Sup Holmes? talks Hunger Games with Adam Atomic

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Hot for Hunger Games? How about Canabalt? Never heard of ’em? God damn it son, what’s wrong with you?! Culture is happening RIGHT NOW, and you’re the only dingus in town who’s missing out!

The Hunger Games is arguably the first big book/movie mythology to truly capture the imagination of the “Call of Duty” generation. The movie just came out, as did the free iOS game. The game has giant robot wasps, which automatically makes it better than the movie. Maybe I’m just biased, as the game was developed by this week’s guest on Sup Holmes?, Adam (Atomic) Saltzman. Adam also developed the award winning Canabalt (available free in browser, as part of the current Humble Indie Bundle for Android, on PSN, and iOS), Gravity Hook, and tons of other games. 

Mr. Saltzman and I will be discussing the essence of The Hunger Games, how he tried to capture that essence and harness it for his free app, the strengths and weaknesses of the various platforms he’s developed for, and much more. Join us in the live stream today at 1pm PST/4pm EST. Good times! Yes! We will have them!

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Destructoid Contributor - Jonathan Holmes has been a media star since the Road Rules days, and spends his time covering oddities and indies for Destructoid, with over a decade of industry experience "Where do dreams end and reality begin? Videogames, I suppose."- Gainax, FLCL Vol. 1 "The beach, the trees, even the clouds in the sky... everything is build from little tiny pieces of stuff. Just like in a Gameboy game... a nice tight little world... and all its inhabitants... made out of little building blocks... Why can't these little pixels be the building blocks for love..? For loss... for understanding"- James Kochalka, Reinventing Everything part 1 "I wonder if James Kolchalka has played Mother 3 yet?" Jonathan Holmes
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