To combat the problem [of obesity] before it spirals out of control, the Sunday Express today urges the Government to plough the huge amount of tax generated from video games revenue into developing sports facilities for children.
This is a rather hilarious article that once again places the blame of obesity in children on video games. They encourage a tax to games so that the money can be used to advocate outdoor activities for children.
Personal responsibility or taxing unhealthy foods? Naaaaah. We don't need that around there.
February 9th, 2010
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Going against many experts I've heard over the last week or so, EA's Madden 10 simulator predicts that the New Orleans Saints will win Super Bowl XLIV over the Indianapolis Colts, 35-31.
Madden 10 has been surprisingly accurate in the past, getting 5 of the last 6 predictions correct, including getting within one point of the correct total score.
Me? I don't bet against Peyton Manning's rocket laser arm.
Image from Kotaku.
February 3rd, 2010
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In a surprise announcement, EA has released their latest Battlefield series shooter - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - as a demo on Xbox Live.
This is the supposed "Modern Warfare 2 killer" according to CEO John Riccitiello. We'll see how it plays, but it certainly looks like a polished product.
Image from Shacknews.
January 28th, 2010
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Illustration by Olly Moss.
There's an excellent article running on Wired about the recipe for disaster that killed 3D Realms, the makers of Duke Nukem Forever. Normally, when I see writeups about the developer and that game in particular, they are painfully biased or juvenile. This is one of the first articles I've seen that attempt to get in the psyche of George Broussard and the 12+ year long development cycle.
Not saying that it's the truth, but I certainly can believe that someone would reach a point where he is so obsessed with perfection that a mere deadline like "shipping the game" is woefully inadequate.
December 22nd, 2009
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I normally don't buy games I've played before but this would make the Sonic collection portable for me and that's very appealing. Plus, the 2D Sonic games were totally awesome!
December 3rd, 2009
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Final Fight was one of my favorite games when I was growing up. Capcom is bringing it back as a downloadable title (no surprise there), but the exciting news is that it still contains the bad grammar and typos of the original!
December 1st, 2009
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