http://tigsource.com/articles/2007/12/27/video-games-that-got-away en-us 40 <center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2397/2138992006_5ca972bbfe_o.png" width="450" height="148" alt="That's 'National Public Radio,' kids." hspace="10" vspace="10" /></center> <p>There&#8217;s a pretty cool episode of <span class="caps">NPR</span>&#8217;s <i>All Things Considered</i> online now featuring games journalist and author Heather Chaplin discussing some of the notable <small>(and independent!)</small> games of the last year&#8212;namely Portal and <a href="http://tigsource.com/articles/2007/10/11/everyday-shooter-released-on-psn" title="Everyday Shooter release story">Everyday Shooter.</a></p> <p>It&#8217;s a good listen, and only about seven minutes long. Really, it&#8217;s worth tuning in to just to <a href="http://tigsource.com/articles/tag/jonathanmak" title="TIGS articles on Jon Mak">Jon Mak</a>&#8217;s soothing baritone&#8230;</p> <p><b><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17603272" title="Video Games that Got Away">Give it a listen here.</a></b></p> <p><b>Also:</b> Be sure to check out some of the related stories, especially Chaplin&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7812264" title="Video Games Get Dash of Indie-Bred Maturity">Video Games Get Dash of Indie-Bred Maturity</a>.&#8221; Good stuff!</p> <p><small><i>(Thanks, Robert!)</i></small></p> Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:07:00 +0000 urn:uuid:669e057e-65fd-4c1c-93dc-7483dc105176 BMcC http://tigsource.com/articles/2007/12/27/video-games-that-got-away Podcasts / Audio Community Developers NPR <p>I apologize for the lateness. The site just wasn&#8217;t workin&#8217; for me today.</p> Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:25:03 +0000 urn:uuid:212cb37d-0ba4-468f-9418-bf7f0aefe0fc http://tigsource.com/articles/2007/12/27/video-games-that-got-away#comment-13029