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2006-12-31
2006 in PC gaming: Where have all the rude boys gone?
Monsters and Critics.com, UK -
Of course, one FPS title I can’t forget to mention is EA’s (DICE) Battlefield 2142. I really like this game for a number of reasons. First off, this is the type of game that, owing to its complexity, doesn’t appear on the consoles in an unmolested form, and it is the type of game that I think takes advantage of all of the PC’s capabilities as a platform. The game is the essence of what I think makes the PC great: free multiplayer capability right out of the box. This newest incarnation introduces some interesting twists on the Battlefield formula. Beyond the futuristic battlefields and equipment, the most obvious new wrinkle is the addition of “titan mode”, which involves teams of 24 players trying to destroy the other side’s titan (a giant movable aircraft). While initially cumbersome and slow, the titan mode has been refined through extensive patching and tweaking. This game is definitely worth checking out for even casual fans of the previous Battlefield games.
2006-12-30
ABA introduces prize money play
OurSports Central (press release), WI -
Indianapolis, IN. The American Basketball Association (ABA) today announced that it will be providing prize money for selected regular season games as an added incentive for the players and to make individual games even more exciting. According to Joe Newman, ABA CEO, "The idea came from Dick Tinkham, co-founder of the ABA and one of the co-founders of the original ABA. We were sitting at McDonalds one day and Dick mentioned the excitement of professional golf tournaments that provide prize money for each match as well as NASCAR, Formula One and IRL races that provide prize money for each race." Dick said, "Wouldn't it be interesting to award Prize Money for individual games during the season?" I said, "Great idea. Why not? The winners can get X and the losers of the game Y. Let's try it out."
2006-12-28
Andriuskevicius Injured by Teammate
DraftExpress -
Mensah-Bonsu has been one of the most inconsistent players in the D-League. He struggled with an ankle injury, and has displayed some good potential since coming back. He exploded for 29 points and 9 rebounds against Anaheim, and went 14/18 from the field. Mensah-Bonsu followed it up with 7 points and 8 rebounds on 3/6 from the field with no blocks. He should be blocking shots at a much higher rate considering his athleticism, but is only averaging 1 per game thus far. If his assists numbers speak at all to his basketball IQ, he has a lot of work to do. He has yet to make 1 pass leading to a basket in 4 games in the D-League. Mensah-Bonsu is a long term project, and will probably spend the better part of this season in the D-League.
2006-12-20
Lesson from Indonesia: Predatory power possible under democracy
Jakarta Post, Indonesia -
I think a lot of things have changed institutionally but we shouldn't take this for granted. Having a democracy is a very important development -- the president is not as powerful as before, the military has to retreat to a lower degree of involvement in politics -- but beneath these important institutional changes there remain continuities at the level of the relations of power that are associated with control over public institutions and resources for the purposes of private accumulation. The lesson from Indonesia is that this kind of exercise of predatory power can be done under a democracy.
2006-12-19
PlayStation Exec Talks Shaky '06, Reveals Plans For New Gaming
MTV.com -
"It has absolutely not changed my approach," he said. "I fervently believe that the biggest challenge we face is that our industry is referred to as 'video games,' and games are supposed to be fun," he said, adding that games shouldn't have to only focus on light topics. "Games should deal with fear, should deal with comedy and with death. They should deal with peril, with drug offenses." To get there then, did he agree with Doug Lowenstein, the head of the American gaming industry's main lobbying group, who last month said that video games should not be called video games? Maybe a change to "interactive entertainment" would save the day? "I'm not sure how we can escape when the leading brand is called PlayStation," Harrison responded.
2006-12-13
Next-Gen Systems Are Killing Creativity
DailyGame -
With each new piece of hardware (Wii excluded), console manufacturers focus on improving their system's graphical horsepower and producing more realistic graphics than ever before. Ironically, this has led to a graphical dumbing down of epic proportions. Certainly the new systems' detail and textures are spectacular, but most genres now have a certain look to them. The graphical detail may increase, but most games' visual diversity has gone almost extinct. Look at the Unreal Engine and the graphical "me too's" that Epic Games has enabled. Sure, the middleware makes development easier and more streamlined; doesn't it also mean the games created with it will look similar? Do you know why games like Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Psychonauts and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker stand out? Because they're not the graphical clones we're used to seeing on our TV screens.
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