Search Results: L.T. Blaize

The Re-Emergence of PC Single Player RPGs (1 Comments)
A few years from now, the story of 2009 and 2010 may not be 'The Death and Rebirth of Duke Nukem (again)', or the 'Collapse of Midway', or even 'World of Warcraft Breaks Still More Records'. Even 'The Rise of the Wii' and 'Sony Strikes Back' will probably
January 20, 2010 at 9:45:11

This Week in Gaming ( Comments)
The good, the bad, and the hope for a better tomorrow; all these are wrapped up in this week.
November 24, 2009 at 11:10:56

Nintendo's Sky Is Not Falling ( Comments)
By now you've no doubt heard that Nintendo's last quarterly fiscal report was not as awesome as we have come to expect from Nintendo. Depending on where you get your financial news, you may be half convinced that the lower Wii numbers are a sign of doom f
November 2, 2009 at 11:14:04

Gaming's Next Wave? ( Comments)
From abysmal 8-bit graphics to fully 3D worlds on your cell phone, gaming has gone where just about nothing (except maybe Linux) has gone before. And that would be everywhere. But no sooner does the gaming industry roll over the cell phone market than
October 22, 2009 at 10:33:14

Games That Need To Be Made 2: Starship Troopers ( Comments)
No doubt, if any studio announced they were working on a Starship Troopers title, the vast majority of the media would assume a movie spin-off. Huge amounts of venom would be spewed on the company making a cheap Halo clone. Meanwhile, the original Starshi
October 8, 2009 at 2:31:16

Save The Galaxy: Take Two! ( Comments)
Bioware. As RPG makers go, the reputations don't get much more spotless than Bioware. Perhaps recently best known for Neverwinter Nights 2, Bioware has thrown its massive hat into the MMO arena. This is a good thing, I think.
October 5, 2009 at 4:49:21

GDC 2009, Austin ( Comments)
Starting tomorrow in the heart of barbeque country, the Game Developers Conference, Austin will be underway.
September 14, 2009 at 11:32:32

Video Game Impulse Buying ( Comments)
I'm standing in line at a local department store, waiting to checkout. On my left is a display of snack cakes, nicely on sale. On my right is a display of scones, nicely on sale. I'm hungry. This familiar scenario resulted in the purchase of a box of choc
August 29, 2009 at 5:17:32

PS3 Warranty Voided! Shocking Footage! ( Comments)
Ok, so not so shocking footage. But hey, extremist headlines are all the rage these days.
August 26, 2009 at 7:13:58

Not Exactly Breaking News - Blizzcon ( Comments)
This has been (and will continue to be) a fairly eventful week in gamingdom. For a random week in the middle of August, a surprisingly eventful week in fact. I haven't rounded up everything here, but I've managed to corral a good chunk of it. No doubt tom
August 20, 2009 at 4:00:54

Starcraft 2: Invasion of the Single Player News ( Comments)
So, Blizzard has this title coming out in the not too distant future. It's called StarCraft 2 and I hear it is supposed to be fairly popular. I mean, it is only the very (very, very, very) long awaited sequel to one of the most successful games of all tim
August 17, 2009 at 4:38:41

Duke Nukem to Go ( Comments)
To tide you over while the 3D Realms legal wranglings over the future of The Duke continue, old school Duke Nukem 3D is now available via the iPhone App Store.
August 14, 2009 at 9:53:24

Wii What ? ( Comments)
Somewhere in the hype of E3 this year, a tiny little tidbit was dropped by Nintendo. And no one knows what to make of it. During their press conference, Nintendo announced the near-future release of the Wii Vitality Sensor. And the gaming world collective
August 12, 2009 at 1:02:04

Wheel of Time is going MMO ( Comments)
This one will be interesting. A Wheel of Time MMO could be a fantastic product, or it could be a complete disaster. A Wheel of Time MMORPG has some potentially strong points.
August 4, 2009 at 7:07:05

Scribblenauts ( Comments)
Every once in a while, a developer comes along making such outlandish claims about their upcoming title that no one can take them seriously. And on even rarer occasions, that company simply sticks the title on the floor of E3 and lets game do its own brag
July 30, 2009 at 9:18:53

