Can the media change the outcome of an election? Who cares. The more important question is - Can the media impact console sales? Electronic Gaming Monthly’s newest issue has an article comparing the Wii to the PS3 (all or most of which is reprinted here). After each comparison, like hardware, control, games, etc. …
Archive for November, 2006
EGM takes a side in the console war
Friday, November 17th, 2006 by jayLaying this generation to rest: Xbox
Friday, November 17th, 2006 by tonyThe Xbox cost Microsoft a lot of money but as far as first entries into the console market go, was pretty successful. Not NES or PlayStation successful, but it sure made the Master System and CDi feel stupid. Microsoft’s machine thrived in Western markets and is seen by some as the hardcore system of choice. …
The cost of gaming (or not gaming)
Thursday, November 16th, 2006 by jayThis New Year’s, I’ll be in London. My vacation promises to be sweet, but something struck me earlier today. Does it count as regicide if the royal family is merely allowed to keep their castle for show? If you accidentally run down the Queen whilst driving the wrong way (which would be her fault in …
Laying this generation to rest: Gamecube
Thursday, November 16th, 2006 by mattThe Gamecube is seen as the loser of this generation (apparently the Dreamcast lost so badly it’s not even worth remembering as the loser). I own as many Cube titles and Xbox, but going by (American) sales, there’s little room for debate. The Cube lost. But after all talk of winning and losing is over, …
Capcom Compilations
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 by christianSo a trip to my local Gamestop enlightened me to two nice little releases from Capcom. It seems the store is selling exclusive 3 game boxsets for Devil May Cry and Resident Evil. You can get all three DMC games for just $30, while $40 nabs you the three Cube exclusive Resi’s (REmake, Zero and …
Laying this generation to rest: PS2
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 by patThe PS2 was the clear “winner” of its generation, and with good cause. Despite murdering my precious Dreamcast with mostly unfounded hype, it was home to a very wide range of games from huge and tiny developers alike. The PS2 embodied both the best of Western gaming and Japanese gaming and this balance is what, …
Yet another peculiar top 10 list
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 by jaySlightly (extremely) bitter about not having my stories picked up by the big sites, I scour Slashdot, Kotaku, etc for sub par stories that gets attention on a daily basis. Today’s highlight is a top 10 list (where’d they get the idea for this one?) on the “10 lamest game consoles, ever.” Ignore …
Laying this generation to rest: Dreamcast
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 by stefanTo celebrate the new generation of consoles, we will be honoring the last generation by listing our favorite games on each system. These aren’t Best of lists, or games you will die without, rather they are simply the titles we think made these systems special.
The first console of the past generation was the Sega Dreamcast. …
Random PS3-related News:11/13
Monday, November 13th, 2006 by mattHere’s a few things that are going on in the world of Playstation 3 today:
PS3 Backwards Compatibility Less Than Stellar
Reports coming out of Japan are saying that a few PS2 titles are having trouble being played on the super-duper (and extremely rare) PS3. Notable titles are Namco’s Tekken 5, Squenix’s Final Fantasy XI, and …
A brief survey of localiztions
Monday, November 13th, 2006 by chrisEver since the first text-based game came from Japan to American shores, those playing have wondered, “What did the original text say?”
…Well, I have, at least since I was old enough to tell the difference between “A winner is you” and real English. Hearing about and playing odd translations of games is a bit of …
