the groove of.
• No More Heroes
  Idea Channel examines why the superhero movie has become so ubiquitous.
• The Dark Between the Stars
  James looks at Emperor of the Fading Suns. A super complex space strategy game based on a table top RPG. I used to own a bunch of Fading Suns books. They all sort of got lost after college.
• Never Take Strategic Advice from Dr. Strangelove
  AKA John Oliver teaches you how horrible FIFA is despite being a HUGE soccer fan.
• Very Different Kinds of Mutants
  The Veef show talks about X-Men: Days of Future Past and Godzilla 2014.

 Let’s start counting down to the Sailor Moon premiere!

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 Alain’s picks:

• Destroy Everything, Connect Everything
  Ani-Gamers celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special contest. What show do you want them to review? Try to be kind.
• OSMcast!: King of Podcasts!
  An atomic breath styled review of the 2014 Godzilla film. Where does this new version stand in the pantheon of giant monster movies?
• The Art of the Thief
  A list of 26 Famous Art Heists. A prefect list for this blog.
• The Ancient Ones Frown on Your Mortal Games
  A look at why most Lovecraftian games go oh so wrong.
• I Can’t Think of a Description More Damning Than That
  I have to remember to link to more CheckPoint videos. They are some of the best video game news out there.

  Kate’s picks

• Take a Look, It’s in a Kickstarter
  The Reading Rainbow KS will blow your mind! They’ve already collected over 3 million dollars to help create new content and share it with classrooms and children all over the world for free. Their new goal is 5 million after they smash their original 1 million goal in less than 24 hours.
• Housing for Poor Animators Making Your Anime
  Another charitable project has been going on, this time with IndieGoGo. Be part of the animation process in a different way: helping animators who are paid poorly to have a good environment for their creativity.

Can’t talk about art thieves and not have some Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne fan art: