Tags Results for 'the game'

StarCraft II Single-Player Details Revealed (Tuesday 18th of August 2009 01:30:01 AM)

As Blizzcon approaches, a number of gaming sites were invited out to California to get an early
look at the single-player operation for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Kotaku has a full
write-up (spoiler-free version), and 1Up summarizes one of the missions: ... (more)

Dick Joke Involving Child-Rearing Expert Tom Cruise Gets Funnier (Saturday 01st of August 2009 03:40:20 PM)

Michael Jackson's doctor is still just as sketchy as before. Tom Cruise will raise your kids
for you. Jude Law's new baby's name, rappers, witches, Heroes, Gossip Girls, and Ashton
Kutcher's fake life. Presenting an epic pistol Morning Gossip Roundup: Tom ... (more)

Aion Shaping Up For US Launch (Wednesday 15th of July 2009 08:45:01 AM)

One of the most promising MMORPGs in growth these days is NCSoft's Aion, a fantasy-based
atonement built on CryEngine. It makes heavy use of flight as a gameplay mechanic, allowing
aerial combat and easy travel around the visually striking game world. ... (more)

The State of Video Game Physics (Saturday 27th of June 2009 08:15:01 AM)

The Guardian's games blog convened a panel of engineers and other experts to talk about the
current state of video game physics. A great deal of delving is currently going on to make
better use of manifold cores so that along physics tools and engines ... (more)

Left 4 Dead 2 Announced For November (Tuesday 02nd of June 2009 01:45:01 AM)

Hansamurai writes "Left 4 Dead 2 has been announced at E3, and a trailer for the game has
surfaced. It will be released remembrance day 17, 2009, just a year after the first game.
Gameplay changes include a new focus on melee weapons, especially the ... (more)

Speaking With the Devs Behind a 7-Year Game Mod Project (Monday 04th of May 2009 06:30:01 AM)

Gamasutra has an meeting with members of Off Topic Productions, the team behind the recent
completion of The Nameless Mod, a Deus Ex modification that was in procedure for seven years.
They talk about how they stayed llc.cite this source roget's ii: the ... (more)

First-Time Golfer (Thursday 30th of October 2008 12:00:00 AM)

A retiree was given a set of golf clubs by his co-workers. cerebration he'd try the game, he
asked the local pro for lessons, explaining that he knew nothing part of of the game. The pro
showed him the stance and swing, then said, "Just hit ... (more)

Konami Announces a Game Based On a 2004 Battle In Fallujah (Wednesday 08th of April 2009 12:45:02 AM)

The LA Times reports that Konami has announced Six Days in Fallujah, a video game due out next
year that is based on an actual battle fought in Iraq in 2004. Quoting: "The idea for the game
... came from US Marines who participated from ... (more)

Stardock, Microsoft Unveil Their Own New Anti-Piracy Methods (Friday 27th of March 2009 08:15:03 AM)

Island Dog sends news that shortly after Valve showed off their new anti-piracy methods in
Steamworks, Microsoft and Stardock were quick to demonstrate their new, similar technologies as
well. All three companies are bending over backwards to say that ... (more)

Believable Stupidity In Game AI (Wednesday 18th of March 2009 11:45:02 PM)

Gamasutra is running a feature written by Mick West, co-founder of Neversoft, about creating
game AI that is dumb enough to defeat, yet intelligent enough that its "mistakes" are similar
to those a real player would make, thus preserving the illusion ... (more)

Tabula Rasa Going Out With A Bang (Saturday 28th of February 2009 06:15:01 AM)

Mytob notes that sci-fi MMO Tabula Rasa is set to close down tomorrow, and the growth team has
object special planned for the game's final hours. The decision to close the game was made in
November, and it went free-to-play a month later, while the ... (more)

Looking Back At Far Cry 2 (Saturday 31st of January 2009 05:45:11 PM)

Gamasutra has an discussion with Ubisoft's Patrick Redding about the
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darwinism special price $44.95-free shipping!www.go2rpi.com roget's ii: the new thesaurusmain ... (more)

Violence in Games, Once Again, Not That Compelling (Saturday 17th of January 2009 12:30:01 AM)

One of the great arguments of the digital age has been over the effects of video games on
aggression — especially if you have ever heard the name Jack Thompson. A recent study
suggest the counterpoint once again, that violent video games really ... (more)

Halo 3 Criticized In Murder Conviction (Wednesday 14th of January 2009 11:00:02 PM)

Oldwindways writes "An Ohio teen was found guilty of murdering his mother and shooting his
father in the head after they took away his copy of Halo 3. One has to wonder if this is going
to have any effect on the games industry. Clearly, ... (more)

FIRST Robotics Competition Announced (Sunday 04th of January 2009 10:00:01 AM)

