Alex Pham of the Los Angeles Times wonders where this trend of aging heroes comes from, particularly in gaming. Solid Snake, the iconic character from the Metal Gear series is 43 in his latest cameo, but a degenerating disease makes him look much older. Rambo is still running the jungle at 61, and we don't even have to go into Ancient Indiana Jones. Check out how Snake is out of retirement to create sales for the PS3 here:
Speaking of PS3, Nyko Technologies is creating a media hub for the next-generation console from Sony. The hub attaches to the PS3 and includes three additional USB ports, a media card reader slot that supports SD cards and Memory Sticks. It is compatible with all PS3 models. The Hug is available in August for $19. I got this info from Games Press, a press-only site, but you can check out their website here: (while your there, take a peek at the Wii-glock. You'll know what I mean ;)
http://www.nyko.com/default.aspx
http://www.nyko.com/default.aspx
YoYo Games, a user-generated games portal, announced the winner of their Independent Developers’ Casual Gaming Competition today. Developers had under two months to create games featuring an ancient civilization theme. Ancient Ants Adventure, a third-person shooter surrounding the life of a shamanic ant won first prize. Created by a RedSystem, the game earned their creators $1,000. Check out YoYo Games and over 19,000 games here:http://www.yoyogames.com/
Hey cool! Lets sit down with Paul Sams over at Gamasutra and hear all about his trying journey through the Burning Sea with those ugly-ass trolls. Oh wait, no, he's talking about Diablo 3 (officially deemed awesome game #1 here at GracieValentine) and if he has any plans for a free-to-play World of Warcraft. Now THAT would be sweet. He even sticks up for Microsoft. What a nice man. To read more about WoW, D3 and Franchising check out the story here:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19217
Hey video gamers who also like books! Game Informer has a great article on their site. Their list of the ten best videogame books of all time includes Snow Crash, Lucky Wander Boy and The Ultimate History of Videogames From Pong to Pokemon .
Check out the full list here and give yourself something to read this summer.
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200805/N08.0528.1649.08796.htm
Ok kids, I'm out. Have a good one.
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