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We've been slaving over a hot compiler...
We've been slaving over a hot compiler all year with nothing playable to give you, so we baked up a StickRPG 2 Combat System Demo!
Sony will be unleashing it's supposed...
Sony will be unleashing it's supposed GameBoy killer to North America on the 24th of this month: the PSP (Playstation Portable to those with acronym phobia). I myself am looking forward to the launch and am still undecided as to whether I will pick one up. The battery life is the primary concern, some reports put it at about 3 hours when playing games. Also, they intend to market it in a mandatory "Value Pack" that includes a remote control and the Spider Man 2 movie (on Universal Media Disc) with every PSP.
This seems like shameless cross promotion, but I just might be gullible enough to bite. You guys can make your own informed decisions using solid info.
It's been over 2 years since the...
It's been over 2 years since the original StickRPG was released, and we still receive daily E-mails about it. With StickRPG 2 under development, one of the most frequently asked questions is if we'll ever finish the original.
I'll let the screenshots speak for themselves. Hardcore fans will appreciate true to the original game play and art style.
Hey Everyone, ...
Hey Everyone,
It was a great trip but it’s good to be back home. I think I can speak for the entire team when I say that we have learned a lot not only of our industry, but also of ourselves and where we'll go from here.
Getting the high score in Galaga at the Metreon was a personal highlight for me (999,760 points at level 107), as was meeting a personal hero of mine; Dr. Gregory P. Zeschuk, one of the two founding members of Bioware!
It was a great week and I am sure the information and techniques we have learned will carry forth into our games. Our aspirations to deliver a casual gaming experience of the highest quality continue.
Hello from the Game Developer's...
Hello from the Game Developer's Conference 2005 in sunny California!
We've been having a blast here, taking in as much of the week long conference as possible and meeting some great people from the industry. We've been talking with people from big name companies like Blizzard, Day 1 Studios and even Bioware; great guys from our own hometown of Edmonton, Alberta.
We also met up with Tom Fulp, founder of Newgrounds, at the Alien Hominid Booth here. Alien Hominid has just won the Independent Game Developer's award for Technical Excellence in the Open Games Category; We'de like to offer our congrats to entire dev team.
It's a sunny 70 Degrees here in San...
It's a sunny 70 Degrees here in San Francisco; a definite departure from the snow-covered plains of our hometown!
One of the coolest things we've seen yet is the four-story ultra high-tech Metreon entertainment complex. Filling an entire city block, it boasts a Sony Style store, huge arcade complete with virtual bowling, an IMAX theatre, free Wi-Fi access, and of course the very cool Playstation store where we played Gran Turismo 4 (It was stunning!). Since discovering it on Friday, we've found ourselves back at the Metreon daily. The stores encourage hands-on interaction, and there's no short supply of toys and gadgets to play with.
On an unrelated note, while sending a text message back home I discovered that Motorola's Intelligent Text Entry System, iTap, includes the internet abbreviation 'ROFL'; anyone know what other jargon is included?
Greetings All! ...
Greetings All!
This is Travis, writing to you all the way from sunny California!
That's right, myself and the entire XGen team are here in San Francisco, soaking up the rays and attending the Game Developers Conference; a gathering of all the top minds and tech in the gaming industy!
With keynote speeches from the likes of Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, and J Allard, Corp. Vice President of Microsoft, this is not an event to be missed!
Check it out at www.gdconf.com.
I will be sure to keep you guys posted on all the goings on as well as all the clever new ideas we pick up along the way.
I'll also be including pictures of our crazy trip to San Francisco.
Stay tuned!
Yet another Academy Awards ceremony has...
Yet another Academy Awards ceremony has gone by, this one hosted by Chris Rock.
The winners went pretty much as expected. Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank received their Oscars for best actor/actress. Million Dollar Baby and The Aviator got their dues while my favorite film of the year won for best animated feature film: The Incredibles.
You can check out the full list of winners here.
Today we bring you two of my favourite...
Today we bring you two of my favourite distractions from around the net:
1] Subservient Chicken
2] Truck Dismount
You'll need to download and install this one play, but it only takes a few worthwhile seconds and is virus and spyware free.
A group of engineers has constructed a...
A group of engineers has constructed a four-story collage of scenes from the NES Super Mario Bros. games.
The cool thing is that they constructed the whole thing out of Post-It Notes, accurately recreating the 8-bit pixellated goodness we expect from the original Super Mario.
"You'd be insane not to give Defend Your Castle a download. Final Score: 9/10"
- Joystiq.com
Defend Your Castle has been re-created from the ground up and utilizes the unique capabilities of the Wii, as well as the iPad and iPhone touch-screen
