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A Macworld Newsgame
by Ian Bogost January 15, 2008
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Newsgames
Today is Macworld, Apple's big trade event in which Steve Jobs puts on a black shirt and shows the latest shiny Apple gadgets. It's a hugely anticipated thing for geeks of all operating system persuasions.
While you're waiting for whatever products might be announced, you can play SteveNote Expo, a little MacWorld newsgame. Gameplay involves collecting things Jobs needs before his keynote while avoiding the mobbing press. The idea is clever but it feels a little abstract or disconnected. The visual style and viewpoint reminds me of one of my favorite Mac games of yore, Harry the Handsome Executive.
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