Finally back after a long break. Sorry it took so long, been ultra busy. Possible new host coming on, as well as some kewl new production stuff. Stay tuned. Now that my laptop is back from the dead we should be golden. Feedback is always welcome to
General Gaming News:
Madden 2005 has record sales, huh wonder why?
http://investor.ea.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=88189&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=744892&highlight=
Nintendo DS Price drop to $130
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/12395959.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_technology
Gameboy Micro to be release September 19 for the price of $99 (but do we really another form factor for the same system?)
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/08/16/news_6131139.html
Xbox to release at 2 price points, $299 and $399
http://www.planetxbox360.com/?view=article&article=74
Unofficial Xbox 360 Launch Title list
http://joystiq.com/entry/1234000507054101/
• Amped 3 (2K Games)
• Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
• Condemned (Sega)
• Dead Or Alive 4 (Tecmo)
• Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda)
• Final Fantasy XI (Microsoft)
• Full Auto (Sega)
• Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
• Gun (Activision)
• Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft)
• Madden NFL 06 (EA)
• NBA 2K6 (2K Games)
• NHL 2K6 (2K Games)
• The Outfit (THQ)
• Perfect Dark LE (Microsoft)
• Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft)
• Quake 4 (Activision)
• Ridge Racer 6 (Namco)
• Saints Row (THQ)
• Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland (Activision)
• Top Spin 2 (2K Games)
John Carmack (Id Dev.) says Xbox 360 is the better console to develop for
http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2005/08/carmack_talks_n.php
Halo 3 to support 50 person online, 4 person co-op, and map editor
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/gossip/xbox-2/halo-3-to-support-50person-multiplayer-108370.php
Pics on the insides of the Xbox 360
http://egm.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143210
Drink Pepsi or My. Dew and win an Xbox 360
http://pepsi.yahoo.com/everyten/home.php
Original Doom for your Ipod (using iPod Linux)
http://joystiq.com/entry/1234000383053961/
Relying on Sequels. 25 out of 26 EA games in 2005 are sequels.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/08/technology/08game.html?8dpc
Quake 3 Arena Source Code Released under GPL
http://www.idsoftware.com/business/techdownloads/
PSP News:
X86 Emulator for the PSP (lets you run Linux and Win95 on a PSP)
http://www.hacker.co.il/psp/bochs/
PSP 2.0 North America is out
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