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Extreme Physics in Crysis
These are some pretty sweet physics in Crysis, some of the more interesting stuff (like a giant man made out of 1000s of boxes) start around 2mins in and go to the end, pretty entertaining to watch. NOTE: No computer currently can run these physics at an acceptable framerate, the person that recorded this video did [...]
Continue reading...NVIDIA GeForce 9 Cards in Feburary and June
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wow… DigiTimes is reporting (via Engadget) that NVIDIA isn’t planning on releasing it’s revised GeForce 9 series cards until February ‘08 with the initial D9E high-end card, and then rounding out the offering with value parts in June. While not much is known at this point what the new cards will bring, a few goodies [...]
Continue reading...Evolution of Water in Games, Best is Halo 3
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Laurence Hartje sends in a link to 2 interesting stories (Games Radar, PC Games Hardware) that cover the history of water in games. This is actually something that I have always loved and used as a benchmark to “feel” how real the world was. The first thing I would do is run over and [...]
Continue reading...Sign of the Apocalypse?
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Is it April 1st already? Personally, I’d take this with a ton of salt, but rumors are that we might see Duke Nukem Forever in 2008. An insider reveals that significant progress has been made on the PC code of the game and development has finally picked up its pace over the year. The game’s [...]
Continue reading...Time Crisis 4 Review (PS3)
Friday, November 23, 2007
Summary Introduction Unboxing / Accessories Guncon 3 Calibration Note to Reader Review Conclusion Areas of Improvement Summary [6.5 out of 10] Time Crisis 4 can be a blast; a lot like having one of the arcade machines in your house. No wireless and lack of 2nd controller combined with the $90 price point was a disappointment. UPDATE: It seems Amazon.com actually carries this game for $75 with [...]
Continue reading...1000 Achievement Points in a Few Minutes
Monday, November 19, 2007
Ok so apparently all you need is to rent Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth, then start a new game and go stand against a railing and just keep attacking… for some reason the game glitches and just keeps unlocking all the achievements: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-kv4QJnV8
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed Freezing on the PS3
Sunday, November 18, 2007
According to a (currently 29 page) thread on the UbiSoft forums it appears that quite a few people are having issues with the game freezing frequently during play. Update #1: Riyad - I have personally had Assassin’s Creed totally hard-lock my PS3 1 time already, first time I booted it up. Glad to hear it’s not [...]
Continue reading...Ghostbusters Game Coming Fall 2008
Friday, November 16, 2007
If you guys haven’t seen yet, there has been a teaser for the Ghostbusters game coming out in 2008: A lot of you might have suddenly vomited a little, but before you decide this is lame, keep in mind that the game is actually getting Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd to reprise their roles [...]
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed Uber Spoiler
Monday, November 12, 2007
NOTE: Apparently this movie was hosted on GamePro for an hour before it was taken down, it supposedly exposes an uber-spoiler to the story, so if you plan on getting Assassin’s Creed, do not watch this movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g86OhiMy50 I haven’t watched it, nor do I want to, but I’m posting it for the folks that don’t care [...]
Continue reading...Lesbian Love Scene from Mass Effect
Sunday, November 11, 2007
I already love this game, but a lesbian love scene? Here’s my review: 77 out of 10… wait, 83 out of 10!
Continue reading...Mass Effect Street Date Broken
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Laurence Hartje sends in the breaking news that the street date for Mass Effect (Nov 20th) has apparently been broken by quite a few companies including K-Mart and Newegg. Reports are that Newegg stopped shipping the game out early, but if you roam around town it’s possible you may find it sitting on the shelves [...]
Continue reading...Why I’m Skipping Call of Duty 4
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Ok… get it out of your system… just go ahead… say it… type every word using numbers, use “lolz” like 10 times, and call me a fag… What’s that? You don’t think it’s necessary for me to take a breather before I begin? I’d encourage you to read the comments for my Halo 3 analysis then. [...]
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