Tag Archives: Sesame Street

Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 20:57 BST

Quick Shots: Once Upon a Monster, still adorable

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Warner has released new gamescom screenshots for its Kinect title, Once Upon a Monster, in development from Double Fine. The Sesame Street-themed game is slated for release this fall on Xbox 360. Check out the shots in the gallery below, along with a few character renders. A few are not so new, but are still worth another look.

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Tue, Jul 12, 2011 | 20:09 BST

Video shows Schafer pitching Once Upon a Monster to Sesame Street exec

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Warner has released a new video, posted below, which shows behind-the-scenes footage of Tim Schafer pitching his idea for Once Upon a Monster to a Sesame Street bigwig. The game is slated for release this fall on Kinect.

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Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 18:52 BST

Quick Shots – Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster concept art

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Warner Bros. has released new concept art for Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, Double Fine’s Kinect title launching this fall.

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Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 12:20 GMT

Double Fine explains how it came up with Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster

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Tim Schafer has said that Double Fine got the idea for Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster thanks to project lead Nathan Martz’s idea for an game with “cute, furry little monsters, making music and having fun.”

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Fri, Jul 03, 2009 | 20:46 BST

Sesame Street says videogames are good for kids

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The Joan Ganz Clooney Center from the Sesame Workshop has issued a report called Game Changer, and it states that the government and special interest groups should give gaming a little slack.

Instead, research should be conducted on the positive effect it has on children, because according to the report, games can be educational, physically, and beneficial when used in the classroom.

Sesame Workshop and the Ganz Clooney Center’s purpose is to “foster innovation in children’s learning through digital media”.

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