Archives for November 2005
Where Are the Perfect Dark Reviews?
Published on 18 Nov 2005 at 8:35 am.
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Only days before the launch of the Xbox 360, there are still no reviews of Perfect Dark Zero, supposedly the “flagship title” for the launch.
Review aggregator GameRankings shows multiple reviews for the rest of the launch titles, but PD is conspicuous in its absence. It’s pretty suspicious.
In the movie industry when movies are […]
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They Came From Hollywood interview on GameCloud
Published on 15 Nov 2005 at 9:47 am.
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GameCloud has an interview with Sparky of Octopus Motor, creators of the forthcoming They Came From Hollywood.
If you like monster movies, or you were a Crush Crumble and Chomp fan, keep your eyes on this game. You get to take the form of a giant monster and smash the city, while fighting off the armed […]
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And There Was Much Rejoicing. Braga leaves Trek.
Published on 14 Nov 2005 at 12:20 pm.
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I can’t believe it, but my years of tribble-sacrifices have finally yielded fruit, as seen in this article on SciFi.com
Braga: I’m Done With Trek
Longtime Star Trek producer Brannon Braga told SCI FI Wire that he’s done with the franchise, at least for now and for the foreseeable future. “At the moment, yeah,” Braga said in […]
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The Movies Review (first impressions)
Published on 10 Nov 2005 at 12:29 pm.
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Peter Molyneux’s LionHead Studios has finally released The Movies, a game in the vein of his Theme Park series. I’ve been itching to play this game since I saw it at E3 a few years ago. Yesterday I got my copy. Here are my impressions after a few hours of play.
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Inner Workings of TrueSkill
Published on 9 Nov 2005 at 8:08 am.
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This paper on Microsoft’s web site shows the inner workings of the new TrueSkill Ranking System. It includes notes on how the matchmaking works, how the leaderboards are maintained, etc.
If you’re into videogames, and like stuff like
exp(-(μA-μB)2)/(2*c2)) * √d
c2 = 2β2 + σ2winner + σ2loser
[…]
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Xbox 360 Shortages?
Published on 8 Nov 2005 at 8:24 am.
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eToyChest has a story on the rumored 360 shortages and it is not looking good. According to the article, EB, GameStop, Sam Goody, Circuit City, etc have all been shorted on what they were promised by Microsoft:
Circuit City, is known for drawing lines of gamers for midnight or early morning openings for console launches. […]
The Goon!
Published on 2 Nov 2005 at 7:12 pm.
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I’m a bit late to the party since the book has been running for a couple years, but my favorite comic currently is The Goon.
The main character (known only as The Goon) is sort of a depression-era(maybe) Hellboy. He spends a lot of time beating up monsters and works as an enforcer for Labrazio, the […]