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Massively interviews Clear Skies creator Ian Chisholm

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Machinima, Massively Interviews

One of the most significant works of machinima created in recent years is Clear Skies, an unconventional amalgam of the gritty, far future setting of EVE Online tempered with a more human touch, imbued with life through clever writing and exacting manipulation of Half-Life 2 character models. Fans and critics alike have praised Clear Skies since its release. Indeed, the film recently took top honors at Machinima Filmfest 2008, garnering a Mackie award for Best Long Format Film. This success at the festival was met with astonishment from Clear Skies creator Ian Chisholm as well as from his...

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New study shows gamers arent fat, sex-starved, reptilious little nerds after all

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:23:51 +0000

Results of an IGN Entertainment and Ipsos MediaCT quantitative study of US gamers entitled “Are You Game?” has revealed that the old stereotype of people who play videogames being more akin with other, more disgusting life-forms than human, simply doesn’t hold water any more. The study showed that: 55 percent of gamers polled were married, 48 percent [...]

EA Maxis general manager - The Sims lacked a females touch

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:17:02 +0000

“Some of the human qualities of The Sims didn’t come out until women started working on it. It wasn’t until we added kids and relationships that things changed. It became more about these little human beings, these ‘Sims,’ rather than just the objects in their lives.” - Lucy Bradshaw, general manager of the EA Maxis Studio

Well, I didn’t play The Sims until it hit retail, so I have no idea of knowing just what the game lacked when women weren’t closely involved with development. The final Sims title helped create numerous spin-offs, and the franchise has been a huge money-maker for EA. Whatever those women did, they did it well!

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Hi, I'm an Xbox 360and I'm a PS3

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:22:48 +0000

As the Mac vs PC ads not only become more and more frequent, they have also become somewhat catty and vindictive. The latest ad pits the "everyman" as a PC owner and not spoiled college kids whose parents shell out 2500 bucks for a Macbook Pro so they can chat on myspace and edit their photos. Of course, Mac counters with the overall message that PC's are outdated business machines that are technologically inept with an excuse for an operating system. Furthermore, if the Mac computer is the dorky kid from Dodgeball and the PC is a 40 something fat guy who looks like a Wendy's manager, what are the human console equivalents?

Decode the Walls with the Dead Space Cipher

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:12:34 +0000

Kotaku: Readers Steven K., Eamon and Chris A. send this one in late, a screenshot from Chapter 6 in Dead Space that will help the rest of us decode what the alien scribblings on the walls mean. Some smudges on a few alien letters, plus some additional human phonetics (SS and TH, and "dbl letters"), but it's a start for would-be graffiti decoders. Thanks guys.

Far Cry 2 - Stupid Gnu

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:14:05 +0000

AI at its finest. Let's hope that the human AI is a bit better than this.

Just what is Second Life?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Culture, Opinion, Second Life, Virtual worlds

That's the question that keeps coming up. You may as well ask "What is the Internet?" or the telephone, for that matter. The simple fact of it is, that the answer is different for every user. That's why the media, businesses, universities, educators, students, writers and, indeed, all of us grapple with it every day. Oh, we can say "it's a collaborative virtual world", but that's a bit like calling film "flickering images on a white wall". Because at the end of the day, it isn't what Second Life is that makes it what it is -- it's what you do with it. It's that human context that makes it...

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MGR: Metal Gear Raiden for the Playstation 3

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:45:57 +0000

Raiden, now transformed back into a human after his cyborg body is destroyed, must battle a new threat. Raiden is the ultimate ninja. He may be the hunter, but he is also the hunted. Take control of Raiden. Avoid enemy detection. Trust your senses. Metal Gear Raiden: Tactical Ninja Action Directed by Hideo Kojima.

August NPD: Madden sacks the competition

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:48:00 +0000

Filed under: News

Wow, talk about dominating the list, Madden NFL 09 has crushed the competition in August, even though it released in the middle of the month. That hasn't stopped it from selling well over 2 million copies, across all platforms. As for hardware, well, it's basically the same story:

- DS: 518.3K 89.7K (-14.75%)
- Wii: 453K 102K (-18.37%)
- PSP: 253K 31.3K (12.49%)
- Xbox 360: 195.2K 9.6K (-4.68%)
- PS3: 185.4K 39.5K (-17.56%)
- PS2: 144.1K 11.4K (-7.33%)

Head past the break for the software figures.

1. Madden NFL 09 - 360 - 1 million
2. Madden NFL 09 - PS3 - 643K
3. Madden NFL 09 - PS2 - 424.5K
4. Wii Fit - Wii - 394.9K
5. Mario Kart - Wii - 328.7K
6. Wii Play w/remote - Wii - 394.9K
7. Soul Calibur IV - 360 - 174K
8. Too Human - 360 - 168.2K
9. Madden NFL 09 - Wii - 115.8K
10. Guitar Hero: On Tour - DS - 111.2K

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August NPD figures released, 360 beats PS3

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:27:55 +0000

NPD’s released its August figures. Everything below: Hardware Unit Sales PlayStation 3 - 185.4K PSP - 253.0K PS2 - 144.1K 360 - 195.2K Wii - 453.0K Nintendo DS - 518.3K Software Madden NFL 09 (360, EA) Madden NFL 09 (PS3, EA) Madden NFL 09 (PS2, EA) Wii Fit (Wii, Nintendo) Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo) Wii Play (Wii, Nintendo) Soulcalibur IV (360, Namco) Too Human (360, Microsoft) Madden NFL 09 (Wii, EA) Guitar Hero: [...]