Crysis – There’s no app for that

gamingPublished June 23, 2009 at 4:13 am No Comments

Techcrunch has been following a server-side streaming company OTOY for the last week.  What makes this exciting is the potential console-like gaming experience that can be had on hardware that is far from capable.  It seems all you will need is a phone with a webkit browser and a strong 3G connection. This tech will
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Gaming on the go

gaming mobile development mobile worldPublished March 24, 2009 at 9:17 pm No Comments

At this year’s GDC, Tero Ojanpera of Nokia talked about the importance of social networking and distribution of gaming through mobile phones.  Ojanpera estimated by 2012, 40% of game revenues will be coming from players of emerging markets that do not have access to high end computer gear or broadband connectivity but will carry a
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Richard Garriott rocks high into space, unlike his game

gamingPublished October 12, 2008 at 8:15 pm No Comments

Looks like Richard Garriott, the Executive Producer for Tabula Rasa at NCSoft, finally got his wish and is making his way to the ISS.  A great personal achievement.  Too bad his last game will not experience the same kind of achievement. I recently turned down a job at NCSoft here in Austin and it looks
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Spore’s ranking on Amazon is Terrible!

gamingPublished September 8, 2008 at 4:10 pm No Comments

I was looking forward to finding out what all the hype was that surrounded Spore and was about to pick up a copy when I headed over to Amazon, talk about carpet bombing! It seems EA is taking another one in the gut for limiting the number of installs to three.  It seems like PC/Mac
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Soul Calibur an objective review

gamingPublished August 20, 2008 at 8:58 pm No Comments

Yes, I am one of those mindless fools that paid full price on the latest version of Soul Calibur for the ability to whack others over the head with a light saber though it should do so much more. My review of the game would be a bit jaded due to fanboyism. I will leave
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