One thing that I’ve seen lately that I’ve really liked was the number of big players that have stood up and started up blogs… and also the great number who have turned to Wordpress. Well I was sorta of impressed with the fact that Flickr switched their blog over to Wordpress… but that was an [...]
The inaugural post to this here blog was not meant to be one so somber. Those of you who are in the Game Industry know that Development Closures and Lay-offs are all part of the everyday life you encompass out on the front lines. Lay-offs are usually do to the company needing to get rid [...]
Crysis Multiplayer DX9 Movie
Well its sexy.
Crytek, the makers of the successful FPS, Far Cry, have released a new video showcasing their newest project, Crysis. Along with the open-endedness of Far Cry, the highlight of the game is the ability to modify all the weapons and even your own abilities on the fly. With just the [...]
Sometimes the stuff I stumble across doesn’t relate to me, but is interesting. But I had some huge head nodding when I read the below report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
TOP 10 INDUSTRY FACTS
1. US computer and video game software sales grew six percent in 2006 to $7.4 billion – almost tripling [...]
After all the complaints. After all the excuses on why sales haven’t been good. At least some good news has come out on the PS3 front:
Sony Computer Entertainment have trumpeted its participation in the medical research project Folding@home. The Stanford University distributed computing project is part of research into understanding protein folding and [...]
The guys language get… um rough, but I couldn’t help but laugh. I would like to think I could play it better. But man the levels shown where brutal. So if you are at work use headphones. If at home make sure no kids are present.
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What can be made to fit in 180KB? Nowadays not much. It seems that with computers getting faster and more powerful the actual programming has become more lax. So I was pleasantly surprised to see this demo for a game. The demo executable is only 180KB that’s it. To give [...]
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This is a great video that really shows why Sony flopped when they released the Playstation 3.
It is, to date, perhaps the best example of the cold, hard fact that a company no longer can have a hope of “controlling” its message. Three minutes of scathing commentary from the customer’s perspective on the mis-steps [...]
Working verses going to school has this other hang up. Vacation time is squeezed in, or scheduled. You normally don’t get to go on vacation the same time each year, and the same time as a number of your associates/friends. I was one who loved Spring Break, alright who didn’t, but it only gets worse [...]
I play an DICE / Electronic Arts Series called Battlefield, and have since Battlefield 1942. I had mentioned a bad ass looking game that I had seen a preview of during the dog and pony show I had been too. Well I’m not sure how long it’s been out, but here is a preview of [...]
