Blizzard reveal new Wrath of the Lich King footage and images!
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Posted by on October 18th, 2008Blizzard entertained Blizzcon 2008 attendees with a new set of media for their upcoming expansion pack to World of WarCraft MMO, Wrath of the Lich King.
Blizzard intend to include a lot more features into the game including a new hero class, The Death Knight. Wikipedia has a lot of information on this certain type of WarCraft character that has existed since earlier games.
Joystiq shared the video and images with us, head on over to their original post for more details and comments.
Blizzard has updated the Fan Art Section adding new artwork to their StarCraft 2 section.
Dexter on videogame expected early 2009!
Posted by on October 18th, 2008
All fans of the Dexter TV show rejoice! Icarus Studios plan to release a game based on the famous TV series early next year, no only on the iPhone and PC but on XBox 360 too.
[Via Joystiq]
Grand Theft Auto 4 Wishlist [Improving GTA]
Posted by on May 10th, 2008
There is always something that could improve a game, and GTA 4 is one such game where everyone wants to see it get better and better. Like it already isn’t
People over at Kombo.com have compiled a list of 8 things they would like to see added in the game that would substantially take it to beyond a 10/10 rating. It is understood that there are other things that need to be taken care of before these new features can be added, and the article author does mention,
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What does Apple have for the gamers?
Posted by on May 9th, 2008
Currently, nothing. But in the near future, it might! That is that big question today. What does Apple have for the gamers?
It’s very true that Apple has seen a lot of success in the personal gadget arena, and have always been a good contender in the personal computing market. They also have had a lot of success with the Apple TV products and their notebooks are selling like hotcakes.
Apple has a strong presence in the hardware arena and they provide powerful personal computers. An interesting article I read on another blog notes that it might just be the time for Apple to hit the gaming market with a new product and take it by storm. They might very well be successful again.
While a major chunk of the gaming market apple has been eaten by the console vendors and personal computer vendors, I won’t be surprised if Apple woos in people with their aesthetic sense of powerful hardware design.
What is the Web 3.0 all about?
Posted by on May 9th, 2008
So we’ve come across the term Web 2.0 a lot now, and we see it being used with virtually all new applications that are coming out. Just when you thought “Web 2.0″ was a useless meme, researchers and forcasters say there will be a Web 3.0, too.
Yes. But contrary to popular belief, these versions of the Web are not upgrades of a single service or patches to an old one. It’s basically a whole new philosophy of approach towards information and the web. How to organize it, how to index it, how to share it, how to search it, how to store it, and all that. With internet availability being a smaller issue today, than it was 10 years ago, and with speeds much faster now, the Web is taking a whole new meaning for users and publishers.
We are entering the age where information is more meshed together than ever before. I came across a wonderful article that actually explained how a few technologies could help the advent of the Web 3.0 and how it would be fascinating to see new applications emerge that would make information access much, much easier and simpler.
Gaming today is quite linear in terms of information that they require. Gaming today relies only on the information that the game contains. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a game that could actually change dynamically to the real world scenarios and events?
Read the article, watch this video and give me your feedback.
Blizzard Store now offers Downloadable Games!
Posted by on May 7th, 2008
The age of downloadable content over the internet is here. Blizzard Store recently revamped it’s design and function and will now serve all original-cd key holders as content delievery site where they can down their game anytime from anywhere if their cd key is verified and checks out for that particular game.
This not only helps buying a game over and over again just because you left your game in another country, or just because you scratched your cd and the cat made a treadmill out of it, it also helps the gamers keep playing the game.
Games available for download are:
- Diablo II*
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction*
- Diablo II Battlechest*
- StarCraft
- StarCraft Battlechest
- StarCraft Anthology
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Expansion Pack
*digital download coming soon. World of WarCraft or any of it’s expansion packs are not available.
Novel idea, brilliant!
LEGO’s Batman: The Videogame has Two-Face added!
Posted by on May 7th, 2008
Destructoid has reveal that in a new fact sheet that was sent their way, LEGO has announced that they have included Two-Face into the their upcoming title Batman: The Videogame and is listed to be a “Homicidal Maniac”. True to his characteristic in the movies, he is one of the many villans that will feature in the title.
Head on over to the Destructoid post to feast your eyes on some latest screenshots of the game.
Blu-Ray Sales Not Picking Up
Posted by on May 2nd, 2008
The much debated duel between the formats a couple of months ago had come to an end with Toshiba (as the largest stakeholder) pulling the plug on it’s HD-DVD business. That was considered a green signal for Blu-Ray businesses to pump out their Blu-Ray players and discs and flood the market. But things aren’t getting better for this format as dismal sales show a negative trend in the Blu-Ray market and most importantly, customer satisfaction. Which again is a thinking point for publishers going all-Blu-Ray.
[Via NYTimes]
Why video games are still selling like hot cakes! [Game Dev]
Posted by on April 29th, 2008
Much to the surprise of this afflicted world, the videogames industry is still surging forward with players taking a decision to go into full nelson production. New York Times, a very credible journal, does a story why even in a plethora of negative economic indicators, the gaming industry is still having a “banner year”, and will still go on to have a great year. Games like GTA 4 are not only extremely satisfying experiences, they are way of escapism and joy for people who toil all day at jobs and office. The article goes to say that gamer, or people, are more like to buy “eggs, milk and videogames with their last $50.”
I however disagree with anyone who uses the word addiction to describe what might just be a very simple way of find a non-hallucinating escape from life!
As a videogames evangelist, I think the potential of this industry is still unrealized in most parts of the world. Not only as a highly lucrative economy but as a tool to aid social development in fields like medicine, education, public service and governance.
Read the whole article at NYTimes.com.
Sonic Unleashed!
Posted by on March 23rd, 2008
Sonic the Hedgehog is not dead. Rather, it is coming in a new game from Sega (?), pics of which were leaked a few days ago, and a video has made it’s way to the Youtube. Still not enough for Sonic fans to celebrate, since there is no word of confirmation from the Sega on this issue.
For the moment, enjoy the video.
