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May 31, 2005
What Makes a Hero?
Good Memorial Day post:
My nephew's understanding of this war has been dictated by action movies and video games that are often larger than life, as evidenced by his questions. "Grandpa, were you ever ambushed? Did you shoot many guys? Did you blow anybody up?" The answers he received did not satisfy his views of the glories of war.
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Posted on May 31, 2005 05:35 PM by video 273.
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A World Of Hurt
They invented beer so you could take a break from the games.
Read the whole thing.Our thumbs and backs hurt like crazy. We know the reason. We just sat on our asses for 14 hours and played video games. Of course they hurt. We gingerly nurse our wounds over the next couple of days. We play trace amounts of GBA like an accident victim learning to walk again.
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Posted on May 31, 2005 05:35 PM by video 273.
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Opening the Cell
If the open-source community start programming to the cell processor, that is yet another reason to buy Playstation 3 instead of Xbox 360.
The three developers of the Cell processor are preparing to release full chip specifications and software libraries in an effort to rally the open-source community around the device that powers the Sony Playstation 3. With the outlook for the multicore chip's use beyond Sony's internal systems cloudy at best, the partners are hoping to spark its uptake in applications ranging from HDTVs to supercomputers.
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Posted on May 31, 2005 02:31 PM by playst386.
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Shanda
Shanda is big in China, but almost unknown in the U.S. Here's an analyst's report:
Listening to the call, i still have some questions and comments. Overall, i think shanda is a very successful company that is going to be challenged to grow its revenues and metrics at a rate necessary to justify its current valuation. Call me crazy, or worse, but I think the market will correct its view of Shanda's valuation. Here are some of those questions/comments:
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Posted on May 31, 2005 11:29 AM by pc gam377.
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Resident Evil 4
Good news for Resident EvilIt is worth noting that despite Mikami's comments in the past, Capcom has decided to port this title to the PS2. The game will feature some new cutscenes and extras. However, it also will not be released until the end of 2005 and likely will not look quite as impressive. Personally, I think it's worth it to forget waiting, grab your GameCube and play it right now.
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Posted on May 31, 2005 03:24 AM by gamecu374.
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May 30, 2005
Fable
This blogger certainly likes the FableFinally a XBox RPG that won’t disappoint - check out Fable and see how your in-game actions cause you to become good or evil. I don’t see any upcoming xbox games that can beat this great xbox game.
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Posted on May 30, 2005 06:18 PM by xbox g390.
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US Marines' Robot Controlled By PS2-Like Controller
More military applications of game technology as a generations of games moves through the ranks:
Click through for full report.Via defense review, another use of video-game controllers for military purposes (see for the ps2 pad that controls missiles): a remote-controlled throwable robot for which the controller was copped from a PlayStation 2 gamepad (according to popsci).
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Posted on May 30, 2005 08:32 AM by xbox274.
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Gamecube Game Development
I always wondered why Nintendo versions took so long to come to market. I'd just assumed it was a market share issue.
Quoted from article: Have you ever wondered why Nintendo Power doesn’t include demo discs for subscribers? The people at the magazine would love to do it, but NCL won’t let them. Would you believe that all third-party games must be tested at both NOA and NCL, even for a U.S.-only release? This drawn-out process may be part of the reason that the GameCube version of multiplatform games is usually last to be developed and last to be released.
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Posted on May 30, 2005 03:23 AM by gamecu374.
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May 29, 2005
Make Money Playing Games
It seems that you can make a living playing games, and not as a tester.
Over the past year, I’ve heard about people making money in Online games. Basically, they would utilize real world skills like trend spotting, design, and actual gameplay to amass things of value within online games.
Now, I read an article that actually confirms what I’ve heard… people making as much as $100K per year playing in the MMO RPG (massively multiplayer online - Role Playing Game)
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Posted on May 29, 2005 05:28 PM by video 273.
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Video Game Controller Family Tree
Follow the links to the fun family tree of game controllers:
It is always really cool to see video games consoles past and present to compare the technology but this article takes a slightly diffrent approach. Wonder why sholder bottons came to be? Why the X-Box controller is so freaking HUGE?
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Posted on May 29, 2005 05:28 PM by video 273.
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Allard Say Xbox 360 Hardware Has No Technical Advantage
I think Microsoft's Allard is being optimistic.
I'm not alone ... check out the comments.Microsoft's J Allard was asked his opinions on the Playstation 3 hardware. His response was quite contrary to reports heard from other Microsoft employees:
Q: What do you think about Sony’s hardware?
