Archive for October, 2007
Inside Mac Games Reviews Chicago 1930
October 31, 2007 2:19 PMInside Mac Games has posted a review of Runesoft’s Chicago 1930. Here’s a clip from the review:Here?s the game in a nutshell. You can play through the game as a Mobster trying to take by the city, or as a cop trying to clean it up. The city map is broken into segments. Contro…
Review: Mercury Meltdown Revolution for Wii
Mercury Meltdown Revolution does what many other casual games set out to do but that few achieve: it is accessible to the masses, but challenging to the committed. The game’s funky soundtrack and circular blobs of gelatinous mercury invite anyone and everyone to grab the controller, turn it si…
Spammers create Melissa stripper game
In order to tell whether the person trying to access an online service is actually a real person or not, many sites use Captchas (Completely Automated Public Turing test). These are the little boxes that seem with skewed text in them and you have to figure out what the characters are and input them….
Wii price to stay the course, Nintendo introduces gift channel
Looks like Nintendo isn’t worried, no matter what the competition is doing. Even with the price slashes of the PS3 and the introduction of the Xbox 360 Arcade at US$279, the Wii price isn’t going to budge anytime soon, says Nintendo’s President.
In a recent Associated Press intervi…
NVIDIA officially unveils the GeForce 8800 GT
NVIDIA has officially unveiled its latest GeForce 8 series card called the 8800 GT. With it, Nvidia is aiming to offer a high-performance graphics card at a lower price point than its high-end 8800 GTX and Ultra.
The new card offers full DirectX 10 support coupled with 512 MB of memory and 112 strea…
All I want for Christmas is a Nintendo Wii
So, the Christmas lists have already started from the kids, and there was one item on the list I wasn’t expecting. The kids wanted a Nintendo Wii. As soon as I read it, I instantly thought back to last Christmas and the stories of folks waiting in line or paying hundreds of dollars by retail t…
Blizzard: Top Secret Game, Lich King Fansite Kit
October 31, 2007 7:00 AMBlizzplanet has noted that Blizzard Entertainment’s recently updated Job Openings page lists several positions for a Top Secret game project. Two of the openings are for work on a “Next Gen MMO” title. Blizzard has yet to reveal any specifics about the game or games in progre…
Creator Of Tetris Talks Blocks
October 31, 2007 7:00 AMGamespot has posted a new interview with Alexey Pajitnov about the success of Tetris, a game which has spawned thousands of imitators by the years and entertained millions of fans across the globe. The Q&A covers topics related to Pajitnov’s legendary game as well as his …
Musika For iPod Reviewed
October 31, 2007 7:00 AMPlaylist has unveiled a new feature examining Musika, a puzzle game for fifth generation iPods. Designed by Masaya Matsuura, creator of PaRappa the Rapper, Musika plays a song from an iPod library and challenges players to press a button when they recognize a number or letter…
Freeverse: Neon Tango Info, Leopard Updates, Mystery Games
October 31, 2007 7:00 AMFreeverse’s latest Monty Mail newsletter reveals data about the upcoming Neon Tango, the release of Leopard compatibility updates for Legion Arena and its expansion pack Cult of Mithras, and a reintroduction of the Toys section to the new website.Neon Tango is now unveiled as…










