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Unreal Tournament And The Moderne PC

categories: video games   ·   originally posted 2006-08-03 00:51:20   ·   last edit 2007-03-04 06:41:22   ·   permalink

The original Unreal Tournament, from 1999, was a classic—a milestone in multiplayer gaming. There are those who debated which was better, Quake 3 Arena or UT, but for my money UT was always the superior animal. The "theme" arenas were fabulous, the bot AI was a marvel, the "mutators" were amazing.

Happily, it was engineered to last; seven years later and it's still playable (and fun!). And no wonder: it was designed to run well on computers a tenth as...

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Nintendo: In The Race To Be #2

categories: video games   ·   originally posted 2006-01-19 01:00:22   ·   last edit 2006-01-19 03:00:22   ·   permalink

Nintendo's entry into the Seventh generation consoles is the Nintendo Revolution. Few details have been released about it. But, from what we know based on official statements and reliable rumors, it will be nowhere near as powerful as the other two Seventh generation consoles will be (the Microsoft XBox 360 and the Sony PlayStation 3). The best estimate so far—and this is from a Nintendo spokesman—is that it will only be about twice as powerful as the...

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Why Games Won't Be Much Better On The New Generation Of Consoles

categories: video games   ·   originally posted 2006-01-16 23:29:59   ·   last edit 2007-03-04 15:48:26   ·   permalink

Every couple of years or so, the home video game console makers conspire to make a new "generation" of consoles. As I post this, a new "generation" is upon us; the Microsoft XBox 360 is already out, and the Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Revolution are due to be released this year.

While I am keen to see them—and will, in all likelyhood, buy all three—I can't help but think that this will be a less exciting step forward than previous generations. Why? Two...

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Ridge Racer for the Sony PSP

categories: video games   ·   originally posted 2005-04-08 10:08:32   ·   last edit 2005-04-16 10:57:44   ·   permalink

I got a PSP on the day they came out. It's been a lot of fun.

Initially I got Wipeout Pure, Twisted Metal Head-On, and Ape Escape: On The Loose. I quickly discovered that Ape Escape was a port of the original Ape Escape for the PS1. Well, I played six years ago. And actually re-played a year or two ago when I got Ape Escape 2.

So I exchanged it, plus $20, for Lumines. Everything you hear about Lumines is true; it's...

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