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Nintendo Boss Says Capcom’s Visuals Puts Zelda Devs Under ‘Pressure’
Monster Hunter Tri, due for a North American release this month, won critical acclaim and commercial success in Japan last year with a strong assist from its visuals. Nintendo’s chief even thinks Capcom’s outdoing his company, on its own hardware. In a roundtable conducted last year with two Monster Hunter developers (translated and posted now),…
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Monday Night Combat Sends In the Pros
Whenever Monday Night Combat hits, I’m either going for the meathead powered-armor heavy or the wiseass sniper. I know they’re stereotypes, but dammit, those classes have these reputations for a reason. This four-minute video gives you a look at all six classes’ primary and secondary weapons, plus skills and grapple moves, in the upcoming Xbox…
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UPS Turns to Video Games for Training
Troubled that its trainees were flunking out at a rate of 30 percent, United Parcel Service turned to video game simulations to train rookies how to spot sales leads and not drive over little kids. The Wall Street Journal looked at UPS’ training methods, conducted at a facility outside Washington, that drill driver cadets on…
By Owen Good