Clearing the Clutter: Beyond GameStop ( Comments)
If you have been a gamer for very long at all, you have a stack of old games you just don't play anymore. If you don't yet, you will. So, what can you do about it? A bonfire might be fitting, illegal in some areas and resulting in a giant mess anywhere, b
July 28, 2009 at 7:36:26

We need a Sequel ( Comments)
We live in the age of sequels. The E3 press conferences for Microsoft and Nintendo this year were particularly full of sequels to darn near every decent game released on either platform.
July 27, 2009 at 6:58:55

Controller vs Keyboard ( Comments)
In the thirty or so years that PC and console gaming have co-existed, apparently we have not yet reached the only possible solution to the controller vs keyboard conundrum.
July 23, 2009 at 10:44:11

EA: They Just Don't Get It (1 Comments)
Any dog knows not to bite the hand that feeds it, but EA just can't resist dousing its paying customers in steak sauce and munching away.
July 20, 2009 at 8:11:39

Games That Need To Be Made: Ender's Game: Battle School (1 Comments)
There are some books that are just destined to be converted into movies. Sadly, such conversions are often awful, but that is a completely different article. In the same way, some books and movies are destined to be converted into games.
July 17, 2009 at 9:59:59

Competitive Gaming, Take Two! ( Comments)
PvP tournaments are old news these days. The professional gaming circuit has its own official league, is sometimes seen on such mainstream networks as ESPN, and has generally become accepted as commonplace in the gaming world.
July 15, 2009 at 2:13:36

Mud Like Wine ( Comments)
Once upon a time, a long time ago, 16 bit color was considered advanced graphics. In this strange and distant time, bandwidth was measured in bytes and "mega" was reserved for physical storage. It was a digital world almost, but not quite, completely unli
July 9, 2009 at 12:28:33

A Few Hours of Gaming Nostalgia ( Comments)
Welcome to Fourth of July Weekend, when all thoughts of gaming take second place to fireworks, flags, grills, and sunburn. With all the time dedicated to loud noises and seared meat, it is likely we won't have any moments to spare for digital entertainmen
July 5, 2009 at 5:18:40

Browser Gaming: Fantastic Contraptions ( Comments)
Looking for still more ways to spend non-productive hours online? No worries, I've got another highly addictive, well produced game you can play in a browser for easy minimization when the boss pays a visit. Be warned: turn down your sound before you visi
July 1, 2009 at 6:44:20

Browser Gaming: Auditorium ( Comments)
If you have not tried this gem of a game yet, make time soon. Auditorium is completely unlike anything I have ever played. In fact, I'm not sure 'game' is really the best description of this title. What ever it is, this is one of the most addicting and fa
June 30, 2009 at 3:38:17

Battlefield for Free ( Comments)
Been wanting to sample one of the free-to-play online titles, but suffer from an allergic reaction to all things anime-ish, including the anime-inspired MMOs? EA has come to your rescue.
June 26, 2009 at 11:33:00

Games That Never Made It: Spend the Night ( Comments)
Game development, particularly in recent years, is a costly and risky investment. While anyone can build low-end titles with a little time and effort, the type of game that sells enough copies to fund a studio of artists and programmers is an entirely dif
June 24, 2009 at 7:26:13

June 23: The Wii Grows Up (1 Comments)
Ah, the Nintendo Wii. It changed the gaming industry forever by bringing motion controllers to the masses, and changed it again with the Wii Balance Board. It said No to large hard drives and high definition video, and yet has so throughly dominated curre
June 22, 2009 at 5:28:32

Wii Demo Play (1 Comments)
In an interview with USA Today, Shigeru Miyamoto of Mario fame briefly described an interesting feature coming to New Super Mario Bros. and future Wii titles. The feature, currently called Demo Play, allows the gamer to let the game play itself. Just imag
June 19, 2009 at 3:52:23

XBOX NEXT ( Comments)
With Natal in theory coming sometime soon as an XBox accessory, the time would appear to be right for a brand new XBox version, complete with upgraded hardware to ensure that your XBox can handle the complex algorithms of tracking potentially dozens of mo
June 16, 2009 at 5:16:22

So You Want To Make A Game ? ( Comments)
I can only think of two things that could be better than gaming. Nice fresh chocolate chip cookies would be the first one. And playing a game that you made yourself would be the second. Well, assuming the game is good, of course.
June 15, 2009 at 4:49:44

