Apple recently showcased theSiripersonal assistant software for use with the new iPhone 4S. Apple missed a great opportunity to collaborate with Aperture Science for the vastly superior GLaDOSiri app. This is sooooo much better. Apple – Introducing GLaDOSiri on iPhone 4S[YouTube]
The long-awaited Source-based HL2 modificationGoldenEye: Sourcewas released in beta today to teeming throngs of Bond-hungry gamers. I haven’t tried it yet — thedownload mirrorsare getting pounded, though the torrents seem to be chugging along just fine — but word is the finished (or near-finished) product is pretty damn good. A ground-up conversion of the classic N64 FPS,GoldenEye: Sourcelooks to bring back the classic feeling of exchanging cheeto-stained high fives with your three friends huddled around the ol’ 64 via classic Bond multiplayer beefed up with a modern engine....
The Sydney Morning Herald interviewed Bungie executive producer Joseph Tung, and the interview opened with the news thatHalo: Reachis finally done. A 10-year journey has come to an end. Well, almost. You have to play it first. But they’re done making Halo. “We went gold last night, so yeah, it’s pretty much in the can. It is a weight off my chest to know that we went gold,” said Tung....
Activision has rolled out the details on its July downloadable content forGuitar Hero World Tour, and here it is: July 16Eagles of Death Metal Track Pack“Anything ‘Cept The Truth”“Cherry Cola”“I Only Want You” July 23Vagrant Records Track PackThrice – “All the World is Mad”Alexisonfire – “Young Cardinals”Senses Fail – “The Martyr” July 30Knuckle Sandwich Track PackProtest the Hero – “Bloodmeat”Dropkick Murphys – “I’m Shipping up to Boston”Against Me – ”New Wave”...
THQ’s first-person shooterHomefrontis a couple weeks away and I was recently given the opportunity to play through a big chunk of the single-player campaign. Our preview consisted of the opening three missions as you are enlisted into the ranks of the Resistance, fighting against Korean occupation forces in suburban Colorado. One thing is made completely clear from the outset of the game: You are meant tohatethe Korean People’s Army. Their purpose is intended to be greater than mere obstacles to be overcome on the path to victory, one set of cloned enemies after another (though that does make them easier to hate)....
I’ve seen a lot of papercraft in my day, but nothing quite so unreal as this. Crafter and presumed sorcerer “Constable” is responsible for these face-meltingly dedicatedpaper modelsbased onStarCraft II. My eyes are absolutely convinced these are toys, rather than the mere result of expert-level cutting and pasting. That is … that’s all I’ve got. I’m just going to continue sitting here in awe, if it’s fine with you....
I loveBioShock. You loveBioShock. Whether it’s on the PS3 or the Xbox 360, we all loveBioShock. The artists over atMetal Parkseem to be aware of this, and they’re making it really hard to not spend the hundreds of dollars it would cost to buy one of their awesome Big Daddy sculptures. That’s not very nice, Metal Park. The aforementioned Big Daddy sculpture, and others like it, are made with screws, scrap metal, enginge parts, motorcycle parts and other bits of minutiae that have been welded together, polished, and lacquered (to prevent rust, of course)....
[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] In most relationships, there can be seen a dualistic nature in which one participant controls, while the other is under control. We go to school and answer to our teachers. We go to work and answer to our bosses. And when we die, some suggest that we answer to God....
Having the opportunity to bring up Firaxis Games’Civilization Von a regular basis is proving itself to be way more fun than it should be; hopefully I’m not wrong in thinking there are a bunch ofCivaficionados in attendance here. Anyway, our friends at Bitmob talked to lead designer Jon Shafer about what kind of support there would be on the mod side of things. The results — as the headline would have you believe — were positive....
Interplay launched their new Web site yesterday. It’s all pretty and is littered withEarthworm JimandMDKgraphics. More importantly, up in the news section, they have an announcement regarding their new Orange Country offices and the project they’ll be working on. It’s an MMO, codenamed “Project V13,” which isn’t much of a codename if you’re trying to hide aFalloutproject thateveryone already knowsyou’re supposedly working on. Interplay sold the Fallout IP to Bethesda (after having previously licensed it to therm forFallout 3) in the first quarter of 2007 but negotiated to retain the rights to produce the already in-development MMO....
The newTomb Raidermovie — the reboot we’ve been hearing about since the lastTomb Raidermovie in 2003! — now apparently has its writers. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, said writers are Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, the writing team behindIron Manand the upcomingCowboys & Aliens. The film is said to be an origin story that will place her alongside the likes of “Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor in the pantheon of great female action heroes....
I may not like Jack Thompson’s methods but, from the first time I viewed candid conversation with him, I knew he was a charming dude. The man has a sense of humor that we don’t often get the chance to see. You know, because he’s so busy crusading and stuff. This week,The Jace Hall Showtalked to the soon-to-be-disbarred attorney in a game store in West Valley, Utah (presumably recorded while Thompson was receiving hisFreedom Award)....
You know, I have to hand it to Kmart — they’re at least trying in terms of reeling us gamers back in. Right now through Saturday, September 11, they are offeringStarCraft IIfor $20 off. Am I the only one who finds it weird that $39.99 is the sale price for a PC title? Then again, I’m sure more than a few of us would have forked over much more than the full $59....
