Sony to Announce the PS4 February 20th with a Holiday Launch Date, Rumor Roundup
I can’t wait to see what’s next!
Yesterday Sony announced a press event on February 20th. The teaser shows off the button icons from the controller. We were hoping that we would see the next generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft last year even though we knew it was far fetched. We definitely know that this is the year for them both to be released especially after seeing this press event scheduled with “see the future” as the . Lets take a look at some of the facts and of course the rumors. Read the rest of this article…
Rob’s Tech School Part 2 – The Resolution Evolution
Oh dear…What’s it all mean?
480? 720p? 1080I? 4:3? 16:9?! What’s it all MEAN?!
It’s time to talk about screen resolutions and what they mean to us! The information in this article will hopefully help keep you from getting swindled by a crafty salesman who is trying to get you to buy something which doesn’t match your wants or needs, much like what a trickster at my local Best Buy tried to pull on ME once!
Good thing I knew what was up, or I would have gotten ripped off.
Here’s what happened
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Antichamber (PC) Review: What Is This, I Don’t Even…
GET OUT OF MY BRAIN.
It’s difficult to write about Antichamber, except to say that if you like puzzles and you’re fond of the first-person perspective, you should stop reading this and plunk down your digital dollars for the game on Steam right now. For the rest of us, let me spend a few words trying to win you over. Antichamber, the product of a single developer (Alexander Bruce), a lot of time, and plenty of love has a lot of shared skeleton with games like Portal or Fez (no relation), but it leaves a stark impression on you from the first moment you play it. You can’t shake it, it permeates your brain. You need to play Antichamber.
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Facebook Knows Where NFL Fans Live, Makes A Big Colorful Map
No one likes the New York Jets?
Okay guys, I’m the last person to be writing color commentary on foot-based ball games, but this recent development is simply far too cool. There are a lot of people who believe that submitting data to Facebook is really just a way for Facebook to make money off you. To some extent, it’s true: we can target ads more effectively because we know who’s a fan of what TV series, game, or where they live. But that data can also be arranged to create the most accurate map of NFL fandom yet, a task that simply never worked before because not enough data was available.
Unless you’re Facebook.
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Facebook Releases an Interesting Spin on the Gift Card
Never leave home without it.
Gift cards are pretty popular but also hated. Why are they hated? Because you always end up with a gift card to a place that you don’t go to. Getting the prepaid “credit” card ones that you can use anywhere are way better. Despite that, Facebook today introduced a reloadable multi-store gift card that will be rolling out to Facebook users in the US sometime soon. Read the rest of this article…
Can Warren Spector Make Great Games Again?
Is the magic gone, Mr. Spector?
The last time I got to shake hands with Warren Spector was almost ten years ago. He was on-stage at IGN’s booth at E3 explaining that what many perceived as flaws in Deus Ex: Invisible War, like the simplistic circular interface, were actually long part of the plan he had for the game. He would’ve even put them in the first game if he could. Warren was friendly, but it was obvious that after Invisible War’s mixed reception, he was on the defensive. We could relate, considering the pedigree of the original and how much of our opinion of Warren hinged on that series.
Just days ago, Disney Interactive, which has its own troubles, announced the closure of Junction Point Studios, which Spector had co-founded after leaving Ion Storm and Deus Ex. Unfortunately, the two Epic Mickey games the studio shipped also debuted to mixed reviews.
A free agent again, one has to wonder: will Warren need to keep playing defense forever?
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Rob’s Tech School Part 1 – The Great Framerate Debate
Must…hit…5 million…FPS…
30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS, Vsync, tearing, flicker…
I have seen this topic come up an untold number of times on gaming and hardware forums over the years and in various message boards and the mods always end up locking it because the argument is old, played out and stupid. People have gotten so pissy over the framerate issue that, now, if you even bring it up it seems to be grounds for locking a thread. Now I’m going to take a moment to clarify the situation on framerates and how our eyes perceive moving images.
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Lamborghini’s Sesto Elemento Is The Coolest Car I’ve Seen Today
If it were a little smaller, I could imagine it sheathing knives.
I didn’t used to like cars. Learning to drive them, caring what they are, their models or whatever, none of that. I still don’t know how the steering wheel transfers power to the driveshaft from the alternator, but after Project Gotham Racing 2 came out, I kept an eye open for beautiful cars thereafter, particularly exotic supercars those Europeans like building. The latest on my list is Lamborghini’s Sesto Elemento, unveiled in 2010, but finally hitting production this year. Ain’t she a beaut’?
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Stickam Shutting Down. Pedos Of The World Break Down From Depression
No more naked 14 year olds?
Yep, it’s official. In 26 and a half hours, Stickam will be shutting down for good. At 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, January 31st, pedophiles the world around will be screaming out in anguish as Stickam closes its doors for good.
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Finally, Warner Brothers Brings Us An Entourage Movie To Send The Series Out In Style
Eight seasons and a movie!
It’s been nearly a decade since Entourage took to HBO’s airwaves (or cable waves?) to bring us a slightly fudged story of how one gets big in Hollywood. Following rising star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his friends from New York through all the misogyny, drug use, and frenzied movie deals that reportedly come with the rise of a blockbuster actor, we were left with a pretty dull thud of a final season. Loosely modeled after Mark Wahlberg’s real-life adventures of moving on up through the celebrity mosh pit, there were hopes that any last dollars in the Entourage bank would be put towards a film to tie up all the loose ends. Well, it’s finally coming.
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