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Halo 3 Update

Over the last few days there have been rumours, allegations, denials, broken street dates, and the first review. The Halo 3 hype has taken on a life of its own and is building to its climax next Wednesday. Don’t expect any posts on that day as I attempt to play through the entire game in [...]

Scripting Heavenly Sword

Ars Technica has a really interesting Interview with Rhianna Pratchett (yes, daughter of Terry), scriptwriter of Heavenly Sword and Overlord (among others), giving us some insight into what goes into scripting complex characters and narratives into video games. Its nice to see that the industry is hiring ’serious’ artists such as Ms. Pratchett, alongside Stephen [...]

PS3 Ready To Rumble

The rumours have been flying for what seems like months and finally, after many evasions and misdirections, they have been confirmed. The PS3 is to get a rumbling SIXAXIS controller, dubbed the DualShock 3.

Thompson Strikes Again

We all love to deride and ridicule the caricature of a man that is Jack Thompson. It seems that Rockstar has gone one further and included him in next year’s GTA IV. Jack is understandably incensed at this apparent send up of him, the character he thinks is him says “Guns don’t kill people, videogames [...]

Halo 3 Ending Leaked!

What follows after the jump is allegedly the ending cinematic from Halo 3. I haven’t watched it, and I’m not going to until I’ve finished the game. Now, this may not be real, but personally I’m not taking any chances, I suggest that if you don’t want to know how the Master Chief Trilogy ends [...]

Hellgate: London Beta Opens

I’d love to tell you that it will be easy, I’d love to tell you that I managed to sign up for the Hellgate: London Beta, I’d also love to tell you that I was accepted and am now wandering the ravaged streets of London sending the demonic hordes back to the hell they came [...]

Wii Supply Guaranteed for Holiday Season

Reggie Fils-Aime has promised “unprecedented Wii supply in North America for the holiday season,” in an attempt to set consumer’s fears of a repeat of last year’s shortage to rest. However he did suggest that the units will still be difficult to find, just not as hard to come by as they have been. Kind [...]

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