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willow creek appreciation post.

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The Gifted - You Should’ve Known By Now (feat. Jamie Jackson)

The Gifted – You Should’ve Known By Now (feat. Jamie Jackson)

[su_dropcap style=”simple”]L[/su_dropcap]os Angeles duo The Giftedkeeps on releasing solid singles for some months now. Their sound, which mixes indie, pop and electronic music, has the potential to hit the radios and to bring the two producers on another level. Their last single “You Should’ve Known By Now” is an energic and addictive song that goes crescendo. It will definitely grow on you! It…

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Like father, like son: A second-generation game developer launches Plight mobile game

James Castle didn’t fall too far from the tree. He just graduated from college and is launching a mobile game that he built from his friends. The novel thing about that is he’s the son of Louis Castle, the famous cofounder of Westwood Studios and the creator of games like Command & Conquer and Dune II. The […] http://goo.gl/N4Q0mU #Playistic

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Premiere: The Gifted, 'The Lost Ones' (feat. Leah Hayes)

Premiere: The Gifted, ‘The Lost Ones’ (feat. Leah Hayes)

The Gifted are the songwriting/production duo of Louis Castle and James Bairian, who pay the bills by working in film, TV and commercial projects and collaborating with other artists. They’ve now branched out to non-assignment work, over the past year or so compiling a six-song EP showcasing six different vocalists, and in almost as many different styles. The first single is “The Lost Ones,” a…

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JetBet launches social sports app with Maxim men’s lifestyle brand

JetBet is announcing it is launching its social sports technology today in partnership with men’s lifestyle brand Maxim, which is also unveiling its Maxim Sports Live betting app. The real-time technology lets sports fans bet on sports events as they happen in a “second screen” experience. It’s an interesting extension of the fantasy sports business, […] http://goo.gl/Qwx9Ga #Playistic

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Fantastic interview with Louis Castle on the making of the Blade Runner game.

“Your choices matter” is a phrase that’s thrown around a lot today, but a lot of games don’t really deliver on it. They give you choices, but those choices ultimately don’t change the outcome of the game, or even outcomes in the short term. You might get slightly different dialogue or a slightly different scene, but nothing fundamentally changes.

The Blade Runner game actually adapted based on how you played, and rearranged events and outcomes depending on where the player was, when they were in that location, and what they were doing. This could even lead to an unwinnable situation and require a restart.

There were so many technical and design choices Westwood made with that game that really worked to give the player a unique and fulfilling experience. Even from a technical standpoint in terms of the way the game was rendered, it’s impressive. It’s a shame more games today don’t have that same ambition.

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Live-Bet sports app lets you bet on the next play in a football game

The game from veteran Louis Castle lets you make hundreds of bets during a football game. http://goo.gl/qDmAvd #Playistic

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DEVS TALK CREATING SEGA GENESIS DISNEY GAMES NEW SERIES

Fucking rad news -- Double Fine has a new series called Devs Play in which their team plays through games as developers commentate how the actual games were designed and created. Well, the first episode features Virgin Interactive's versions of The Lion King and Aladdin from the Sega Genesis with commentary from Westwood Studio's co-founder Louis Castle. It's chock-full of information and awesome tidbits. If you've got an hour to kill, watch the video after the jump and learn a thing or two about these 90's gems. (via Kotaku)