AMD64 - Directly Connecting Your Imagination to Reality
Each generation of new technology assaulting the digital content creator typically comes with elaborate promises about how it?s going to change lives. Sometimes that?s actually true -- but not always for the better. Non-linear editing systems brought the number of ?workarounds? to new heights
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Anark Studio 3.0
In what can only be described as a Mac author's recurring nightmare, Anark has announced that their Anark Studio product will only be available for Mac when "conditions are right." The chicken/egg conundrum that has made software solutions for content authoring on a Mac slim, continues. Anark finally delivers a mature application that looks great, but for its PC users only.
...Read More »A New Online Hope With Sony's announcement that they were going to be releasing a new Playstation 2 addon, called the Network Adapter, the future of console gaming took a giant leap forward. With the ever increasing sales of console games, one of the biggest drawbacks many gamers had with making the leap from the PC was that they were no longer going to be able to play their friends online. But now things have changed dramatically with Sony's Network Adapter for the Playstation 2. Will this lure more gamers to the console? ...Read More »
3D Perspectives-SIGGRAPH 2002
Siggraph, as always, is a good time to take stock of our 3D world. To some, the industry appears ?mature?. Many of the players have been in the game for 10 or 15 years, the equivalent of several lifetimes in high tech. With current economic gloom dampening the entire high technology sector, there appears less happening in 3D that is truly revolutionary. Is market growth slowing in our corner of technology?
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FINALLY! Halo Announced for the Mac and PC
Halo, the much anticipated game from Bungie Studios, has now been announced to be ported to the Macintosh and Windows based computer systems. The game, which made its worldwide debut at Macworld a few years ago, has been undergoing a strange development path due to Bungie's acquisition by Microsoft.
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Remembering Yars Revenge
A couple of weeks ago, I went to go visit some of my friends in Huntington Beach, California. When I arrived at their home, I noticed a shiny, little black box on their living room floor which, to my surprise, was a brand spanking new Sony Playstation 2.
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Mac, PC and Linux Players Unite!
It's been a while since players were this abuzz about an upcoming release. But the buzz is deafening these days as the release of Neverwinter Nights nears. And, hey!, Mac users can get it on the action, too. MacSoft got the deal with BioWare to bring Neverwinter Nights to the Mac just two months after the PC release.
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License to Build?
The game industry works at a frenetic pace and with companies trying to outdo each other in technology, game storylines, graphics and more. The problems being faced by many developers is whether to develop their own game engine or license someone else?s.
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Warning: This Game Addictive!
This is unlike other types of warning labels that usually call out a recommended age due to language, sex, or violence. I?m curious to know how and who would determine if a particular game is addictive. I just don?t see how you can do it at all and if you tried, I wouldn?t trust it.
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Sony to Bring MMPOG Gaming to PlayStation 2
Sony announced the development of EverQuest Online Adventures for the PlayStation 2, bringing massive multiplayer online gaming to the console. This is an interesting move from the perspective of the console game market. The big question, of course, is if other established online games follow suit.
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Maya Enters 3D Volume Market
Alias/Wavefront has reduced the price of Maya. Not just by a little bit, but significantly. Maya Complete, formerly priced at $7,500 will now sell for $1,999 and Maya Unlimited, which formerly sold for $16,000 will be priced at $6,999. The software remains the same and no features were removed in order to lower the prices. This means that Maya is now priced in the same category as traditional volume market 3D software such as Lightwave and MAX, which may very well be considered a landmark in the history of 3D graphics.
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Will Sony Outdistance Players With New EQ Expansion?
If there is a race between players experiencing the new parts of EverQuest with each expansion before Sony implements new ones, Sony is winning. Sony today announced EverQuest: The Planes of Power, which will introduce 18 new zones, new quests and different player travel choices. This expansion follows three previous expansions: The Ruins of Kunark, The Scars of Velious and The Shadows of Luclin, and will be released in the fall. But are they in danger of alienating the players?
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Tying Games to Television Series Could Open a New Type of Market for Developers
Ubi Soft this week announced it won the license agreement for games based on the CBS television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. This is great news for development companies. Why?s that?
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Reader is All for Games on Airlines
Great idea for games on planes. I used to fly way too many miles and remember America West Airlines having games on only one of their flights.
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