A: In the end, it’s basically a wash. I look at it and say it’s a wash. You can make the case for us, you can make the case for them. We’ll publish a bunch of details so you guys can all speculate but it’s basically a wash.
Interesting, so with all the advantages outlined here, in reality it's only a wash? One might interpret this to mean Mr. Allard is downplaying it to a wash, when in fact all signs point to Sony having the strong upper hand in the hardware department.
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Posted on May 29, 2005 11:24 AM by playst386.
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Nintendo Game Boy Micro To Be MP3 Player?
Nintendo is adding all the right features to capture the "tweens" market.
The new tiny Game Boy Micro that Nintendo announced at E3 2005 might come bundled with Play-Yan mp3 and mp4 extension.
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Posted on May 29, 2005 09:26 AM by ninten271.
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May 28, 2005
What OS Is The Xbox 360 Running?
Click through to find out:
Seems everyone was hoping that the Xbox 360 was running some sort of Linux variant as the Apple crowd is ready to claim victory in that a lot of game development was done on a G5. Well you can settle down it's not Linux.. [www.windowsfordevices.com]
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Posted on May 28, 2005 05:23 PM by xbox 3480.
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The Next Generation
A good comparison of the new game consoles here:
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the Nintendo Revolution is the one I have my eye on. I was going to write an article on each console giving my first impressions of their designs, but decided it wasn’t really justified; all three are much of a muchness, frankly. The Xbox 360, though a clear improvement on the design disgrace of its predecessor is still aiming itself squarely at the hardcore online gamer and has a launch title list comprised mostly of sequels and other assorted tedium. The Playstation 3 appears to be another...
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Posted on May 28, 2005 11:26 AM by revolu489.
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May 27, 2005
Gamespot Poll Shows Next-Gen Gamers Crave PS3
I think Sony hit a home run at E3:
Microsoft is way down there at a meager 23%, while Nintendo continues their steady decline at 12%. What's clear is that more gamers want the PS3 than the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Revolution combined.
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Posted on May 27, 2005 05:26 PM by playst386.
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Xbox 360 Should Retail For $300
But games will have to buy again those Xbox games that aren't backward compatible.A Vice President of Microsoft told TheStreet.com that the Xbox 360 should retail for around $300, although a final decision has not been made (one should be made in two months). Microsoft is expected to take a hit on the Xbox 360 and then recoup the money from software sales.
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Posted on May 27, 2005 05:26 PM by xbox 3480.
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Old Rules, New Problems For Game Makers, SAG, AFTRA
Two Hollywood unions, SAG and AFTRA, are looking towards a possible strike against video game manufacturers. While most of the members are hardly household names, video games have increasingly been using mainstream talent to provide recognizable voiceovers in their storylines. And big-money video games are all the rage, responsible for wooing people away from the failing box office and unimpressive television line-ups. The problem is that Hollywood expects what Hollywood provides: costly contracts that include residual profit sharing. In essense,...
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Posted on May 27, 2005 04:27 PM by video 273.
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Review: Project Eden
A woman's perspective on Project EdenI am playing a playstation 2 game called "Project Eden." Believe it or not, there are adult women who enjoy video games. I believe this game is considered a survior horror game. I control a team of four people who are a part of a city in the future. There are different levels of the city that are basically built on top of each other. The top of the city is where most of the people live. The lower levels consist of factories, the homeless and gangs. My team has to investigate the violence in a meat factory where some technicians...
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Posted on May 27, 2005 11:31 AM by playst375.
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May 26, 2005
U.S. Portable Game Market
I like Nintendo's clear focus in the space, but Sony may have out-maneuvered Nintendo by making PSP easy to hack.Given this level of interest, PSP is in a good position to challenge the other devices in the portable gaming domain, especially devices from Nintendo, the current market leader. Gameboy Advanced and Gameboy DS, both from Nintendo, scored only a combined 33% among U.S. Internet users with purchase plans for a portable gaming device. Nokia N-Gage lags far behind with only 4% of future planned purchases.
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Posted on May 26, 2005 03:25 AM by psp376.
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Reviving Old Computer Games
Some day, maybe you'll even have total interoperability so you can play any game on any platform. No, just kidding.
Online ‘emulation’ is a new area now being explored. The idea is that you simply play the game in your browser through a Java applet or Flash application. These might not always strictly be emulated programs but many remakes are feature perfect with the originals. The graphics, sounds, and game play remain intact. One excellent place to look for online games is Every Video Game (http://www.everyvideogame.com). While the site does not in fact contain ‘every video game’ it does have a very large list of old games from the arcades, GameBoy,...
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Posted on May 26, 2005 03:25 AM by gamebo481.
