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Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox 360 Review

No big surprise, but I'm behind in my Xbox 360 game reviews. So it makes sense to start with the game that's been sucking up my free time in huge quantities lately. And I'm not talking about Call of Duty 4 ( see my review ) or Grand Theft Auto IV, though both certainly have their place. No...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-07-2008
A history of King's Quest

I previously recalled my experience with the Atari ST and how that machine introduced me to Sierra's King's Quest (and other graphical adventure) games. It took a while for me to figure out that these games were, in fact, horrible because they often required you to make a correct decision at...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-23-2008
Epic: "Wii is a virus"

Not to beat the whole Wii thing to death, but Epic president Mike Capp was recently interviewed by IGN (these comments are in Part 4):" IGN: What do you think of the Wii and Nintendo's… Capps: Pffffffffft… IGN: (laughter) I know! I think the same thing! It's like, "Come...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-21-2008
Finally, the mainstream press uncovers the problem with the Wii

The Nintendo Wii has been incredibly and unexpectedly successful, outselling its more capable Xbox 360 and PS3 opponents. There's just one problem, and this is what I've been pointing out all along: When you target the non-gaming market as Nintendo is doing, you're not attracting real gamers...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-21-2008
US video game sales, March 2008

I mentioned NPD's data for video game sales in Short Takes this morning, but I wanted to piece together something a little more comprehensive. This required me to scan a number of news story about the data, as none of them supplied all of it. Here's what I came up with. The market NPD's data...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-18-2008
Halo 3: Legendary Map Pack (and a free theme)

Halo 3 is a decent title at best--in other words, not a classic--but it's nice to see Bungie supporting their loyal community with additional content : Content: Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions Size: 411.34 MB Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-15-2008
Yikes: Microsoft goes after Xbox 360 cheaters

If you're not gaming on the Xbox 360, you may not be up on the allure of Achievement points, but let's just say this is a new cottage industry, and one that is being emulated elsewhere, including the PS3 and the PC. In any event, Microsoft this week went after some of the worst Xbox 360 Achievements...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-26-2008
Id: Core PC gamers moving to console experiences

Id Software states the obvious , though I'm sure they'll catch heck for it: id Software's Steve Nix believes that a significant number of 'hardcore' PC gamers are shifting over to home consoles to get their kicks. Nix said that id would continue to support the loyal PC gamer, but...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-20-2008
Steam Welcomes Epic Games

Steam News : World-renowned developer Epic Games makes its debut on Steam today, delivering the award-winning Unreal and Unreal Tournament franchise to Steam gamers everywhere. The Epic hits now available on Steam include the debut classic Unreal Gold, Unreal 2: The Awakening and the Unreal Tournament...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-17-2008
The Atari ST

Landon Dyer discusses his early involvement in the creation of the Atari ST , the Tramiels' response to the Commodore Amiga: The Tramiels had bought Atari with a plan to make a little money immediately by quickly selling off assets, and more intermediate-term money by making minor updates to the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-17-2008

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