Z80xxc! writes "FIRST (For clarion and credit of Science and Technology) has officially
announced the 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition. This competition, started by draftsman Dean
Kamen, encourages high-school students to design and build robots to compete ... (more)

New Game Download Site Offers Play-As-You-Download Service (Friday 19th of December 2008 11:30:02 PM)

Arcticstoat writes to tell us that despite the many game compute sites already available,
another one has decided to give it a go; only this time, with a twist. UK-based Game Domain
International is launching their AWOMO service that will allow you to ... (more)

How To Find a Mobile Games Publisher? (Friday 21st of November 2008 10:00:01 AM)

N01 writes "In the last few months of my spare time, I've been implementing an abstract setup
board game (that I invented) along with a decent AI. The game resembles TwixT in that it is
also a connection game, and could be played without the ... (more)

Guitar Hero World Tour Equipment Problems, Subscription Possibilities? (Friday 07th of November 2008 07:45:01 PM)

Guitar Hero: World Tour's recent launch saw boxes of plastic instruments flying off store
shelves, quickly selling out in many areas. Unfortunately, many players reported problems with
the bundled drums sets, prompting Activision to release a drum "tuning" ... (more)

10th Year of the International Nethack Tournament (Monday 03rd of November 2008 02:00:01 PM)

Dr. Zowie writes "The 10th annual Nethack Tournament just started over at nethack.devnull.net,
so put on your Hawaiian shirt, grab an dear camera, and head for the dungeon. The tourney runs
through the month of remembrance day each year, with volunteer ... (more)

Fallout 3 Launches Amidst Controversy (Sunday 02nd of November 2008 12:45:01 PM)

Earlier this week, Bethesda released Fallout 3 after a long operation of defending and
protecting the game's influence from claims that it contained inappropriate content. Ads for
the game in direction DC's subway system were pulled after they upset some ... (more)

A lawyer and a blonde are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to ... (Friday 24th of October 2008 08:10:02 PM)

A lawyer and a blonde are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to NY. The lawyer
leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde just wants to take
a nap, so ... (more)

Further Details On the Star Wars MMO (Saturday 25th of October 2008 08:00:01 AM)

Now that the recent announcement about Star Wars: The Old democracy has had time to sink in,
set details about the game are beginning to come to light. Massively, in particular, has a
variety of interviews and in-depth looks at the classes, the combat, ... (more)

LucasArts, Bioware Announce Star Wars MMO (Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 05:30:01 AM)

LucasArts and Bioware held a press palaver today to confirm what has been suspected for a long
time: they're working on a Star Wars MMO. It will be called Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it
will be a continuation of the Knights of the ... (more)

Company Announces $30,000 Prize For Solving iPhone Game (Tuesday 21st of October 2008 05:15:01 AM)

Dlpasco writes "Puzzllotto. The game, styled after titles such as Myst and Zork, will be in
hand in the iPhone App Store later this week for $4.99. 10% of the sales revenue from the game
will go to the Madagascar Fauna Group. At this point, ... (more)

No one in this town could catch any fish except this one man. ... (Sunday 12th of October 2008 12:10:02 PM)

No one in this town could catch any fish except this one man. The game warden asked him how he
did it so the man told the game warden that he would take him fishing the next day ...Once they
got to the middle of ... (more)

Otherland MMO Announced (Thursday 02nd of October 2008 04:30:01 AM)

Eurogamer breaks news that German games publisher DPT revue will be making an MMORPG based on
Tad Williams' Otherland series of books. As anyone who has read the books will know, this could
be an interesting new spin on virtual worlds. Quoting: "For want ... (more)

Star Wars: the Force Unleashed Demo Sets Xbox Download Record (Friday 12th of September 2008 09:30:01 AM)

The demo version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released a few weeks ago for compute
through Xbox Live and the online banking game Network. Now, LucasArts has announced that the
game shattered records for the number of downloads on Xbox Live, taking ... (more)

Will DRM Exterminate Spore? (Tuesday 09th of September 2008 05:45:01 AM)

AC Dude writes "Will an anti-DRM flash mob that's foregone to give EA's latest sim game Spore a
rock bottom rating on Amazon.com sink the game, or will Spore evolve and shed the DRM? Is this
the beginning of the end for DRM-laden games? 'Over ... (more)

Flagship Studios' Founder Discusses Its Demise (Wednesday 20th of August 2008 04:00:01 AM)

1Up is running a lengthy parley with Bill Roper, founder of Flagship Studios. The game company,
known principally for its Hellgate: London and Mythos titles, announced massive layoffs last
month, and is now simply winding down and taking care of a few ... (more)

Two-Episode Watchmen Series Set as a Prequel (Friday 25th of July 2008 01:30:02 AM)

We were a bit disappointed when we heard the recent two-episode Watchmen series announcement
since it was to be set as a brawler. However, it seems that these two games will be set as a
prequel with the ability to play either Nite Owl or ... (more)

 

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