DOOM is BACK ( Comments)
Doom is coming to the iPhone. Ok, thats no surprise. Doom has been ported to just about everything that uses electricity, and probably some things that don't. This one is different though. It isn't a port. id themselves are releasing classic Doom for the
June 11, 2009 at 7:38:42

Something for Everyone: Lawn Mowers and Hamsters ( Comments)
Name it, and you can probably game it. The number of niche titles that have cropped up over the years is impressive. Some of them are fairly high quality, but they often languish under the radar.
June 10, 2009 at 2:20:03

Game as Movie ( Comments)
Six years ago, much of the summer hype swirled around The Matrix. Not only was the second part of the trilogy coming out, but it was being released alongside a video game that told part of the story.
June 9, 2009 at 2:29:50

Next Up: WWDC ( Comments)
With E3 out the door and safely on its way, we can turn our attention to the next industry event. Kicking off this morning in the Bay area is Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. Perhaps I am somewhat unorthodox for listing Apple as a company relevan
June 8, 2009 at 3:12:57

E3: Mini Video Roundup ( Comments)
Lots of good demos or trailers were released or shown at E3, so I gathered a few of them below. This is not all the good ones... or even the best four. Consider this list a teaser for the library of quality video that emerged from E3.
June 4, 2009 at 9:54:49

E3: Much Ado About Dante ( Comments)
Many of us read the literary classic of Dante Alighieri in college. It is the story of a man who is lead through the circles of hell by Virgil. It is not a standalone work, though it is often read as one, but is part of The Divine Comedy. If you have not
June 3, 2009 at 7:03:29

Future of Gaming? We'll See. ( Comments)
Project Natal. The Future of Gaming. The End of Controllers. The Biggest Revolution in Gaming Since Dice. You've seen the headlines, maybe watched the demos, and will no doubt see endless information on this system before it makes it to market.
June 2, 2009 at 10:37:01

Unsung Heroes ( Comments)
On the eve of the largest celebration of million dollar titles and billion dollar publishers, lets not forget the unpaid masses. Games today are often defined by what the community does after the game is released.
June 1, 2009 at 4:21:53

Another One Bites The Dust (Matrix Online) ( Comments)
Matrix Online is shutting down. The real news in this story, of course, is that Matrix Online was even still running in the first place. Back in 2004 when this game went beta, all eyes were on the MMO universe.
May 29, 2009 at 4:37:25

Rumor mill: PS very P ( Comments)
Rampant speculation this morning that the long rumored, eagerly sought, and extremely predictable UMD-less PSP is coming soon to a massive trade show near you. This is a move that will surprise exactly no one.
May 28, 2009 at 2:54:03

Invasion of the PS3BOTs ( Comments)
When the Cell processor was first discussed, Sony seemed to anticipate the PS3 hooking up and sharing processing power with everything from your Cell equipped TV to your Cell equipped phone to your Cell equipped refrigerator.
May 27, 2009 at 2:41:24

Nightmare: Redneck Blizzard ( Comments)
There are some things I just do not want to contemplate. Some things are just too... jarring... to be considered. Imagine a Veggietales script written by Stephen King. Or a movie version of Wheel of Time starring Elmo as Rand. Head hurt yet? Better grab s
May 26, 2009 at 4:44:00

Fun With Flu ( Comments)
In many games, you take on the roll of a hero, fearlessly sacrificing yourself for some esoteric cause you are never really clear about. Lost princesses? Please. Surely we can find a more worthy cause for our dedicated virtual labors. Looking over recent
May 22, 2009 at 3:05:22

OnLive Skipping E3 ( Comments)
Word comes out this morning that OnLive will not be attending E3. This is extremely disappointing.
May 21, 2009 at 2:40:18

Free the Duke ( Comments)
Any children out there who dream of growing up and starting game development studios should keep the recent Take Two v. 3D Realms fracas away from their parents at all costs. I am not a lawyer. I am not going to attempt to discuss the legal end of this me
May 20, 2009 at 4:22:07

Return Of The Grue ( Comments)
Let's try something. Fire up your trusty copy of iTunes, wander over to the iTunes Store, pop into Applications and search for "RPG." Surprised?
May 19, 2009 at 2:44:40

Game Shows on Xbox? ( Comments)
In an interesting blend of old school television and current generation consoles, game shows appear to be on their way to the XBox via XBox Live.
May 18, 2009 at 5:35:09