Portion of the very “to-the-point” review of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed by WFAA.com:
You’ll start out as a weak novice, but gradually acquire new powers (such as Emperor-like “Force Lightning”) and fighting skills. You’ll be able to sling enemies, crates, ships and robots around with your Force abilities, and the new physics software makes collisions and tossed bodies flop more realistically than in any other game.
Archive for September, 2008
WFAA.com Reviews Star Wars: TFU
September 16, 2008
Mercenaries 2 Review- 210SA
September 16, 2008A portion of 210SA’s Mercenaries 2: World in Flames review:
As sequels go, “Mercenaries 2: World in Flames” is pure textbook _ prettier, more technologically robust and grander in all expected ways, but philosophically unchanged. Venezuela’s mix of jungles, rivers and urban cityscapes provide a welcome upgrade over North Korea’s murky sameness, and Pandemic places greater importance on telling a story rather than simply providing targets to pick off.
Red Fly Studio @ Austin GDC
September 15, 2008Unfortunately, I set this site up too late to go to Austin GDC, but maybe if I do this for a year, that can be my reward!
Red Fly Studio is in attendance, however, and have some pictures up on their blog. Also linked there are the Studio’s Flickr pages, so check them out!
Wii won’t save you
September 15, 2008A editorial from The Daily Texan:
I have come face-to-face with the newest addition to society’s downfall — “Wii Fit.”
The other day I was talking to my roommate about how I intended to spend my weekend outside — walking my dog, swimming, etc. — because the weather was so nice. My roommate interjected to tell me that she, too, had been exercising lately. She and her boyfriend had recently purchased “Wii Fit” together. “You can do yoga or walking, and it’s great because you can just switch the TV screen to something you want to watch and the program will time you,” she said.
I have to say I do agree with the article on the fact that Wii Fit shouldn’t replace outdoor activites, but I don’t think it’s catering to laziness. No, Wii Fit is a tool, that when used properly and in conjuction with other tools, can provide an evolved experience that compliments your daily lifestyle. Now, if you were lazy to begin with, it’s unique because the game can even fit within that lifestyle, and perhaps take you out of your rut.
Guide-Live.com test drives new games
September 15, 2008Guide-Live.com was able to attend the GameStop expo that took place last week, and wrote some impresions from the games there, here’s a portion:
Grapevine-based gaming retailer GameStop held its annual managers conference in Las Vegas this week, and I was lucky enough to attend some of the festivities.
While the managers spent most of their time sequestered in training workshops and seminars with vendors, I got to skip right to the fun part: a huge ballroom filled with demos of the hot games coming up this Christmas season.
While I didn’t get hands-on time with everything, I did get to see almost all of the big new releases.
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Video games influence modern Hispanic values
September 15, 2008This isn’t so much about video games as it is about the story of one Latina woman living in San Antonio, TX. However, I did want to mention it because it’s a good story and is though-provoking. How could video games influence Hispanic, or any other cultures, in the future? As a new form of expression, how long before “Call of Duty” moves away from WW2 and maybe goes into the battle of the Alamo because Hispanic devs (a minority at best) one day are in charge? I stray greatly from the article itself, but that’s sort of where my mind went as I read this success story.
Here’s a portion of the article:
Seven-year-old Zachary Diaz, feet dangling off the overstuffed arm of a chair, eyes the action while jabbing the buttons on a portable video game player, aiming for a high score. His 4-year-old sister, Courtney, sways back and forth on the swing set in the fenced backyard, while his father, Gilbert, 39, warms up pasta for dinner.
Former Metroid Devs form Armature Studio
September 15, 2008
Armature's Building in Austin
EA announced today that they have reached a publishing deal with Armature Studio, established by Mark Pacini, Todd Keller and Jack Mathew who all worked on the Metroid Prime series. The deal allows the company to work on games for the PS3, Xbox 360, as well as Nintendo consoles, allowing the devs to flew their muscles on systems not made by Nintendo. Kotaku has more details, so go check it out. I have also added Armature to the side bar links.
GameStop looking for Ultimate Guitar Hero
September 15, 2008
Note: Picture is NOT me.
Think you can rock out with your plastic guitar out? Then GameStop wants you! The Grapevine, TX-based company is looking for the “Ultimate Guitar Hero” in its latest contest. Details after the break
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DC Vet to write for DC Universe videogame
September 15, 2008DC Comic writer Geoff Johns has been penned for SOE’s DC Universe, giving me more confidence in the project! Press Release with more details after the break.
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Infendo Mushroom Men impressions
September 15, 2008Infendo has an article up about the games that were at a charity event over the weekend, one of which was Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars. Click below and check it out!
