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, Full Story →
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Karune, the online community PR manager, has finally made some sound regarding the WarCraft 3 patch 1.22 that has been waited for since 1 year and a few months now. Karune on the Blizzard’s WarCraft 3 Battle.net Forums has posted that the Patch 1.22 will enter public beta on their servers, so to playtest that patch, gamers need to upgrade to 1.22b. Unfortunately if they want to play the Battle.net on the current patch they will have to download grade once again.
March 19th, 2008- The Dev Team is now preparing test servers with the patch that will be available for testing by the public. In order to jump on these servers, you will have to upgrade your version of the game to the test patch. Upon completion of the testing on the public test server, those participating will have to downgrade their version of the game back to the latest retail patch. We will also be using Battle.net forums to gather feedback and bug reports from the community. Exact location of this forum is still to be determined.
But the best part is it is almost here! Read the developments as we followed on the blog, here. Also find on the blow the list of proposed changes in the game. Blizzard has taken user input to the next level. Just release the damned patch!
It’s hard for Blizzard to come out and deliver a kick ass gaming title. More over make it a cultural icon. An entire nation for a fan base. Countless bucks being given off in the name of their product that they launched 10 years back and still lay back and take a day off.
But that is certainly not happening at Blizzard who are feverishly developing their new title StarCraft 2. With continous input from the gaming community they wish to target they are not doing it just for the heck of it. They know they have a huge responsibility to shoulder. Should they come out with a second grade product it is quite possible they might lose their fan base, the market or the tournaments to other products from different companies that are trying to make some space for themselves. Business wise, StarCraft 2 must meet expectations.
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
Currently, nothing. But in the near future, it might! That is that big question today. What does Apple have for the gamers?
Karune, the online community PR manager, has finally made some sound regarding the WarCraft 3 patch 1.22 that has been waited for since 1 year and a few months now. Karune on the 
