Video Podcast - The Aardvark Story

post from Gaming After 40 on 06 January 2010 04:00:00 PM. © Gaming After 40

We look back at Aardvark Limited, one of the many early computer game companies of the late 1970's.

(The embedded video is an ad-supported version -- if you prefer, you can see the show ad-free -- and still free of charge -- in the iTunes Podcast Directory or on YouTube.)

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Naughty Dog not interested in Uncharted motion
control

post from Destructoid on 06 January 2010 04:00:00 PM. © Destructoid

Naughty Dog not interested in Uncharted motion control screenshot

Developers might be shanking their own grandmothers right now for a chance to hop aboard the motion control gravy train, but Uncharted developer Naughty Dog isn't so keen, at least for its flagship franchise. If you were hoping to bring a little waggle into Nathan Drake's life, you'll be waiting for quite some time.

"We really don’t have any interest in using the motion control to do a third-person action game," says Naughty Dog boss Evan Wells. "If we were going to make a motion controller game, we’d want to tackle it from the bottom up and make sure that we were designing the game around the motion control, the way the best Wii games are designed.

"I’m not a Wii hater at all, in fact, it’s probably one of my most played consoles in the house. I have a 3-year-old son which might account for some of that, but Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort are some of the best experiences of this generation, honestly ... I think the PlayStation audience is totally for it. In fact, I bet you there are lot of closet Wii owners in the PlayStation community."

As a member of the PlayStation audience, I can't say I'm personally up for having Wii games on my PS3, but what about you? Looking forward to Carnival Games HD?

Reaction Time: Naughty Dog's Evan Wells Reflects on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [G4TV]

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Update coming to PS3's Rock Band 2

post from Gaming Nexus on 06 January 2010 03:49:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: Chad Smith
NEWS - According to Dan Teasdale, Lead Designer for Rock Band 2, Harmonix will be releasing an update for the PS3 version of the game tomorrow. This update is the result of feedback and suggestions the company has received via forums and the player community. It's quite a solid list of updates including a "Sort by Stars" option in Quickplay, improvements to the chord hammer-ons and pull-offs, and support for SingStar Wireless Microphones.

These are only some of the updates so be sure to read the full press release for all the juicy details.

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CES 2010: Microsoft CES press conference live
blog

post from Destructoid on 06 January 2010 03:48:00 PM. © Destructoid

CES 2010: Microsoft CES press conference live blog screenshot

Here's my experience on these sorts of things. You go to an event. There's all this buzz. Rumors of something going to be announced or launched. Then you go. You liveblog. You bust ass to get there and get a good seat. Then nothing happens. I've seen it a million times. E3, GDC, CES, you name it.

I fell for it again. Conrad and I are here in the Hilton Casino ballrooms, waiting for Mircosoft to tell us something that they're probably not going to. But, just in case, we're liveblogging it. And, if you don't wan to take our word for it, there's a link below that will take you to a live stream of the conference. Maybe Balmer will do some crazy sh*t again.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ces/

[Update 2: It's happening.]

[Update: The conference is a bit delayed; Microsoft is experiencing some issues. The live stream is up, though, for those of you who really like elevator music.]

<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=d5f70663ff" >CES 2010: Microsoft CES Press Conference 2010</a>

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Texas Mom Busted for Soliciting Teen Over WoW

A 42-year-old woman from Texas who flew up to Canada to meet her 16-year-old World of Warcraft paramour received a nasty surprise when she got home: A quick trip to jail and criminal charges for soliciting a minor.

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Race as Miis in Sonic & All-Star Racing

Race as Miis in Sonic & All-Star Racing screenshot

The Xbox 360 version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing is getting Banjo and Kazooie as bonus characters. So what's the Wii version getting? You! Well, your Miis to be more exact. You'll be able to race as any of your Miis and Miis will have a special All Star moves as well.

Now all that's left is the PlayStation 3 version. There's Avatar and Mii support, but what about Home avatars? Also, while reading up on this game, I found out that Sega was considering having Segata Sanshiro as a playable character riding a Sega Saturn. It probably won't make the final cut, but if it does make it in, then it's automatically agreed upon that he would be the best racing character ever.