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Anime Expo 2010 Day 0 Photos
Cosplay is in action at the LA Convention Center a Day before the Anime Expo 2010
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Consumers spent 15.25 billion on gaming in 2009
The NPD Group recently announced that total consumer spending for video game software in 2009 is estimated to top $15.25 billion.
In addition to the $10.5 billion spent in the U.S. by consumers on new physical video game software in 2009, the total spend by consumers within other industry channels in the U.S., including used video games, rentals, subscriptions, digital full game downloads, downloadable content, and mobile game apps., is estimated in the range of $4.5 to $4.75 billion. Consumers’ digital game spending is concentrated among lower priced full-game downloads and downloadable content.
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ATGS Staff + Kinect = Fun!
We came. We saw. We waited for endless hours to play, and even copped to an interview by none other than Kudo Tsunoda! Unfortunately, they wouldn’t let us kick, beat or maim the virtual animals. Dammit!
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Xbox 360 Price Drop Yields Happy Fun Time!
As if you needed a reason to get yourself something decent and save a few bucks doing so…OK, I don’t know where I was going with that, but getting to the point, Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 introduction has given birth to something even more exciting than a new console: cheap stuff.
That’s right, Amazon right now is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade model, two games bundled in free, 256MB of storage built in, for just $149, free shipping.
You didn’t need that new slim one for twice the price anyway, did you? No, I didn’t think so!
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E3 2010: Patiently Waiting Edition
The last 10 minutes are the worst!
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E3 2010 Bathroom Break
So, 4 hours into the show, an update is probably in order. As you undoubtedly know by now, Microsoft announced a new Xbox 360, Sony announced a paid PSN and an expensive Wiimote clone Move pricing/release date, and Nintendo announced its 3DS.
This latter beast is the darling of the show: the lines to see it are now hours long, and chatter on the floor is that the device is “amazing.”
Meanwhile, the new 360 is sexy, and the lines to play with PS Move are…well, they’re short. Chatter on the floor is a mix of “it’s Wii HD!” and “Lame, what a ripoff.” Women are dancing-as they do on Wii. Me are punching and shooting with waggle-as they do on Wii.
Don’t get me wrong-though I begrudge the mediocre creativity exhibited by Sony’s imaginating department, from a business perspective it makes sense: Nintendo’s method is proven; Microsoft’s isn’t.
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PC Gaming Alliance where are they?
With all these press conferences occurring between major game publishers, the PC Gaming Alliance has decided against the having one. Randy Stude, President of PCGA, stated to Bigdownload, that E3 is a trade show for retailers and that while console games and hardware are mostly sold in brick and mortar stores, the number of PC titles sold in stores is shrinking rapidly.
But has he forgotten that one of the reasons PC titles sold in store are shrinking is the fact many of these stores don’t carry PC games due to the non-existence of a used game market for these Games? I haven’t seen a GameStop carrying PC games (outside World of Warcraft) in some time. E3 is also a trade show where thousands of members of the press report–live blogging, video streaming, twittering, etc–what they see and hear to those who consume the media. Should the PC Gaming Alliance have a press conference? In short, yes. Microsoft, whose operating system runs most PC games, are also a member of the PC Gaming Alliance, yet had little to no mention to PC gaming during their press conference. Many PC gamers are left with unanswered questions on where PC gaming is going. These leave a question open for answers, so what is the PC Gaming Alliance doing for PC gamers to help resolve the consumer experience?
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Street Fighter; Beginnings End
“Another one?” you may be asking yourself. Well yes and there’s a scientific explanation behind it, one I’ll butcher beyond definition.
You see, scientists have this theory where the human mind is somehow in sync with the rest of the world in some grand network. When one person thinks of something clever, possibly revolutionizing this world, some one else across the world has the same idea. The name of said phenomenon escapes me at the moment but I assure you its scientific.
In this case a small crew from Thousand Pounds Studios, lead by Chris Cowan, filmed its own take of the Street Fighter universe. With only a 400 dollar budget, a Canon EoOS 7D camera, and the dark magic of Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro, they made science entertaining.
Think of this as one of those chaser shots you take, just before you get to the serious drinking that makes your head explode. Its all in the name of science…. so go on now, view it.
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Street Fighter Legacy: Movie!?!?
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I know, I know, some of you blokes are have rolled your eyes more than the earth around the sun. But this time one must worried, for it has Tom Cruise… well more like Sylaresque Ken Masters.
Anyhow, back to the movie. The short film is being produced by StreetLight Films and Joey Ansah, co-directing; Ansah, some may recall, played sly CIA supper-assassin “Desh” in The Bourne Ultimatum.
Ansah is calling his attempt a “beautiful lil’ film that hopefully non fans will really appreciate…and the people who deserve it most…the fans,” set in a “darker toned and more adult themed” film, by capturing “the brilliance of the game” while staying “as faithful as possible down to the smallest details of the costume, the choreography, the narrative, the original music themes and of course the special moves!”
Yeah, we’ve heard that all before, too. But this does have blessings from Capcom and crew for their dedication, and hell, the film’s director, Owen Trevor, directs my favorite show, Top Gear. Then theres Anthony Wayne, who’s produced the last eleven Bond films, so maybe there’s hope after all. Christian Howard, the co-writer/storyboarder/choreographer, will rightfully play Ken.
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Give the two teaser trailers a gander, those sixty seconds alone are better then the last two attempts in live action.
The short will be released Thursday, June 6, 2010.
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Consequences & Psychology
Probably the biggest issue I have with modern entertainment is that is all that is often all there is. I mean to say, movies are often like books except with sound and some fancy, flashy imagery. They still railroad us down the trail of the hero (or whoever) to the end, but with added music, sound effects, dialog and dramatic “takes” for a bit of extra interest.
Movies are passive, so in some ways they can be forgiven for this, as there is but one path the hero may go after all – and you only have about an hour and a half. (Probably because it typically about making money – not advancing society)
Games are not in this category at all. Games have the opportunity for the player to explore issues and ideas, concepts and directions that we might not otherwise experience in our life or in society. The problem is, even with many quests or story lines, it is often just a rat run (like the movie or book) without any real consequences for the player to deal with, as in real life.
In a game – we (usually) cannot eliminate any individuals that have importance, like quest givers – because this breaks the game. But in real life, if we screw up Yale, there is always university or even community college. In this way, games could use an overseeing “A.I.” to (not unlike left4dead) watch the open-ended game play and our choices and then decide just how tricky (or whatever) we really are. And, maybe to alter quest lines or givers to some extent.
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