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May
22
[In this thought-provoking opinion piece, industry commentator Matt Matthews suggests that artificial scarcity of digital games - only making them available for limited times - could be a way to get the public excited about games.]
The Problem with Infinite Shelf Space
Years ago Qwest produced a memorable television commercial of a bored hotel clerk telling […]
May
22
Prince of Persia sidekick revealed, now with tasteful cleavage
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If you’re itching for new information on the new Prince of Persia title, then the above "speed art" trailer might keep you satisfied until the Ubidays event next week. J-C Guyot, creative lead for the new title, introduces Elika, the Prince’s new sidekick. He says that she will be helpful in every facet of the […]
May
22
[Over at virtual worlds site WorldsInMotion.biz, we’ve restarted the Worlds In Motion Online Atlas, penned by Mathew Kumar - and an important view into a rapidly burgeoning part of the game biz. This time round - a look at the cutely named kids online world Dizzywood.]
Here’s an overview of Dizzywood, a virtual world designed for […]
May
22
Impatiently lurking with baited, fetidly undead breath, Atari’s upcoming game Alone in the Dark has a June 24 release that will launch it into 2008 as the first blockbuster survival horror game of the year. This last Monday Atari previewed the modern sequel to the Alone in the Dark series in the dimly lit Dogpatch […]
May
22
Impatiently lurking with bated, fetidly undead breath, Atari’s upcoming game Alone in the Dark has a June 24th release that will launch it into 2008 as the first blockbuster survival horror game of the year. This Monday, Atari previewed the modern sequel to the Alone in the Dark series in the dimly lit Dogpatch Studios […]
May
22
Resident Evil 5 to contain online co-op? Yes, please!
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Sometime next week, I’ll be headed out to Las Vegas for Capcom’s CAPTIVATE event, where I’ll have a chance to see their forthcoming 2008-2009 line-up. Among those games will be Resident Evil 5, I’m sure; but until then, I’m scraping for all of the info I can get. And this is some good info, damn […]
May
22
Regardless of the power of the console or the quality of the graphics and sound, some videogame moments offer visual moments so affecting that you will never forget them for the rest of your life. And, honestly, sometimes it is hard to pinpoint why these beautiful sequences are even so memorable. Is it the choice […]
May
22
Unsuccessful XBLA titles to be delisted, Xbox 360 DRM fix coming in June
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Next-Gen recently interviewed general manager of Xbox LIVE Marc Whitten regarding the future of the service, and man oh man did he have a lot of juicy details to spill.
First off, Xbox LIVE Arcade games that are at least 6 months old, have a Metacritic score lower than 65%, and have a conversion rate lower […]
May
22
PlayStation Network Update: A ton of Rock Band content, Open Tee 2 demo, more
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It’s Thursday, and you know what that means — it’s "Mini Meat Loaf Day" at Albert R Lyman Middle School in San Juan County, Utah! Oh, and Sony has also updated both the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PC.
On the console front, there’s not too much going on — no full games, no game […]
May
22
GameSetLinks: The Ion’s New Clothes
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Back from the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror at Disneyland, among other things, and am amused by how much Ion Storm’s old offices (I think - see left!) actually remind me of it in that picture.
Anyhow, that’s an oblique link into this set of GameSetLinks, which include some Ion reminiscences alongside Russell Carroll talking […]