02 May 2007, 09:16
David Jaffe (THE God of War creator) just finished a completely different kind of project: casual, downloadable, $10 PS3 game “Calling All Cars”. Then, Gamespot gave it a 6.7. David didn’t like it, but apparently something in the reviews (he says the IGN one) made them decide to spend a bit more time fixing some problems. Joystiq made fun of him, and he got really mad.
I like to see game developers voicing opinions, and I have my share of secretly (or not so secretly) hated gaming sites and reviewers… but when one of our industry’s best tells a gaming site to just “Fuck you, guys.
Read more...
23 Apr 2007, 23:50
They are back. Hope your machine is up to the task! (If not, here’s a Youtube alternative)
22 Apr 2007, 12:21
Indie team Wired Weasel have finally released a public demo of Stick. This game received an award at the 2006 Art Futura videogame development contest, in which I had the honor of being part of the jury. Very simple game, but well polished and it will surely bring a smile to your face.
21 Apr 2007, 09:43
There is a new trailer for Mercury Steam’s next game, and it is fantastic. Enric & crew are busting their asses, and it´s great to see that the effort is paying (but now we want more in-game footage!). If you like Clive Barker’s horror style (and I certainly do), this will be a must.
18 Apr 2007, 23:31
Noel Llopis has left High Moon Studios to create his own little studio, Power Of 2 Games. Best of lucks to you two!
29 Mar 2007, 22:23
This is a trip down memory lane! Jet Pac Reloaded is now available for download in XBox Live Arcade. For those not insanely old, Jet Pac was an 8-bit game released sometime around 1982. I played it on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and it’s a very dear game to me for several reasons.
This is the game that distinctly made me want to make games. I was 12 years old, but I used to say “someday I will make a Jet Pac”.
Read more...
16 Mar 2007, 00:25
Will Wright gave a keynote speech at the SXSW conference. i had never heard of it, but if Will was there, it can’t totally suck. 🙂 3pointD has a fantastic transcription.
I’ll keep at least one quote: “Movie: What’s going to happen next? Games: Can I accomplish this?" He also mentions Groundhog Day and Truman Show, both of which are extremely popular among gamers, because they speak about the world in terms that any gamer will recognize.
Read more...
10 Mar 2007, 13:31
Go to the GDC page, head to the 2007 Written Proceedings sections, and start downloading! With no way to filter pieces by upload date (to find new downloads), and meaningless filenames, it’s not the most user-friendly system ever created, but it should still be very worth the trouble.
08 Mar 2007, 21:06
He really is. And if someone gets offended by this opinion, perhaps I will apologize.
Maybe. I find it hard to get over the fact that for all his blahblah about who is doing what for the industry, he has never shipped a finished game. Fucking clown.
In other news, I’ve been in Vancouver for over a week now. The relocation process is going quite smooth. Even with the rain, I love the city and all it has to offer.
Read more...
23 Feb 2007, 07:29
Yet another let down for Europe’s Playstation customers.
“the European hardware specification for the PlayStation 3 seems to show that the original PlayStation 2 “Emotion Engine” is no longer included, presumably necessitating the new reliance on software emulation for older titles."
I hope Sony’s own ninjas are up to the task. You can check here for the list of PS2 titles confirmed to work on the European PS3. Oh wait, you can’t, because there’s none, and there will be none until the console is out.
Read more...