Computerworld (one print page instead of three pages) queried seven tech/technology executives at some of today's top tech firms to learn how they started gaming, what they play now, and how their virtual skills translate to the real world of the office...

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11:39AM [Mousey] that reminds me
11:39AM * Mousey checks megatokyo
11:40AM [Mousey] haha!!
11:40AM [Mousey] it's WorkerAnt playing Uno!!
11:40AM [Mousey] http://sinfest.net/comikaze/comics/2008-12-01.gif

MTV Multiplayer says, "As stories become more important in video games, so does knowledge of the universe, characters and existing plots when entering a game sequel. Too often, however, game companies leave this narrative homework to their player. There's almost nowhere to go -- officially -- to discover what happened in a previous game..."

Digg shares an Old-Wizard.com article on the top ten video game cliches: "Clichés are found in everything from music to movies to anything where creativity finds a home.

Ulic shares a funny/silly forum conversation/thread (brief/long) of World of Warcraft players anxious for Wrath of the Lich King expansion

Gamasutra says: "A new packaging-related study conducted by analyst firm The NPD Group reveals that the average video game collection has 48 titles, and also confronts the demons of unplayed games, revealing that 11% percent of all households have bought games that are still shrinkwrapped.

UserFriendly's link of the day is on Vintage Computing and Gaming. It shows "adventures in collecting, playing, and hacking vintage computing and gaming devices.

Digg shares ScrewAttack's 10.25 minutes video on its top ten video game music themes (rated by people) ever on GameTrailers.

VideoSift mentions GameTrailers' Warcraft Retrospective.

Blue's News mentioned a 32 MB playable demo version of World of Goo (not Warcraft) for Windows/PC (also available for Nintedo's WiiWare).

This game is an addicting puzzle type that combines Worms (2D versions and without weapons and explosions), Lemmings, Jenga/Jumbling Tower, etc.

This four pages Shacknews article shared a lot of new things about Diablo III at BlizzCon (2008): "... And as many of these bite-sized details got swept away in all the excitement, I figured it was time to update our massive Diablo III guide.

Digg shares a 15 pages GamesRadar article on the evolution of tree and other objects

The Gelatinous Cube has a funny comic/cartoon, titled "How Do We Open Our Doors?", showing ways to open doors in various video and computer games.

C6gunner's /. comment shares a funny VG Cats comic strip showing role playing game (RPG) and life priorities.

Digg shares a NoObz!'s comic strip showing a father and son discussion

ProTraveller shares six very unconventional massive multiplayer online (MMO) virtual hotels.

VideoSift shares a ten minutes and 52 seconds Revver video of a game historian documentary on the video game crash of 1983: "Also known as The Video Game Crash of 1984 (or The North American Video Game Crash), this event severely impacted the video game industry.

Digg shares two funny videos related to video game bugs and glitches: 2.75 minutes from » read more | login to post comments