Wolverine Soft's 48 Hour Game Dev Contest This Weekend

Wolverine Soft is hosting a game development contest this weekend in which a group of participants design a game within 48 hours. Game themes are announced at the beginning of the event.

Participants don't need to be game programmers - musicians, artists, and people with design ideas are welcome as well. Registration is open to current students of any university in Michigan or alumni who have graduated in the past 6 years (except those currently involved in the video game industry). Pre-registration is encouraged.

Read more about the event and its rules here.

Arcade Masters Series Finals @ AADL!

Ann Arbor District Library is holding finals for the Arcade Master Series this Friday from 6-8:30pm at the downtown library, so don't forget to check it out! Food and musical Chiptunes entertainment will also be included.

Participate for a chance to win an iPad 2 with iCade mini arcade cabinet! Hope to see you there.

More about the event here.

Top Games - Month of December 2011

Here are the top 10 games played in the archive during the month of December. A few new games quickly rise to the top, and FIFA makes an appearance on both Xbox 360 and PS3. We also have a board game on the list, showing the slow rise in popularity of our non-electronic collection.

1. Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
3. FIFA Soccer 12 (Xbox 360)
4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PS3)
5. (tie) Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
5. (tie) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
7. FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3)
8. Seven Wonders (Board game)
9. (tie) Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
9. (tie) Uncharted 3 (PS3)