|
Gotta Love Wikipedia
246 days 21 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
So, there I was. At work with a ton of free time on my hands. What to do, what to do? I got it. I'll check out Wiki. Ok. Here I am, homepage. Now, what do I look up? That's an easy one, what else is there in life but video games? The history of video games catches my eye. Reading through the in-depth article, I realize just how m...
|
|
|
Gotta Go With The flOw
249 days 13 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
I love flOw. It's amazing how such a simple game, with a unique control scheme, can completely enthrall me. I'm usually a fan of deep RPG adventures or FPS. Hell, I'll even take on the odd turn-based strategy game every once in a while. Having a game like flOw in my collection is a little out of the norm for me, but I don't give a damn. I took my PS3 to a friends house ...
|
|
|
Is Innovation Dead, And Should We Care?
252 days 13 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
Today, we are seeing the same old ideas popping up again. This time with the very unreliable rumor stating that the 360 is getting a motion sensitive controller. I don't care who came up with the idea first, or even if the controller will ever see production, it's completely irrelevant. The practice of technology showing up on multiple competing systems is nothing new. O...
|
|
|
Word Of The Day, Volume 1
253 days 2 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
Todays word of the day* is OPINION. Let us begin with the formal definition provided by Dictionary.com. o·pin·ion [uh-pin-yuhn] –noun 1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty. 2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal. 3. the formal expression of a professional judgment: to ask for a second medical opini...
|
|
|
The Numbers Lie, So Why Listen?
255 days 17 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
We all see the numbers each week for sales of whatever somebody finds interesting, be it games, consoles, Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD sales, or what have you. With each of these topics, we see multiple sources quoting multiple analysts about some number or trend regarding the direction these products are going. One camp says they are tops in this region. Another says the first is lying...
|
|
|
I am n00b, and he is me.
261 days 18 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
I can't believe it. I've been banned! And it's all because I'm a n00b (please don't hold it against me, I'm really a nice person deep down inside). I don't have much experience with multiplayer, LAN or on-line, so I was a little nervous trying it out on Warhawk for the first time. I just got the Warhawk bundle with the headset yesterday and today was the first chance I h...
|
|
|
Is Print News Viable In Todays Electronic Age?
261 days 19 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
One thing that's been happening more and more today, is the formation of new on-line news outlets. N4G is just one of many sites dedicated to posting news stories on the games and culture that we love. Now, how does this affect the more traditional news sources that we still have today? Print news has to be taking a hit due this new emergence of user available content, a...
|
|
|
Where will graphics lead?
264 days 20 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
I read an interesting article today from G4 regarding graphics in video games. It got me thinking about the games I grew up with and what we have today. Video games have a long and well documented history going back several decades. From the games played on the big mainframe computers to today, where a game can be played on a cellphone. Advances in graphics have improved...
|
|
|
Long in the tooth, long in value
267 days 22 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
Who would have thought it possible? Seven years and the PS2 is still alive and kicking. Since the dawn of gaming time, consoles have had a limited lifespan of around three or four years, but things are most definitely changing. Atlas has recently announced that it's game, Baroque, is being released for both the Wii and the PS2. This is absolutely great news for all gamer...
|
|
|
Mediocre games and Gabe Newell.
270 days 16 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
I enjoy video games, and I like to write. What I don't like is reading the same old news in the blog section. My goal here is to write articles, in my own words, instead of doing the standard cut and paste of news stories that seems to be an epidemic on this site. If I want to read about the news I'll go to the news section. If I want to see an opinion of the news, I com...
|
|
|
Old gamer, new fun
272 days 22 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
Well, I'm not that old, but I have been neglecting a segment of the gaming culture for far too long. I have been an ardent game fan for most of my life and have seen a lot of types of games. One type of game that I have completely ignored is the online multiplayer genre. Being a fan of consoles and not owning a computer, I really didn't get to experience the whole fragfe...
|
|
|
Format war? Meh.
274 days 20 hours ago | by: GlossGreen
I don't know about anyone else, but this format war stuff is getting a little old. It seems like every 15 minutes we get more propaganda from one camp or the other. These days I don't believe what's being put out for numbers sold, attach rates, blah, blah, blah. The only thing that this is doing to the industry is causing confusion and irritation. Let's look at the situa...
|
|
