\nBill Harris (Dubious Quality<\/a>) on the possible demise of EA Sports NCAA Football (and possibly basketball) series:<\/p>\n
Physics-based gameplay, an offensive style that is now common, and \u201cauthentic offensive styles of play\u201d are possible additions to the game? WTF have you guys been developing for the last ten years? If you\u2019ve been developing this game for ten damn years (at least) and teams aren\u2019t ALREADY playing like they play in real life, then that\u2019s a fail.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It would be disappointing to see the NCAA series get canned, but then again it has become rather stale. This year was the first time I completely passed up the game. EA Sports obviously has some work to do to recapture the magic and popularity of this once great franchise.<\/p>\n
The Nintendo DS kicks core gamers in the nuts.<\/em><\/strong>
\nEurogamer has this bit on the unexpected success<\/a> of the all UK conquering Nintendo DS:<\/p>\nBitter core gamers, annoyed at the invasion of their sacred domain by a host of newcomers, occasionally dismiss the DS in the same terms as they do the Wii \u2013 it\u2019s your mother\u2019s console, designed for the \u201ccasuals\u201d and with nothing to appeal to real gamers. They miss the point. The DS has something for everyone, successfully filling almost every niche in the market \u2013 and it\u2019s only by filling an enormous range of niches that a platform can ever truly become mass-market. Yes, the DS has fitness and brain training applications for the older generation, but it also has core games for the traditional market \u2013 and so much more besides. It has software for small children, for teenage girls, for language learners, for music fans, for tourists, for aspiring chefs and for everyone else in between.<\/p>\n
Nintendo\u2019s popularity is obviously at an all time high, and the DS (or its latest incarnation \u2013 the DSi) shows no sign of letting up anytime soon.<\/p>\n
Holiday gift giving guide.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThese things are typically a dime a dozen, but GameShark\u2019s<\/a> stand out thanks to Santa\u2019s helper. She is very cute in a sexy sort of way, and all decked out for Christmas! I started to say that I would like to unwrap her for Christmas, but figured this is sometimes a family site.<\/p>\nHVB still alive and kicking<\/em><\/strong>
\nHigh Velocity Bowling has to be one of the better implemented motion sensor gamers on the PS3. The developers have done a damn good job of keeping the game fresh with cheap DLC (usually $0.99 a pop)<\/a>. If I break out my PS3 anytime soon for something other than movie watching, I am sure that HVB will get turn or two.<\/p>\nSony slims down losses<\/em><\/strong>
\nAn article that kotaku.com<\/a> picked up shows that Sony is still taking a loss on the PS3 Slim. $37 per console sold adds up after a while. Prorated over 10 years (you know, the Sony lifetime achievement console plan) and things do not sound so gloom and doom for Sony after all. I should be a spin doctor.<\/p>\nHappy rainy Saturday!<\/p>\n
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