Today we turned two.

This photo is missing John Edwards, who is at home sick with food poisoning =(

I had a great conversation with my friend Anna Knos today on IM. She’s not in the video game industry but somehow is doing researches about games. And by sharing my thoughts on video games and art with her I learned a lot myself.

In short, video game can be Art if you make it.

And here are my lazy IM notes…

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The Hollywood trades paper, Variety, is running a piece today on ten innovators in entertainment, and we are humbled to have been named one of them! Alongside luminaries the range from LucasFilms to La Blogotheque, we’re totally stoked to have gotten a nod.

Articles and video interviews can be found here.

Yahoo! News Featured this little ditty on their front page yesterday:

Great Games for Small Budgets

from the article:
“Gas prices got you down? Mortgage rates keeping you up at night? As the country teeters on the brink of a recession, are you feeling the pinch? Never fear: although your entertainment budget might be strained, you don't need to go without fun altogether. Check out this collection of cut-price classics — including a few Best of 2007 game nominees — all widely available for under $30.”

I think it looks a feels and lot better. You can navigate sans mouse, games and add-ons are easier to find, and overall it loads much faster (although there seems to be problems with individual icons appearing). Also, you can see if you have already downloaded a game, as opposed to the old system where they would just disappeared from the store all together.

Featured Items:
Original flOw game w/ fancy Game Developers Choice Awards Recipient logo on it!
flOw Bundle (original game + expansion for $8.99)

Hooray!

What are your thoughts on the new store? How do you think it could be improved?