adjusting difficulty? Gaming's biggest cop-out?
Ok I just want to say off the bat that I understand challenging the player in a game without making the game too hard or too easy is a huge challenge in game development. I get that and I... Bye Bye Jeff G
For those not in the know it's flying around the internet right now that Jeff the Editor here at Gamespot got the sack becuase he wrote a bad review on Kane and Lynch one of the sites major... Games and Mental Focus: an art?
Martial arts are really starting to become a staple in my life. I have to admit I know it sounds weird but the mental focus I've started to develop from the arts has started to weive it's way into... Life is sweet for gamers right now.
Been a while between blogs now. My appologies I know that even without comments some people enjoy reading these things. :) So I've decided that thanks to super mario galaxy, Red steel, Metroid... Sam and Max is being put out. More remakes possible?
What's your dream remake? Yes this topic had to hit the blogs eventually and here it is. :) I'd have to say personally that I'd LOVE someone to remake maniac mansion in 3d.  The game had that... Beerfest! Excellent cinema! Now drink! Shnel!
Beerfest is the greatest guy movie in years. If you are male and you have the night off go and see this movie.  It's very very worth it.  Bring as many other guys as you can. I havn't laughed... Seriously who is gaming aimed at now cost wise!?
Man it amazes me how much gamers can be a consumer by sheer shiny things. You all spend money on these 2000 dollars+ tvs simply becuase microsoft and sony tell you to. You all pay for your... Games, Pirating, Pre played, and you the gamer.
Pirating of games is really starting to become a huge problem for the industry.  Year after year companies spend millions of dollars trying to protect their software. I think we are all... Two jobs too tired.
For the record don't even try and work two jobs at once for any reason unless you are like me really needing a few extra things in your life. I love my coffee bar job (barista-crazy job title I... Response to the G4 Jack Thompson interview.
Just saw the video  posted up on g4's website and had to respond. topic at hand is video game violence. adam was horrible to watch he  needs to just SHUT up and let mr. thompson say his entire... Go job reviews. :) And giant furry things.
So I went and picked up  shadow of the colossus today. Really enjoying it so far the game is really unique in it's idea and it's approach. Graphics are wonderfull too it really makes me question... Soft Soft chair FTW!
Just a bit of advice. Go out and get a comfy  office chair for home. The results when you sit at home on your computer for any more then 2 hours a day are very worth it. comfy. :) Console wars evaluation. Feel free to give feedback.
NOTE: forgive the grammer and spelling errors it's a big post and I've been a little stripped of time to properly edit it yet. All i'm going to say is that it's taken microsoft a year with... Call of Jaurez Demo impressions.
honestly I think this game is horrible.  It makes the very very typical mistake of trying to mix genres and fails to get the  most out of any one of those... Prey review.
Make no mistake Prey is a solid idea. Portals, Wall walking, and spirit walking are all good ideas. It's a good engine; prey looks great on the doom 3 engine and runs ... Japan's gaming market and what it means to us here.
jappenesse gamers have way way diffrent tastes then american gamers they seem to take more of a stand towards RGPS and puzzle games. It's rare to see a good FPS in Japan. Plainly put the Xbox... xbox 3...crap broken again. There goes me buying one too :(
I honestly did have plans to accually go out and pick up a  once it got some half decent games out there and the price dropped a bit.  however now I'm just in a state of shock at the sheer number... What is Sony thinking?
Seriously most gamers are now in their 20s and 30s and not a lot of us are willing to spend 600 dollars on a system when that can easily pay for our license plate or a downpayment on a car or...