Monthly Archives: February 2010
Naughty Dog wins everything (except for that Tim Schafer game) at DICE 2010
We knew Naughty Dog’s time was coming, but did the Santa Monica developer have to win 99% of the awards at the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards held at DICE 2010 in Las Vegas? The answer is “yes.” Darn tooting. … Continue reading
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Alan Wake Hands-on Impressions
For the last five years, the small Finnish game studio Remedy has weathered a stormy economy, kept its studio small against the trendy tide of high production costs, and has somehow kept Microsoft at bay from canning its project after … Continue reading
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Fable 3: Why Peter Molyneux Gives Great Demos
During the last demo of Fable 3 at Microsoft’s XO10 conference in San Francisco, Lionhead chief Peter Molyneux asked us if he could sit, as he explained, he had been working 10-12 hour days. Eventually has asked if he could … Continue reading
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Splinter Cell Conviction Preview
Amidst several consulting jobs, I was happily able to visit Microsoft’s XO10 conference, where I got a hands-on session with two of the Splinter Cell Conviction’s first levels. For impressions, check my preview at GamesRadar.com.
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New Red Dead Redemption Video: The Law
Well, this isn’t exactly mind blowing, but Rockstar released a new Red Dead Redemption video called “The Law.” Since I’m still betting on the notion that this will be a GTA in the Wild West (the idea that Rockstar has … Continue reading
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Charmed by 9
Just rented the movie “9.” Those little sackboy characters were super cool, and despite being a little simplistic, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Custom Mario Tunes on Rock Band Network
Found this Super Mario 64 Bowser battle Theme on YouTube–and love it. Wouldn’t it be great if these got approved? I’d pay money for all of the Mario 64 tunes.
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O’Reilly/Stewart Faceoff– Uncut Video
Just had a great time watching Jon Stewart on O’Reilly’s show. Stewart definitely holds his own, and he is very, very funny indeed.
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