Thoughts from a Bafta nominated Podcaster, Blogger, Writer and Commentator.
Gamasutra on the XBox One and where it is targeted at: It is my belief that the Xbox One is primarily a device designed so corporations can have relationships with each other: Comcast and Microsoft and Activision Blizzard and the NFL. It is a device created by a company that venerates the creation of devices, and will come packed with services that sound good to companies that like to sell services to attractive demographic targets.
Ellie Gibson writing on Eurogamer looks back at GamesMaster, with the people who made the gaming TV show: Episode one of GamesMaster was broadcast on 7 January 1992. It was the first time a television programme dedicated to video games had appeared on British screens. The show was a massive hit. This was the golden age of Sega and Nintendo, and the viewing audience loved the mix of live challenges, gameplay tips, interviews, reviews and jokes about cocks. GamesMaster went on to run for seven series and 126 episodes. Today it is still regarded by many as the best games
Trump card… played.
Let me get this right. Plants vs Zombies, total cost of ownership… 69p. The upcoming Plants vs Zombies 2, initial cost of ownership, free… but with various in-app purchases, power-ups, boosts, and credits, I suspect the final cost will be much higher. Well played, EA, let’s hope nobody notices…
The Edge look back at one of the key strategy games in history: The original demo was for a relatively modest, two player tactical game. MicroProse asked them to base the action on Earth and to expand on the original design to deliver something more in keeping with the other epic strategy games it already had on its roster. “That prompted me to add the strategic level, with the basic idea of an alien infiltration of earth and the need to capture and research the alien technology to defeat them. It was quite a radical design in many respects, but
Windows 8 has backwards compatibility with Windows 7, even though there was a brand new look of live tiles, user interface, and the look and feel of the hardware. Xbox One breaks compatibility with the Xbox 360, significantly reducing the usability of the gaming and media device out of the box. I wonder if Microsoft would have been in a better position at the end of 2013 if the Xbox One had the compatibility, and Windows 8 didn’t?
