Thoughts on EA's $2 billion bid for Take Two

"While everyone seems to be focusing on Grand Theft Auto 4, however, there is another important piece of this puzzle that cannot be ignored: Take Two, which owns 2K Sports, is the only other power player in sports gaming on the market.

EA has just extended its exclusive deal with the NFL until 2013, and an acquisition of Take Two would put EA in control of the only strong competitor left in sports gaming."

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"EA may claim that it's not rattled by the power of the Activision/Vivendi merger, but this acquisition would give EA unprecedented power over sports gaming, and would allow the company to add BioShock, Bully, Midnight Club, and of course the Grand Theft Auto series to its already impressive stable of games."

EA's $2 billion bid for Take Two bad news for sports gaming

Stage6 to Shut Down on February 28

Stage6 to Shut Down on February 28

GDC'08: The State of Indie Games

So it finally happened again...

It almost went two years without me becoming sick once, but I've been feeling increasingly worse since last Thursday and I can no longer deny that I've gotten the cold.

It's not all that bad, just a plugged nose, some sneezing / coughing and a heavy head. Feel free to post your condolences as I stay here and wallow in my own self-pity.

Where's the curry?

Will Wright @ GDC'08

Will Wright Gets all Brainy on Drunk Audience

Patapon Launch Trailer

Patapon

Cooking skill +3

Alone in the Dark adds skipping if you get stuck

"We want everybody to be able to finish our game, so one of the other new features we've added is the ability to skip sections using a DVD-style menu if you get stuck, but always at a cost, and achievements is one way to reward players who don't skip."

OXM: Alone In The Dark Q&A

GDC'08 CryEngine2

GDC 2008: Cam Demo Pt. 1


GDC 2008: Cam Demo Pt. 2


GDC 2008: Cam Demo Pt. 3


GDC 2008: Cam Demo Pt. 4


CryEngine2 - Tech Demos
GDC'07 CryEngine2

Futuremark future talk

Download High-Quality (.mov)

Download High-Quality (.mov)

Q&A: Futuremark Sets A New Benchmark With Games
3DMark Next, DirectX 9c Benchmark
Futuremark 3DMark 2006 released

What Chrono Resurrection would've been

Unfortunatly, this fan made project will never be released, due to Square Enix lawyers of doom that put a stop to it back in 2004.

Chrono Symphonic

Portal 2 accidently confirmed by Kim Swift

"I think Doug Lombardi, who's our marketing director at Valve, has announced Portal 2"

We all knew it would come, but it's still nice to have confirmation of it. But I feel for Kim, since I bet this was unintentional.

Kim Swift - From Narbacular Drop To Portal

Wait... is Goldeneye 007 coming to XBLA?

More information once the magazine spreads on 27th of February.

No GoldenEye for XBLA :'(
Goldeneye 007 coming to XBLA?

Insomniac Games PS3 Research & Development

This page documents our current research and development in hopes of supporting the PS3 development community and enhancing overall development for its core technologies such as the CELL processor and RSX.

In addition, we hope that giving interested tech-heads a deeper look into Insomniac's game development and production philosophy will let them see a bit more of what goes on behind the scenes here.

Insomniac Games :: Research & Development
Insomniac Games :: Nocturnal Wiki

Commodore 64 coming to Virtual Console

Bala Keilman, CEO of Commodore Gaming: “The massive impact the Commodore 64 had on video-gaming is still evident today with many gamers remembering the computer and its games with great fondness. By working with Nintendo of Europe, we are ensuring that future generations of gamers can play some of the best and most popular titles that kick-started the computer games revolution and so keep the C64 legacy in gamers hearts.”

Commodore 64 coming to Virtual Console