Archive for 05月, 2008

Stop Being Cheap

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Stop Being CheapI’ve gotten a BUNCH of emails for people complaining about the cost of Sims 2 and asking me to somehow wave my magic computer wand and make is so they can download Sims 2…for free. First off, I paid for all of my various versions of Sims 2. ...

25 Years Of Exergaming, Everything Before The Wii Fit

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:25 Years Of Exergaming, Everything Before The Wii Fit Before the Wii Fit, there are many gaming gadgets that married exercise with video gaming. Boing Boing has detailed 18 such exergaming inventions - from the early Atari Joyboard (above) to the popular DDR to the present Wii Fit. Gaming and fitness ...

Breaking: Metal Gear Solid 4 to have really long cutscenes

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Breaking: Metal Gear Solid 4 to have really long cutscenesFiled under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action If you haven't been getting along with Metal Gear Solid's blend of neck-snapping stealth and expository blabbering, the fourth (and sort of final) game in the series is unlikely to sway your opinion. CVG reports that ...

Metareview — Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One (PC/360)

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Metareview -- Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One (PC/360)Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs Though it's perhaps easier to write these metareviews when critics seem to agree, we really prefer to have some differing opinions in there. That's certainly the case with Penny Arcade Adventures: ...

Jon Blow Interview

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Jon Blow InterviewI interviewed Jon Blow, creator of upcoming XBLA (and PC eventually!) game Braid, and found him to be an wonderfully nice and insightful fellow.EB: How do you go about designing a level? In Braid, the levels are sort of no-nonsense. They're very efficient.The game is about understanding what ...

Sublime joins Guitar Hero: World Tour, Activision confirms previous acts, details

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Sublime joins Guitar Hero: World Tour, Activision confirms previous acts, detailsFiled under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm Activision made Guitar Hero: Rock Band Edition World Tour official today, confirming the details leaked from the current issue of Game Informer. World Tour will feature an ...

Film-focused game dev Brash loses president, hope

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Film-focused game dev Brash loses president, hopeFiled under: Business Nicholas Longano, co-founder and former president at film-centric game developer Brash Entertainment, has parted ways with the company according to a Daily Variety report, as well as scooped up by Newsweek's own N'Gai Croal. While the executive will keep an interest in ...

I Got Tagged Again!

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:I Got Tagged Again! I got tagged again, this time by Aiza Bautista, my colleague in the video games channel who blogs at Gamer Lite. I’m not really fond of these tags especially the part about tagging others. So I won’t. But I’ll gladly answer the survey anyway since it’s a ...

I’m so sick of Evil, I could murder an innocent child! – Part Un

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:I’m so sick of Evil, I could murder an innocent child! – Part UnThis post, like all of my ramblings, has to do with specific complaints about videogame plots and story premises in general. (Don’t worry, I’ll try to keep the use of the word ‘narrative’ to a minimum.) First, ...

Sega shows off Sega Rally 3

星期六, 05月 31st, 2008

Source:Sega shows off Sega Rally 3It seems that Sega Europe has been showing off the new Sega Rally 3 arcade game this week at a special showing in Chessington, Surrey, UK. Unfortunately, we weren’t invited to the event, but we can still bring you some news (ah, the wonders ...