Posts Tagged ‘video-games’

Will Onlive Be The Future of Video Gaming?

April 11th, 2009 6 Comments

 

Sometimes a simple idea will change the way we live (or play). 

Imagine this – you either have a TV set or a PC (or Mac). Second, imagine that it’s an old PC or laptop – something slow and couldn’t possibly run games such as Left 4 Dead or Crysis.

Now, there’s a new technology that allows you play the games via a service called Onlive. Onlive claims that you don’t need all the processing power: RAM, harddrive or even video card juice, the Onlive services computes all the graphics algorithims in THEIR server and just streams it to you. Thus, you DO NOT need a fast computer or even the latest consoles such as the Xbox 360 or PS3 to enjoy all the games you wish to play. All you need is a (fast) Internet connection and an account.

If this becomes succesful, it WILL revolutionize the gaming industry.

Oh, did I tell you that downloads will also be kept at a minimum? Read on….

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72 Percent of Men Prefer Games Over Sex

April 6th, 2009 3 Comments

 

That’s right. In a recent survey, a staggering 1 out 3 British men said that they’d rather play a game launch rather than shag. 72% of them say that they love playing video games more. Sigh.

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Lea Salonga is a Gamer

November 7th, 2008 9 Comments

 

It’s confirmed! Broadway diva and international star, Lea Salonga is a full blooded gamer. Lea now writes regulary for the Inquirer under the Showbiz/Entertainment section. In her debut article, Lea shares her passion for video games especially handheld and console. Among her favorites are the Final Fantasy series and even God of War. She confessed on how her love for gaming began; ”It all started with a borrowed Nintendo Game & Watch in the early 1980s. It was a simple black-and-white screen in a dark blue plastic casing and all one had to do was catch the objects thrown in the air. The game’s speed would keep accelerating and once you hit 999 points, the game would start over from the beginning.”

Currently, she’s playing Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII on her PSP.

Read more about her favorite games next…

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Playing the Male Card to Explain an Addiction

September 21st, 2008 1 Comment

This is a guest post by Kelly Kilpatrick 

How often have you found yourself exasperated to the point of wanting to throw something when your boyfriend, spouse, son or any other male you know glues themselves to their gaming console and is oblivious to what you’re saying and to your very existence? Take heart, for you’re in the company of almost every other woman in the world. But if you’re hoping to get together for a good ol’ bitching session about the bad boys and their mean machines, you’re out of luck ‘cause the men were just given the most wonderful reasons possible to explain their addiction logically – we’re just genetically designed that way!

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Crysis is Most Pirated Game

May 9th, 2008 6 Comments

We all know that Crysis topped a lot of charts. In fact, it can crush your PC rig to its limits just by the sheer video and hardware requirements of the game. 

Now, execs over at Crytek said that Crysis is THE most pirated game.

“We are suffering currently from the huge piracy that is encompassing Crysis. We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin, a chart leading that is not desirable.” said Crytek president Cevat Yerli.

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GTA 4 Liberty City Map by Google Earth

May 8th, 2008 6 Comments

Whoa! Talk about full support.

Grand Theft Auto 4, which a lot claim is the perfect game recently released a full map of Liberty City powered by Google and hosted on IGN

With the tools, you can place markers and see other markers left by other players. Plus, you can filter through places of interest such as restaurants, bars, shopping centers, missions and view multi-player spots.

Cool? Super!

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The Fine Art of Video Game Writing

February 23rd, 2008 1 Comment

During the Game Developers Conference or GDC 2008, which is currently ongoing (Feb 18 – 22, 2008) at San Francisco, producer and editorial director for Vicarious Visions, Evan Skolnick gave a tutorial/talk on Effective Game Writing.

At this lecture, he gave practical tips on developing story and cited specific examples as well as comparing writing for video games to film writing.

Skolnick said that “”For every medium there are conventions, challenges and pitfalls… new conventions, traps to avoid. Games have them, of course. In my opinion 80% of good game writing is just good writing. That last 20% can be difficult to solve. When you go to the rest of the talks on writing, they’ll be [focused on that last 20%]. It’s challenging, there are lots of pitfalls with game writing, such as authorial intent versus player agency…”

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Games Being Donated to US Troops in Iraq

February 12th, 2008 2 Comments

I always thought that my current workload is stressful – managing people, the games and coordinating with developers, etc. But there’s nothing more stressful than being in Iraq, donning a US Army uniform which makes you a walking target for terrorists. And that’s where video games come into the picture. Ain’t nothing like lounging in the couch with a good FPS or action game, eh?

Oh well, good thing that Cheap Ass Gamer has a “Donate Games to the Troops in Iraq” campaign. If you want to help, just send it to the address specified at their site.

 

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Magnavox Odyssey: First Video Game Console

February 11th, 2008 5 Comments

Yeah, we all love the Xbox and the Wii. And some people (like me) still love the PS2. I don’t think I can say much for the PS3 (yet).

While, we marvel at the graphics and capabilities of today’s console, you will want to hear about a not-so-famous one, the Magnavox Odyssey.

The Magnavox Odyssey is the worl’d first video game console. Launched in May of 1972, it was there even before the more famous Atari 2600 was (1976). The Magnavox Odyssey prototype, known as the “Brown Box”,is now at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

Watch the TV commercial of the Odyssey after the jump

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Wii and Halo 3, Top Sellers for 2007

February 5th, 2008 1 Comment

It’s hands down.

There’s no stopping the phenomenon that is the Nintendo Wii when it comes to hardware. And when we talk about software, Halo 3 takes the cake for 2007′s big money makers.

MSNBC said that “more video games were sold in the U.S. in 2007 than in any other year, with retail sales hitting $17.94 billion”.

This attests to the fact that video games, both hardware and software are really into the mainstream. But there’s still room for growth even as demand continues to increase and developers and publishers scramble to get more out of the pie this year.

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