Joystiq is reporting via CVG that Gabe Newell is lambasting the PS3 again. In an interview with Edge magazine, Newell said the console is ‘a waste of everyone’s time’ and that ‘Investing in the Cell[processor], investing in the SPE gives you no long-term benefits. There’s nothing there that you’re going to apply to anything else. You’re not going to gain anything except a hatred of the architecture they’ve created. I don’t think they’re going to make money off their box. I don’t think it’s a good solution.’
Author - Jerry Paxton
Engadget has reported on ZuneRama’s inspection of the nuances of Zune 2’s user interface. Notable differences include the volume setting reaching 40 (versus 20 on the existing models), album artwork when browsing by Album looks bigger than on the current firmware and when advancing from one track to another, the album art for the new track slides in from the right in a ‘wipe’ transition.
Gamerhelp has posted ‘The 10 Commandments of Gaming’.
From the article:
‘GamerHelp 666:19, 10th Commandment
Thou Shalt Save Early, and Save Often
There aren’t too many games, these days, that remove points or bonuses from the player based on the number of times they save. This used to be something of a common practice, back when game developers saw the player as a toy with which to play and squeeze. But today, developers know better. They know we all hate running through the same corridor 33 times and dying on the same jump over and over again. That’s why they offer more save spots, save-anywhere features, and on-the-fly difficulty adjustments. With all these wonderful helpers, however, there are still gamers who like to live on the edge. When the scene ends and the level is over, they say ‘NO’ to ‘Do you want to save?’ They don’t use the save rooms, and they never turn the machine off. These are the maniacs who try to beat Final Fantasy XII in one sitting. And these are the people we do not want to emulate. Save early, save often. You never know when the power may go out and you’ll be stuck trying to kill the same goddamn monsters over and over again.’
Wired is reporting that Gears of War Art Director Jerry O’Flaherty has been chosen to direct the upcoming Thundercats film.
Why not? I mean they already destroyed my childhood be remaking the Transformers badly, lets go one more round!
Gamespot is letting members join in the beta of Universe at War, the upcoming sci-fi RTS from Petroglyph. The game is scheduled to hit retail outlets on October 30th, just in time for Halloween.
The Escapist’s Zero Punctuation segment this week focuses on Tabula Rasa, the forthcoming MMO from the mind of Richard Garriot. This episode is quite amusing and raises some pros and cons regarding the game too.
***Possible Spoilers!
The Halo 3 Believe marketing campaign has drawn to a close with this last video. Beware, however, there are possible spoilers in this video although it is really too good to pass up and the ‘spoilerish’ nature of the video isn’t anything you probably didn’t think would happen anyway.
The campaign, which included multiple commercials based on a documentary of soldier’s talking about the climactic battle in the game has been extremely popular and has really taken video game commercials to a new level.
IGN has posted their review of Valve’s Orange Box, a collection of 5 titles including the Half-Life 2 add-ons, Team Fortress 2, and Portal. Overall their impressions are favorable but I highly recommend reading the full reviews even at their long length.
Joystiq is reporting that Bass Fishing will return on the Nintendo Wii next Spring.
From the article:
‘Sega points out that this latest version will include ‘content developed exclusively for the Wii,’ though the company has not been forthcoming with what exactly has been added, only to note that Sega Bass Fishing will feature more than 20 different types of lures to entice the the game’s four different kinds of freshwater bass.’
YAAAAY!…yay?
Joystiq has posted the official system requirements for Crysis. They are, needless to say, pretty damn steep.
From the article:
‘Minimum System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
* Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster (Vista)
* Memory: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
* Video Card: 256 MB
* Hard Drive: 12GB
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Real Recommended System Requirements
* OS: Windows XP / Vista
* Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
* Memory: 2.0 GB RAM
* GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar
Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.’