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If you were at all disappointed with the first Scribblenauts, rest assured they fixed everything for the sequel. Maxwell is now easily controlled with the D-pad, eliminating the frustration caused by ...

Like clockwork, as blasts of red and orange signal the arrival of fall, independent developer 5th Cell releases a Scribblenauts game. Series protagonist Maxwell and his magic notebook (where he thinks ...

I think I may have discovered the mark of a truly well-designed children’s video game: it makes you feel old. Not in a bad way — just that it makes you suspect you have to actually be a person of ...

You see, Scribblenauts provides players with a positively staggering word bank from which to draw. For instance, you can surmount an environmental obstacle by climbing over it with a ladder, flying ...

Gaming interfaces have seen a renaissance of late thanks to the Nintendo Wii and touch screen controls. But Scribblenauts may be the first game to use your vocabulary as the interface. Gaming ...

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is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. The ...

Everyone loves original games. But few developers take the risk of making them in the video game industry. Enter Jeremiah Slaczka, the creative director at game developer 5th Cell, dropped out of high ...

Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell says it has laid off staff following the cancellation of Scribblenauts: Fighting Words by publisher Warner Bros. The number of staff affected is unknown at present.

UPDATE: 5th Cell CEO Jeremiah Slaczka has spoken to Polygon about the news, and has confirmed that the studio remains open but layoffs have taken place: WB cancelled [Scribblenauts: Fighting Words] ...