The Co-op Gaming Bill of Rights (thanks Major Nelson) is an interesting post on the topic inspired by a Penny Arcade column discussing co-op gaming. As co-op support is perpetually a hot topic around here, it seemed worthwhile to highlight this. ...

GamePolitics reports that the bill that will require video games sold in the state of New York to have ratings labels passed by an overwhelming 61-1 margin, with the lone dissenting vote coming from Thomas Duane, a senator representing New York City. The bill will now be passed along to Gove...

The Bill Roper Interview on 1Up is a Q&A with the cofounder of Flagship Studios about the developer that is in essence deceased at this point, as well as thoughts on Diablo III and other topics later on. As to the subject of Flagship, they ask about what he can discuss (at one point he ma...

As mentioned above, Edge Online has a story on a new "Gamer's Bill of Rights" proposed by Stardock and Gas Powered Games. Hear hear! And here goes:We the Gamers of the world, in order to ensure a more enjoyable experience, establish equality between players and publishers, and pro...

The Bill Fisher Interview on Adventure Classic Gaming talks with the founder of independent developer WRF Studios about his next game, Beyond the Spirit’s Eye, and his career designing adventure games that dates back to the original Last Half of Darkness in 1989. They discuss his inspiratio...

Devs Leery of -Gamer’s Bill of Rights on Edge Online follows up with Stardock's Brad Wardell about the recently proposed Gamer's Bill of Rights (story). As the article's title suggests, there has been some resistance among developers to the idea, which was co-authored by Chris Taylor of Ga...

Gamasutra reports that in the wake of the closing of Flagship Studios, Bill Roper has joined Cryptic Studios as design director on Champions Online, Cryptic's upcoming superhero MMORPG. The story quotes Cryptic Studios CEO John Needham saying: "Bill brings a ton of creative energy to th...

Meet the Team - Bill Roper on the Champions Online Website adds Cryptic's new hire to the roster of employees so profiled. for those looking to crack wise, the conclusion of his description of his résumé kind of beats you to the punch: "I’ve been in the industry for just over 14 years...

Ask Cryptic: Bill Roper Special Edition on Champions Online Official Site is the latest installment in this internal Q&A series, talking with one of Cryptic's newest hires, Bill Roper, formerly of Blizzard and Flagship. The conversation is more about games than many previous installments...