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E3’s Fuzziest Controller Causes Cute Overload
This "Pluff" controller/application is more than a graduate student’s master thesis — it’s the cutest damn thing ever. Diana Hughes from the University of Southern California created Pluff to function is a combination Furby/Tamagotchi pet that’s both a controller and a virtual pet. Petting him makes him happy, slamming his head against a desk makes…
By AJ Glasser - Uncategorized
11-Year-Old Genius Says Video Games A Waste Of Time
Normally, you’d never listen to an 11-year-old kid; but this one’s graduating with honors from East Los Angeles Community College this month with a degree in Liberal Studies. That could make him a genius, right? Moshe Kai Cavalin started college when he was 8. He tutored his older classmates, scored some martial arts competition awards…
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The Sims 3 Review: Delayed Gratification
After a more than three month delay—and more than four years on from the release of The Sims 2—The Sims 3 is finally here. So let’s get down to reviewing it. There are two types of Sims player: the Second-Life types who enjoy crafting and sharing stuff online and the God-types who look for new…
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Armada of the Damned Is All About Choices
I briefly sat down with Alex Peters, Propaganda’s game director for Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, who stressed the importance of choice in Disney’s upcoming action role-playing game. The game is an action RPG on an epic scale. How epic? Alex name checks games like Oblivion, Dragon Age, and Fable, saying that…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Jumpgate’s E3 Trailer Is Sci-Fi Epic
This is a time for heroes…for champions…for men with deep voices and British accents to herald the coming of NetDevil’s Jumpgate Evolution. Don’t you wish you could just play a game trailer instead of the actual game? I mean, I enjoyed my hands-on time with Jumpgate multiplayer during the show, but it wasn’t nearly as…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
What’s Next For Free Realms?
With insane amounts of people flocking to Free Realms, what does Sony Online Entertainment have planned to keep them all occupied? I probed Senior Producer Andrew Sites and PR specialist Ryan Peters for answers. Soccer Those soccer fields scattered about the map aren’t just there for show. Well, I suppose they are for now, but…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Not Enough People Want A G1 Transformers Game
Checking in on Activision’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, I chatted for a bit with a game producer, who explained the sad business truth behind the lack of a Generation One Transformers video game. While the Revenge of the Fallen game contains numerous references to the original Transformers series, with Aerialbots, Protectorbots, episodes of the…
By Mike Fahey