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Console Wars
Microsoft made a big mistake with backward compatibility in my mind. Sony and Nintendo handled it correctly.
Microsoft finally sheepishly admitted—after months and months of hedging—that the XBOX 360 will be somewhat backwards compatible. This is undoubtedly to counter today’s announcements that not only will the PS3 be fully backwards compatible (which everyone expected) with PS1 and PS2 titles, the Nintendo Revolution will be as well. Nintendo’s backwards compatibility kicks the asses of all the competitors. Not only will the Revolution play the last generation of Nintendo Console games, it will playall the generations: the...
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Posted on May 26, 2005 03:25 AM by gamebo481.
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May 25, 2005
OMFG PS3
Another PlaystationSo I did compare the xbox360 and they do look pretty even, although I think the ps3 is a little better because blu ray can hold like 40 or 50 gigs or something like that. And has just about every type or wireless controller support you can think of, including 7 bluetooth. Going to have support for different memory cards including compact flash (are they finally realizing people don’t want to use their proprietary memory sticks? (although there’s slots for those, too)) and a removable 2.5″ hard drive (size wasn’t specified,...
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Posted on May 25, 2005 05:30 PM by playst386.
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The bizarre 180 of XBox 360
Good point about possible decline in sales of high-end consoles here:
The Xbox 360 may be able to recreate the laws of physics, but it can’t change the laws of logic: dedicated gaming machines aren’t likely to be purchased by consumers who don’t have a serious interest in games. There’s even an argument that the next generation of consoles may provide slower growth than in the past. After all, at least the XBox 360 and PlayStation 3 need scarce high-definition TVs to demonstrate their full superiority over their predecessors, and rumored higher console and game price titles may delay mass market...
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Posted on May 25, 2005 05:30 PM by xbox 3480.
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May 24, 2005
Chicago Games Exhibit
My grandma took me to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Now I have a reason to go back:
I was shocked, simply shocked.We returned from Chicago late last night so I'm just getting around to posting. On Friday we went to see the Game On exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. It was fanfriggintastic!! The exhibit was pretty damned comprehensive. There was most everything from what is believed to be the first "console" that played pong like games (1968) to the Sony PSP (2005) and the greatest part?? It was interactive. There were old arcade games and consoles ripe for the picking. Unfortunately, the handheld games were off limits (so the NEo Geo pocket...
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Posted on May 24, 2005 08:36 PM by arcade391.
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E3 Debriefing: The Big Wind-Down
You need at least 30 minutes to wind down from E3 ... any longer than that and you miss all the post-show parties.
Click through for more.This richly bitchy summary of the highs and lows of E3 is an excellent piece of cutting-to-the-quick. Although, I don't quite get why Okami can already be considered so great, I think for the most part he's really getting the main points, particularly on his Worst Of list.
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Posted on May 24, 2005 04:30 PM by video 273.
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Nintendo: The Different Approach
Nintendo is playing smart by staying out of the way of Microsoft and Sony:
The next generation of consoles excites me, and I plan on owning all of them. Sony and Microsoft's entries are both vying to be your all-in-one entertainment centre are cool, but I'm just as excited (if not more) by Nintendo's completely different approach. Access to their entire game backlog from N64 and earlier? Most excellent. There are so many N64 games I desperately want to play, yet never had the opportunity to do so. I can see myself spending many hours playing, of all things, Pokemon Stadium.
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Posted on May 24, 2005 09:32 AM by ninten271.
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May 22, 2005
PS3 vs Xbox 360
Good analysis on the positioning of XBox 360 and Playstation 3. Two smart marketing companies going head to head:
Console specifications are a lot like statistics in that you can really change perceptions by paying special attention in selecting what you measure and how you go about measuring it. Microsoft may have been the first manufacturer to announce its next-generation console, but in order to gain that advantage Microsoft also had to reveal its console specs first--giving a fat target-list for Sony's marketing team. Do you really think that Sony would have even mentioned the 51-billion-dot-product-operations per second number during the PS3 press conference...
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Posted on May 22, 2005 05:27 PM by playst386.
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RSS Feeds on your PSP
In addition to web browsers, you can use an RSS reader to check out the latest Games! Games! Games! on your PSP.
Would you like to view RSS feeds on your PSP? You might want to check out MioMediaBox for PSP v1.11.
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Posted on May 22, 2005 12:29 PM by psp376.
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Random Video Game Post
Good point about the value of driving two screens at once.
Finally, the Playstation 3 will support outputting to dual screens, either as a way of providing panoramic output, or of displaying additional information. Now, while the photo makes it look quite useful, remember that the PC has supported muyltiple outputs for years, and no game developers (or users) have really taken advantage of that.
