Archive - February 2006

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Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 14 2006
Heartless Gamer has put on a very interesting post in his blog. He compares the old MMORPGs Everquest and Ultima Online. He investigates the difference between how the gamers of either games look at the games. He says that there is a difference between...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 14 2006
I have come across this article that has posted the what the honchos said during a panel discussion on the topic of 'The Continued Growth of Gaming' at MBA Media and Entertainment Conference. The speakers of the panel were: a) Greg Costikyan (Founder,.
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 14 2006
This article claims that it is going to be the 'the greatest add-on in the history of the handheld'! The add-on in question is MAX Media Player. It has the potential to turn your Nintendo DS into a powerful home entertainment device complete with movie..
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 14 2006
The French game publisher Ubisoft has announced that an upcoming game 'for current and next-gen consoles' based on champion snowboarder Shaun White, will be one of the first moves into it foray in the 'extreme sports' genre. This year's Winter Olympic...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 14 2006
Microsoft's Peter Moore has said that as far as gaming is concerned, PC remains the company's top priority and surprise, surprise, not the Xbox 360 despite the hype and hula surrounding the next-gen console. Speaking at the DICE summit he said, no in...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 13 2006
It happens most of the time, in fact it is quite common. Your hard-drive crashes and then you can't do much about it than beat your forehead. Diagnosing early by reading the signs is critical for salvaging your saved games, music, settings etc. If the...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 13 2006
I found this post with that has collected quite a few rumours surrounding the PlayStation 3 doing rounds in the past several weeks. Some of the rumours were: a) The PS 3 will be shipped with a huge HD to store photos, music and TV shows b) The PS 3...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 13 2006
Everyone with a computer has a keyboard, but everyone with a computer doesn't have a joystick or a gamepad. So what would you do to play games that otherwise can't easily be played with a keyboard? Almost every computer game can be played with a...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 13 2006
Greggman has a very interesting article (read lessons) on how to start your own game company. So if you wondered what it takes to own your own game company, let me assure you that though it is not very easy, it isn't tough either. Have a look here and...
Jayanta Bhattacharya | Feb 13 2006
A lucky chap from Kikizo got the opportunity to try out first hand Sony's latest upcoming and much anticipated console - the PlayStation 3! Not one developmental kit, but three in all!! Now if you are waiting just as eagerly and are one of those who...