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Jeremy Parish at 1UP has impressions of Metroid Hunters after playing with it at Nintendo HQ. Sounds like they’ve really improved the online experience (stats, lobbies, the whole thing). It may very well be delicious. NVIDIA not expecting the PS3 any time soon: “Now you can add one of [...]
Softnyx, the Korean dudes behind Gunbound, are starting the international beta of this game called Rakion tomorrow. You can experience the thrills of unleashing large men to kill tinier men with your companions from the United States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel. Luckily I live in one of those countries so [...]
In the future, no MMORPG will ever die, but instead the ratio of ads to players will eventually increase so much that it collapses in on itself. (from the PlanetSide forums)
Awhile back a patch for the PC game SWAT 4 added streaming ads:
While playing the latest version of SWAT4 with a friend, we noticed something was rather different. The particular level we were playing was modelled on a random gas station and convieince store.
In the game, the player can [...]
Video ‘modding’ under scrutiny in ratings flap:
Many game-makers freely encourage the practice and give away free software tools to help.
But some in the industry are now wondering about the ratings implications posed by mods after a Dutch programmer created one that unlocks a hidden sex level in the violent [...]
Golf?
I’m not entirely sure either. I’m still picking up the whole mechanics of hitting the ball, but any game where you get to drive a rocket-equipped golfcart and have an alcoholic caddie gets a gold star in my book. It’s on the PC, it’s free while in public beta (may cost money later), and I [...]
Remain In Play is there for you:
Our goal is to catalog all commercial games that have been turned into freeware games by their copyright owners.
We don’t add Abandonware games to our catalog nor games that were freeware from the start. We respect the rights of the developers and publishers [...]
It goes a little something like this: Japanese student toils on his labor of love whenever he has a chance. It’s a game for the PC, a sprite-based platformer that recalls the beloved games of his youth. He keeps working on it, graduates, gets a job as an office drone, keeps working on it, releases [...]
From the CollegeHumor newsletter:
Jane Hendel, age 10, writes: I like Oregon Trail better than SimCity but less than Tony Hawk, which do you think’s best?
Don: I’m not familiar with Tony Hawk.
Paul: Is he a skateboarder?
Bill: I haven’t played [...]
Check out this video (Windows Media) of a guild, PALS FOR LIFE, carefully strategizing for an attack and witness the ensuing chaos. Yes, it’s staged, but still funny. From the World of Warcraft forums via SA.
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