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Posted on May 22, 2005 11:39 AM by playst386.
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Backwards Compatibility
This also means that it will be mandatory to purchase new, recompiled versions of Xbox 1 titles in order for them to run on an Xbox 360, which is indeed a disappointment. And infact, Sony and Nintendo themselves have already confirmed that their next-generation gaming consoles (PlayStation 3 and The Revolution) will be perfectly backwards compatible with their older PlayStation 2 and GameCube titles. It's unfortunate to be true for both Microsoft fans and Microsoft themself, only time will tell.
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Posted on May 22, 2005 03:25 AM by gamecu374.
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Nintendo Revolution
Where we grew up, this would be a good thing:
But on the bright side, Nintendo has raised the bar and came up with something nice to look at and clever too. Nintendo announcing the new console called the Nintendo Revolution, so the question is, what happen to the Gamecube? I don't mind the minimalised style of the console, just a nice slick shiny box with blue led glow on the CD rom slot. If is not because they have very limited games available, it definitely will be on my wish list. I don't mind those cutie cuties games from Nintendo, but I just wish they can break the boundaries bit more and away from the old cliched Mario Bros and Zelda. If the Nintendo Revolution doesn't awe you enough, well check out this new little Gameboy Micro by Nintendo too! It's only 0.4inch thick and around 2 inch wide. Well is cute, is pocketsize, but I doubt is playable for the big-thumbers, might end up with Arthritis.
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Posted on May 22, 2005 03:25 AM by ninten271.
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May 19, 2005
Can Nokia Get Casual?
This is right on the money:
namco are smart and have announced that in addition to a katamari sequel, they are also reworking the original for mobile devices. nokia, despite their expertise in mobile phones, don't get casual / mobile gaming at all. in fact, they might be worse than microsoft. they're equally ignorant of it, but it's more critical to the success of their platform. nokia announced all the new n-gage titles yesterday and there was barely a casual one among the lot. the only casual title is a card full of re-issued classic arcade games. how weak is that? the second...
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Posted on May 19, 2005 08:27 PM by arcade391.
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Video Games At The Public Library
I think libraries should carry games, but I wonder where you draw the line between libraries and video rental stores that carry games.
He's also recommending that more public libraries circulate video games, which I agree is a great idea to help make us more relevant to teens and tweens (and those of us adults who still play games like crazy). I feel like the argument against circulating video games is like the argument against circulating entertainment videos & DVDs--dated and unsupportable. But, that's just my opinion. If anyone knows of a good reason not to circulate video games, please do let me know. I'd be curious to hear it.
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Posted on May 19, 2005 04:32 PM by video 273.
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Human Head's Secret: Prey
Pick up PC GamerThe cat’s officially out of the bag, so now I can finally talk about Human Head Studios’ top-secret video game: Prey. For those of you who have been playing PC games forever, you might remember that 3DRealms, the makers of Duke Nukem, promised to come out with one particular game before Duke Nukem Forever. That game was Prey.
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Posted on May 19, 2005 10:29 AM by pc gam377.
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Help For Hunting Unlimited
For Hunting Unlimited• I want to thank Arush, ValuSoft THQ, SCS Software for all their support and help in making The Hunting Unlimited Series PC games the best hunting game by far on the market. Hopefully, there is a HU4 in the works for release in the near future.
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Posted on May 19, 2005 10:29 AM by pc gam377.
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May 18, 2005
Next-gen Consoles
One negative to all these new game consoles: not many developers can afford to develop games for them limiting the competition (and creativity?) of the games industry.
Click through for more.I was reading my latest issue of Gamesmaster and came across an article on the next generation of games consoles - the PS3, Nintendo Revolution and Xbox 2. I have to say that what I read wasn't all good, it seems that in their desire to make better consoles with more features Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft may well damage the games industry itself.
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Posted on May 18, 2005 05:24 PM by playst386.
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Xbox 2 Specs Leaked?
The post has more details.Treat as rumour, but the latest leak from Microsoft's camp appears to be the specifications for both the Xbox 2 and its associated, revamped Live service. And it makes for interesting reading...
Two varieties of Xbox Live are proposed, Gold and Silver, with Gold requiring a subscription.
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Posted on May 18, 2005 05:24 PM by xbox 2387.
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Comparison of New Xbox and Playstation
Unfortunately for this blogger, the Xmas Xbox will be outdated shortly.
