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Slideshow: Machinima Marches Toward Amusing

A film festival hits New York City this weekend, but do you really want to go? Machinima -- making movies from games -- has been long on hype and short on watchability, but that's starting to change. By Jason Silverman.
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Iliad-like tale of warriors away from home.

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Sims

character ponders the strange patterns of life within a video game. The film is a nominee in the best series category at this weekend's Mackie Awards for machinima films.
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The Project

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Red vs. Blue

, as seen on MTV, is again a finalist at the Mackies in the best picture, best writing, best direction and best indie film categories.
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The Journey

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is a finalist in the best picture, best director, best sound, best independent film and best visual design categories at this weekend's Mackie Awards, presented at the Machinima Film Festival in Queens, New York.