May 2005 - Posts
No, the cute title above isn't a flashback article. It would seem the architectural heir to the Pentium 3 may just be ready to reconquer the hearts and minds of PC geeks who giggle with excitement at the sight of 3DMark scores. Toms Hardware, the
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On April 25, 1980 A rogue group of programmers broke off from ATARI to program for themselves, becoming the first "Third-Party" developer in gaming history. This group was tired of the poor treatment a programmer received at ATARI and wanted
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By day I write for this web site and hold down a full time job. By night, however, I travel to Paragon City, Rhode Island and become a Super Hero -- keeping the peace fighting thugs, super-villains and debt. Episode 12: Your Dreams Are Your Ticket Out....
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So, Halo 3 will be out at the sametime as the Playstation 3. This is a big enough deal that Mr. Gates is feeling quite sure of himself: It [Halo 3] will be part of the all-important second wave next spring. 'It's perfect,' Gates says, radiant
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OK, maybe we can calm down. Gamespot has an E3 rumor page , and two of the rumors seem to deal directly with items we are so hot about . First on the list is the Killzone 2 video that I was frothing over earlier . Is it real-time from the game engine
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Holy f****g s***. I cannot believe this is a trailer of actual gameplay . And it looks to have duplicated in a Sci-Fi setting the intensity of the Normandy Landing and Saving Private Ryan. Wow. That has best of E3 written all over it. UPDATE: Is it in
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Updated: May 20 at 1:25pm So, we're now well into E3 and what do I like and dislike thus far, you may be asking. (and even if your not, well, you know what's coming). Things I like: - Quake 4 looks awesome, though I hope they are able to more
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GamesIndustry.biz has an interesting article on "backwards compatability" on XBox. Apparently "backwards compatability" means "works after a recompile" to Microsoft. In other words, if you get rid of your original XBox, your
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The man with the hat is back, courtesy of LucasArts. Henry "We named the dog Indiana" Jones Jr. will appear on the next-gen gaming consoles in 2007. LucasArts was quoted saying the next Indy will include "a noticeable evolution in physics
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(Editors note: This is only marginally related to E3. But, I like using the logo.) And the Console Winner is......Big Blue Baby. Full disclosure time. Well, maybe not. OK, let's just say I know a little something about the software division of the
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I think I've stated this before, but let me put it succinctly: I'll buy the first console that allows native use of a mouse/keyboard combination in a First Person Shooter. Its just that simple. According to this site , Xbox360 could (should!)
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Nintendo has announced the Game Boy Micro, which is a smaller streamlined version of the GameBoy Advance. The unit will play all GameBoy games (like the SP) and comes with a 2" screen. it weighs 2.8 ounces and is 4 X 2 X 0.7 inches. Faceplates are
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USA Today has a short article on the Nintendo Revolution, spoiling the 9:00am Pacific news confrence. Planet GameCube has what little was useful to a gamer: It will be around 2-3 times more powerful than the GameCube is currently and offer broadband access
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City of Heroes fans can rejoice as the "City of Villains" website has gone live. The screenshots are pretty sweet. Look for full coverage in The Paragon CHronicles this week right her on the NG. 2K Games announced they will be providing the
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[DISCLAIMER] I want to get some things out of the way up front. 1) I am not the XBox geek at the NG -- that falls to Russ. 2) Hardware isn't everything -- programming makes it real. 3) XBox has 6 months in market on the PS3 [/DISCLAIMER] Great. That's
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From the comfort of my office chair, here is the news that I'm looking out for at this years gaming marketing orgy known as E3: On the PC : I want to know that the PC is alive and well thank you very much. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Screens. Trailers. Anything.
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We are ready to provide you with wall to wall E3 coverage. Look for the scoop on all three next-gen consoles as well as the cutting edge of portable and PC gaming. This is probably the biggest day of the year in gaming, so buckle up -- this year's
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HarOCP has the lowdown on what to expect with 64-bit Far Cry running on 64-bit Windows with a 64-bit Athlon processor . At first glance, its a little disappointing. It looks like the performance difference between 32-bit Far Cry and 64-bit Far Cry is
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We posted some of this earlier , but, the part I'm intrigued by is (from Gamespy's feature list ): Digital Media Support: Support for DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, WMA CD, MP3 CD, JPEG Photo CD Stream media
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The reveal of the hardware design confirms the styling that we have shown you over the past week. The white "Industrial Apple" look is definitely there -- but if you hate it you can buy customized faceplates to change its look. Microsoft and
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Via Gizmodo, Chinese website Unika.com has blown the top off of the Next Generation Nintendo Revolution. four 2.5Ghz IBM G5 Custom cores, with 128KB of level 1 cache and a 512KB shared level 2 cache, while the graphics will be powered by a dual core ATI
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MTV Unveils the Xbox 360 and I keep wondering, Where are the music videos? So, Here are my thoughts, blog diary style: 9:05. Fighting to get kid to sleep so I can watch Survivor with the wife. Totally clueless that the MTV thing is tonight. Thought it
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Empire Earth 2 was just released and Age of Empires III is coming soon, but it looks like Rise of Nations may be set to blow our minds with its sequel Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends . Real Time Strategy seems to be getting a nice adrenaline rush by
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Playfeed is reporting a leak on the Team XBox forums that was quickly removed. It had a supposed list of specs for the new system. Is there any thing left for the Hobbit to announce on the MTV special? Hopefully there will be a lot of cool screenshots
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So, it would appear that Intel's attempt at using dual core processors to regain the performance crown fell flat on its face. AMD's dual core answer, the Athlon X2, appears to be the undisputed king, now that the non-discosure agreements have
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The MTV special airing on the 12th was taped this weekend and spies in the audience grabbed some digital pictures of the event. Clearly visable is the attachable hard drive and an "eyetoy" like camera. Here is a pic of the first of the Next
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“Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe.” - Indian Proverb Turn based gaming is the oldest form of strategy gaming in the world. Chess, the granddaddy of all turn based games, is said to have been in existence as
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By day I write for this web site and hold down a full time job. By night, however, I travel to Paragon City, Rhode Island and become a Super Hero -- keeping the peace fighting thugs, super-villains and debt. Episode 11: Is 50 Retirement Age in Paragon?
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Remedy (the devs of Max Payne fame) have announced their next big game. Exclusively for the PC and next-gen consoles, Alan Wake is described as a “psychological action thriller”. I'm betting gameplay is similar to the Max Payne titles
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It looks as if the blue spinning furball will be coming back in a big way. Sega announced today that Sonic will be present at E3. SEGA of America has refused to confirm that it has a Sonic title in development for PlayStation Portable, but has also that
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OK Sherman, load up the Wayback Machine. Like finding the source of a mountain spring, we are going back to the very beginnings of gaming. Like most great inventions, there were several people working on the concept of video gaming, but when everything
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Anandtech reviews the new ATI card with 512MB of onboard memory. For some reason, they aren't pairing the high memory with their top of the line GPU, which has Anand and the boys scratching their heads. And as I wagered earlier , its simply not worth
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OK, that's not an entirely correct heading. I'm LINKING to a bashing of George Lucas. And please accept my apology for linking to a blatant political site like the National Review and with something that really has nothing to do with gaming. But,
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Toms Hardware's Editor chastises Sony by pointing out the historical dangers of trying to force new standards upon an unsuspecting public. The Rainbow had a lot of other innovations, including specialized graphics hardware, a special monitor cable
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This is SO the place to be if you are from 2176 and you want to take your new MicroGoogleSoft Time Travel Device for a spin. FYI. Refreshments will be provided. Or something. And tell my Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandson I said hi. And don't
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