A lot of talk over the new upcoming gaming consoles had been coming across the media and internet over the past several months. I have seen a lot of rumors and some places have even shown fake pictures of what they will look like. None of them have been even close to what the official released pictures look like. They are both white, but playstation has three different colors already to choose from. I am intrested more in the Xbox than the Playstation mainly cause the Playstation controller looks really fucked up. I also have an Xbox now with...
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Posted on May 18, 2005 05:24 PM by xbox g390.
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Xbox 360 Backwards Compatible With Top XBOX Games
I think Microsoft's engineering finally read their email from the marketing department.
Minutes ago, it was officially announced, that XBOX360 will be compatible with top Xbox games... more to come later.. ;)
My thoughts? They are using the tech they bought from Connectix, and utilizing a virtual machine to play Xbox games.....
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Posted on May 18, 2005 05:24 PM by xbox g390.
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PS3F1
Click through for more screenshots.
A movie and screenshots of the upcoming Formula 1 game for the PlayStation 3 — looks absolutely fantastic!
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Posted on May 18, 2005 11:28 AM by playst386.
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PS3 Features
While Microsoft has not announced backward compatibility with the Xbox 360, Sony has:
Fully backward compatible with all Playstation and Playstation 2
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Posted on May 18, 2005 11:28 AM by playst386.
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May 17, 2005
"'I've got 99 problems, but XBOX 360 ain't one."
Some details on the Sony PlaystationSince I am a brand loyalist, and Sony has always treated me right, the PS3 will be sitting on my stand the day it comes out (let’s hope). It has been said that all the PS3 games will be in High Definition which makes me wonder how the hell video games are possibly going to get any better. Here’s only a glimpse into the capability of the PS#:
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Posted on May 17, 2005 04:33 PM by playst386.
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Is The Playstation 3 Too Sterile?
It is a beautiful shape, but is there such a thing as too sleak?
I may be asking too much of my machinery. Video games are about fun and community. Not sitting your bare ass down on the sterile paper at the doctor’s office. Will the next generation come with a hand sanitizer dispensers in them? Maybe it’ll just excrete from pores in the controller. I don’t want to live in a world where my video game playing isn’t 99.9% germ free.
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Posted on May 17, 2005 04:33 PM by playst386.
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Madden 2006
What comes after Madden 2005Let me start off by saying I am not a big Madden fan. I believe the best football game is NCAA Football. Madden, however, is played by everyone I know and my college players from NCAA can be imported into Madden to continue their stellar careers on the pro level. Although Madden itself has many flaws, playing against human players with your favorite team is one of the best experiences I have playing video games. Beating someone with the Niners is always a great experience and next year our team will be much better. I will now explain to you the new features of Madden, that we know, and their impact, as well as rate some of rookie players based on last year’s draft class’ rating.
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Posted on May 17, 2005 04:33 PM by video 273.
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Video Game Learning Mechanisms
We know that video games can help us learn, but what exactly is it about the games that does it? Is it that fact that we’re in control — for example, the way drivers in a car seem to learn the roads better than passengers? Or is it something else? Paul Wilson of the University of Leicester and Patrick Péruch of Université de la Méditerranée had been working on this problem separately for several years, with mixed results. In 2002 they combined their efforts to try to figure out what matters most for learning in a virtual environment ("The Influence of Interactivity and Attention on Spatial Learning in a Desk-Top Virtual Environment," Current Psychology of Cognition, 2002).
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Posted on May 17, 2005 04:33 PM by video 273.
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Israeli Firm Unveils Ad Delivery System For In-Video Game
An Israeli-company is first to market with a new system that allows for the introduction of rich media advertising into on-line video games - a prospective $750 million market by 2006 according to Jupiter Research.
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Posted on May 17, 2005 04:33 PM by video 273.
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Multimedia Economics
This is a very good point about the economics of multimedia:
Game boxes like the Xbox and Sony PlayStation exist only because the hardware cost of upgrading a PC to the same media level would be prohibitive.
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Posted on May 17, 2005 02:31 PM by playst272.
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Sony to Launch PlayStation 3 in Spring 2006
Even in Dutch, it seems like the Playstation 3 beats the Xbox 360.
Maybe if Microsoft renames it the Xbox 180, it won't seem so bad.WOW..... Ik moet zeggen dat het design van de Sony Playstation 3 beter is als de Xbox 360.
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May 16, 2005
Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility : MS Doesn't Know
Will this slow sales of existing XBox games until people know whether the games will work on the new 360?With all the details released for the next-generatio Xbox you’d think they’ve finally decided on the issue of backward compatibility with current Xbox games, but no matter how you look for the dirt on that you won’t find it anywhere on the spec sheet or product details. So what’s the deal with it? Well according to this article even Microsoft doesn’t know for sure.
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