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The game design challenge is an honored tradition four years in the running at the Game Developers Conference, pushing creativity in a competitive, humorous environment. This year’s winner was Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov who managed to create a viable action-puzzler using needle, thread and cloth. He bested both David Jaffe (Calling All Cars, God of War) and last year’s winner Harvey Smith.

The following is a pseudo-live blog of the event from earlier this afternoon. Read on for a full description of each game proposed.

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A house in Western Australia’s south-west is being built entirely from recycled wine bottles.

Can you believe it … another brand new podcast? Are dogs and cats living together? Well they must be because I’m back with day 2 coverage from GDC 2007.

Today I recap the day’s events all by my lonesome because everyone else had to go party the night away. So you get to hear little old me speak about Shigeru Miyamotov, Chris Taylor, Peter Molyneux, the annual video game design challenge, Eiji Anouma and lots more on a jampacked show. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 61 Program

• Game Developers Conference Day 2 Recap
• Shigeru Miyamoto is really really really popular.
• Why were so many people disappointed with the Nintendo keynote … except me?
• Is it possible that the best video game designers in the world have the same family issues as you and me? (Yes they actually do!)
• Recap of Chris Taylor and his Supreme Commander talk.
• Can Peter Molyneux make you care about Fable 2?
• Give three famous game designers a needle and thread as their interface and what type of games do they come up with?
• Eiji Aonuma reflects on ten years of creating Zelda games and what challenges he faced, and still facing, keeping the franchise alive and fresh.

Download the show (59 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 61 (MP3).

Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).

Add the Gaming Steve Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator.

Can you believe it … another brand new podcast? Are dogs and cats living together? Well they must be because I’m back with day 2 coverage from GDC 2007.

Today I recap the day’s events all by my lonesome because everyone else had to go party the night away. So you get to hear little old me speak about Shigeru Miyamotov, Chris Taylor, Peter Molyneux, the annual video game design challenge, Eiji Anouma and lots more on a jampacked show. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 61 Program

• Game Developers Conference Day 2 Recap
• Shigeru Miyamoto is really really really popular.
• Why were so many people disappointed with the Nintendo keynote … except me?
• Is it possible that the best video game designers in the world have the same family issues as you and me? (Yes they actually do!)
• Recap of Chris Taylor and his Supreme Commander talk.
• Can Peter Molyneux make you care about Fable 2?
• Give three famous game designers a needle and thread as their interface and what type of games do they come up with?
• Eiji Aonuma reflects on ten years of creating Zelda games and what challenges he faced, and still facing, keeping the franchise alive and fresh.

Download the show (59 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 61 (MP3).

Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).

Add the Gaming Steve Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator.

An investment group led by former NBA players Christian Laettner and Brian Davis submitted an application to purchase majority ownership of the Grizzlies to the NBA.

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii, GDC

It took a good four minutes to traverse roughly half the line that circled a whole city block around the Moscone center’s South Hall. We know your time is important, though, so we sped the above up to double speed.

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Americans United for Separation of Church and State today called on the Center for Reclaiming America to publicly disavow extreme statements made by Ann Coulter during a recent Center conference in Fort Lauderdale.

We got a first look at some of the new content heading our way during our recent visit to Evolution Studios.

Andy Sidaris, the television sports pioneer who finished his career surrounded by scantily clad B-movie beauties, has died. He was 76.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.