Well it finally happened - I’m back on WoW. After 6 months, all my sound reasoning, elaborate strategems and sorry excuses are for naught.
Went to a friend’s place on Saturday night, they had a spare computer with WoW running. It was a bit of a girly night so I foolishly said to my mate - [...]
Sony Computer Entertainment MD Ray Macguire on GamesIndustry.biz.
“£425 is definitely not a mass market price, no,” Maguire admitted.
“But you think about the price, think about the price of just a Blu-Ray player. It will be cheaper than a Blu-Ray player just by itself. So fundamentally we’re going to be great value just from that point [...]
Disclaimer: This is entirely my own opinion and in no way reflects the views of my employer or anyone else who gives me money.
Now both Sony and Microsoft agree with me - the Nintedo Wii is the most exciting next-generation console.
High farce indeed.
I predict tough times for the Playstation 3 if this marketing confusion [...]
Well, E3 kicked off this week. It is a big deal for my kind, and this especially so this year with playable versions of all three next generation consoles available. There’s a good summary of the spin being offered by each of the three major hardware manufacturers here:
Conference Highlights on Eurogamer.tv:
Nintendo
Microsoft
Sony
Ranting will ensue [...]
No hyperbole required - Nintendo have made my dreams come true.
“Why the Nintedo DS owns” on
I almost died laughing. Here’s a teaser:
Meanwhile, Nintendo has once again drawn controversy by announcing that its upcoming console, the Nintendo Apocalypse, will lack any sort of game controller whatsoever. Instead, you will direct the onscreen action by grabbing a household pet by the front legs and “making it do a little dance.”
wired.com
In an effort to add cheap content, I’m recycling old stuff. Huzzah!
Anyway, here’s my short Amazon review of “Expert C Programming” By Peter Van Der Linden. I’m particularly proud of my analogy between Spanish art history and computer programming.
It is still a useful book. How? One example: every C/C++ programming test (for the purposes of [...]
There’s a really good opinion piece on gamesindustry.biz about the Nintendo’s next generation console, the Revolution.
This is a quality site that I read everyday. There are no “fanboi” articles, just good analysis and interviews. A downside is that the content is a little too UK/Europe centric.