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… that I’ve had my blog up all this time, and have never linked to Fansy the Bard.
Multiverse has announced that they’ve managed to snag the rights to the Firefly license. Oooooh, shiny, even if it’s more niche than us fanboys want to admit. However, here’s the interesting part of the article, to me:
Bringing those environments and character types to life as an online game will be a challenge: Multiverse is not a game developer, but rather a platform provider whose product is still in beta. Instead of making the game itself, the company will hire a development team that will craft the virtual galaxy using Multiverse tools.
The Rampant Coyote has a question: Is it possible to design a good RPG that relies less heavily on brute force (i.e. kill everything that moves) and requires more other skills (such as puzzle solving, diplomacy, physics usage)? Given what people expect out of computer RPGs, is it viable to a mass market? Go answer him there.
Kotaku points out this hilarious interview with a Sony executive, that illustrates quickly everything that’s wrong with Sony’s PS3 strategy.
The Wii-type functionality is more just a sub-element of what the PlayStation 3 offers.
Ethan Albright is a 12-year veteran for the Washington Redskins. He specializes in long snaps, which explains why his career is so long, and why you probably haven’t heard of him.
Ethan is also the lowest-ranked player in Madden 2007. This resulted in this hilarious (and yes, satirical) letter to Madden.Warning: not for the timid of lexicon. A tamer quote: Continue reading
When reading this news story, it’s hard not to keep in mind that this was paid for by the company that shut down my project and laid off everyone. Perspective, and all that.
Ubisoft is giving $500 to anyone who beats the Frag Dolls (a team of girl gamers) at Rainbow Six Vegas. What could go wrong?
Well so far: 6 matches, 5 Frag Doll losses, 4 winners per match, 3 hours, 20 lucky gamers, and $10,000. In English: Last night the Frag Dolls lost ten thousand dollars in three hours to twenty gamers. Ouch!
Last night, Will Wright broke ground – being the first video game designer I can remember who was on late night TV. His appearance, including a rather surreal exchange regarding Spore and Intelligent Design, can be found here.
For all the talk about how video games now earn as much money as Hollywood (a largely bogus stat, btw), it’s always been kind of surprising how those who create them haven’t gotten more rock star treatment. Overall, the appearance was relatively slow going, although near the end, I do believe that Will managed to succeed blowing Stephen Colbert’s mind when talking about the more ambitious aspects of Spore. Continue reading
See, now THIS is what a clear, visually distinct art style looks like. I love it.
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