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Submission + - Can Video Game Screenshots Double as Fine Art? (bitmob.com)

Submitted by bbretterson on Thursday July 15, 2010 @12:59PM

bbretterson writes: A community writer on Bitmob recently stumbled across a website called Dead End Thrills, filled with hundreds of images that blur the line between video game screenshots and legitimate photography. Using screen capture software, Dead End Thrills frames shots in PC games that could hang on the wall of any SoHo gallery.

Submission + - Civ 5 will let you import and convert Civ 4 maps (bitmob.com) 1

Submitted by bbretterson on Thursday June 24, 2010 @02:39PM

bbretterson writes: From an interview Bitmob conducted with Civilization 5 Lead Designer Jon Shafer:

You can import Civ 4 maps into the world builder and convert them into Civ 5 maps, including all the units and cities and stuff on it — the conversion process will just do that for you automatically. We’re hoping that the first week Civ 5 is out, people will use that function and port all of the Civ 4 stuff over to Civ 5, so everything will be out there already.

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