The Awkward Depiction of Children in Video Games (BriHard / YouTube - VIDEO) With roughly 74 million people actively playing Minecraft as of last December, and lots more creators clamoring to sell their work, the Marketplace could someday become as big a phenomenon as Minecraft itself." "While the Marketplace has already been life changing for a small number of creators, it’s yet to become a meaningful business to Microsoft, which spent $2.5 billion to acquire Minecraft developer Mojang in 2013. Inside Microsoft’s Quest To Turn Minecraft Content Into A Business (Jared Newman / Fast Company - ARTICLE) He, the creator of SimTower, Seaman and Odama, considered Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto friends, and he would regularly meet them for tea around the turn of the Millennium. It was during one of these rendezvous Saito told Miyamoto and Iwata a story." "Yutaka "Yoot" Saito had a special relationship with Nintendo. The unlikely origin of StreetPass and a Mario DS game you never knew about (Robert Purchese / Eurogamer - ARTICLE) He recorded a video of himself as reviews started rolling in that has been watched more than a million times, in which he quickly dissolves into tears of relief and happiness."
"Seeing God of War get such high praise from critics when it was released was emotional for Cory. I made him a struggling father' (Keza MacDonald / The Guardian - ARTICLE)
'God of War's Kratos was an angry lump of muscle. So what else is new this week? This round-up has a ton of neat stuff in it - especially on the video end of things, spend some time watching them! This week's highlights include multiple God Of War interviews, how Budget Cuts moves in VR via portals, and an interview with Super Mario 64's facial sculptor, among others.