Archive for the ‘Games’ Category
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Ever ignorant of how stupid he sounds when he talks, Metallica drummer and enemy of music Lars Ulrich weighs in on the controversy over the audio quality of their new album:
I will say that the overwhelming response to this new record has exceeded even our expectations as far as how ...
Posted in Games, Music, Technology, Web |
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
From Kotaku, the rumor is that Nintendo is preparing a a new iteration of the DS, this time with a camera, music playback, and improved wireless. Some are jumping to the conclusion that this is Nintendo's answer to the push Apple is making into the handheld gaming market with the ...
Posted in Apple, Business, Design, Games |
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Ever wish someone would make a gritty live-action web series about Nintendo characters? This is your lucky day.
In a Dystopian Mushroom Kingdom, corruption and avarice reign supreme. Even the greatest heroes of the land have buckled beneath the overwhelming will of the amoral elite. When a series of grisly crimes ...
Posted in Games, Video |
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Nintendo gives an emphatic middle finger to hard drives, and claims to be working on something better. This probably either means that they're being pedantic about the definition of a hard drive ("it's all flash memory, so technically...") or they plan to leverage the synergies of the cloud paradigm and ...
Posted in Games |
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Multiverse, the company behind the now-delayed Firefly MMO, have announced that they're also working on a Buffy the Vampire Slayer MMO.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A massively multiplayer online game based on the critically-acclaimed Joss Whedon television series. Currently under development at Multiverse, "Buffy" exemplifies a new era of game design, ...
Posted in Games, Television |
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Starting Friday, Microsoft confirms, you can pick up the 60GB version for $299.
Posted in Games |
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Kotaku, on the long gap between "core" games from Nintendo:
So if they take 2-3 years to make...where are the ones you started working on 2-3 years ago?
As we get deeper into this hardware cycle, I become convinced that the Wii is more lucky accident than ingenious savior. Nintendo needs some quality leadership ...
Posted in Business, Games, Technology |
Monday, August 25th, 2008
The demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed hit XBox Live last Thursday, and I finally got around to playing through it last night. The developers were smart to give us an easy level with a lot of familiar elements. Skipping over any hints of the prequel trilogy, the demo ...
Posted in Games, Star Wars |
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
The Seattle Times has an interesting profile of Tycho and Gabe of Penny Arcade.
"Penny Arcade" webcomics come out as stand-alone strips three times a week online, and unlike traditional newspaper strips, this one doesn't shy away from violence or cursing. In addition, the creators' real lives cross over to their virtual ...
Posted in Games, Web |
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
From Kotaku:
Microsoft is teaming up with Rock the Vote to allow gamers to register to vote on Xbox Live. The Pwn the Vote initiative (OK, i just made that up, they're calling it Rock the Vote still) will allow Xbox Live members of all races, creeds and payment tiers to ...
Posted in Games, Politics |
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Barbeque sounded pretty good. I live in an apartment, so charcoal is out. And I have this fear of propane. On a logical level, I understand that it's perfectly safe and people use it all the time. But in my head, the moment I touch flame to gas, a bolt ...
Posted in Games, Toys |
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Kotaku:
Here are Lucasarts, supposedly working on the "ultimate lightsaber game" for the Wii, and they're kept in the dark over technology that could have turned a combat game with waggle into an actual ultimate lightsaber game? No wonder they're not happy!
Nintendo seems determined to squander their success and their following all over again. ...
Posted in Games |
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
From EuroGamer, an extremely well-written review of my new favorite game.
Posted in Games |
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Chris Morris at Forbes has a story on Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata's warning that the Wii will likely still be in short supply this coming holiday season.
"We are really intending to increase the shipments to the U.S., especially compared to last year," says Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's global president ...
Posted in Games |
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Also announced at E3 is Nintendo's "Motion Plus" add-on for the Wii remote. The attachment improves motion detection for games that require more precision. Of course, they could have just improved the original remote and offered this as an upgrade for users who don't want to replace their set, but ...
Posted in Games |