Mass. Gov: It's Video Game Innovation Day
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Video, Game, Innovation, Day, Massachusetts | Themes: Software, Digital Entertainment
It's Video Game Innovation Day according to the Massachusetts governor.
Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick has taken it upon himself to proclaim that September 9, 2009 is "Video Game Innovation Day" in his reigning state. The actual declaration can be found here, pointing out that the state is home to "one of the largest and most diverse clusters of video game companies." However, the real reason behind the announcement serves more like an advertisement for The Beatles: Rock Band, officially hitting store shelves today.
"On this day, Harmonix Music Systems, the Cambridge-based inventors of Rock Band and developer of the original Guitar Hero games, is releasing The Beatles: Rock Band, a game that will not only bring the creativity and joy of The Beatles music to countless people, but will introduce the Fab Four to new generations of fans," reads the declaration.
While many states are looking to crack down on video games, it's refreshing to see a state that actually embraces the genre with open arms. In addition to Harmonix's release, the declaration also celebrates the release of two other additional games from developers within Massachusetts: Turbine's free-to-play Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited and a new season of Quickhit's online football game.
The declaration also points out that MIT students Martin Graetz, Steve Russell and Wayne Wiitanen invented one of the first video games in 1961: Spacewar! This was also the same time period when The Beatles created the "innovative" music found in the new Rock Band title released today.
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Now if we could get the US Senate to quit judging video games like a felony. Our first amendment might hold some truth, someday.
Am I the only person who is annoyed by the Beatles re-re-re-releasing albums? (Vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD, and now remastered Cd's)
[citation][nom]ckthecerealkiller[/nom]Now if we could get the US Senate to quit judging video games like a felony.[citation]
Amen to that!
All of a sudden I don't feel so bad about living is MA.
Sometimes, I love living in MA. Excellent (but expensive) education, gay marriage, state-wide health care, and this
Sometimes, I love living in MA. Excellent (but expensive) education, gay marriage, state-wide health care, and this
Sounds like you want to move to Canada. =D
Sounds like you want to move to Canada. =D
Canada might actually be on my list of possible places to move when I move out of my parents' house. At the moment though, I'm just starting my sophomore year of college and have little money to do more than a few small purchases here and there.
Its nice to see government praise video games for once, instead of spreading lies about video games making kids more violent. However, I still prefer government to just stay out of the industry all together.
Not to be rude, but the Beatles' Rock Band is hardly innovative, there are how many Rock Bands, all using the same gameplay and general system as found in Guitar Hero? I love rock band/guitar hero, but apart from the first one, and whichever brought the full, 4-person band in, they're hardly innovative.
Well, it does have three part harmonies. Isn't that a first?