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gamecron – from interviews, more contests, prizes, history to news and back

Yet another day, more news and more interesting things to share. I hope all you got a chance to play Today I die. So today, Catch an interview with Daniel Benmerg, the creator of the game at GameSetWatch.

Mochimedia and SPIL are along with others are throwing a game development contest with a lot of nice prices. There would be five winners and the last date for the contest is April 30th 2010.

When you look at the past, you see that its quite an amazing array of people who have shaped the electronic and entertainment industry through their will, sprit and ideas to what it is today. So take a look at the people, events and companies that shaped the industry through a videogame history timeline. More information here.

Speaking of History, Here is a Google tech talk by Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari and the man who sold the game. From Atari, Pong, Chuck E. Cheese, He talks about how and where he sees opportunities, from needs to sci fi and the future of games and a lot more. So do check it out.

One more bit of news before I go, @photonstorm said that he would be releasing a new game tomorrow! :D How awesome is that, so keep a watch on him and the website for more updates :) If you are into making games in flash, he has a nice Open Source game framework out there you might want to take a look at too.

Sorry to cut short on today’s post, Do come back for more updates on what’s going on tomorrow.