X06 Event starts off with a bang

Xbox 360’s conference held in Barelona this year has already garnered some of my interest. In a press release today it was announced that two Xbox Live Marketplace expansions for Grand Theft Auto IV would be released exclusive on the 360, each within months after the game’s release. Apparently, according to the press release they’ll [...]

New screens of Alan Wake…

New screens of the psycho-thriller adventure game Alan Wake over at Xboxyde.
http://www.xboxyde.com/news_3593_en.html
The game looks startling. Amazing even. But that is not enough for me, my friends. Do we know anything about how this game plays? Have we seen any videos of in game gameplay footage? One of my pet peeves are previewing games for months [...]

Tokyo Game Show 2006

Sorry for the late entry.
It seems next gen isn’t all that bad. The latest Tokyo Game Show was a very interesting game show indeed. While there weren’t many new game revelations, what was shown definitely has my interest.
Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon definitely impressed me from the footage I viewed. Although LO is rough on [...]

Final Thoughts: Okami

Okami has been hyped to hell and back for the past 2 years. A Capcom game developed by Clover, directed by Kamiya – the head honcho for DMC, RE2, and Viewtiful Joe; that sounds like a recipe for success. An action-adventure title that throws in a couple of Zelda gameplay concepts with a new and [...]

A discussion on game mechanics: pacing

I’ve heard from a few game developers that the first level is always supposed to the best level. It must be something that wow’s the audience, to have them keep playing the game.
I remember reading a very detailed analysis on this in a blog by a God of War developer, and as we all know, [...]

Thoughts on the Wii

I am mighty impresssed with what Nintendo has been able to accomplish with the Wii so far.
1. The most third party support out of all the new consoles.
2. The most varied roster of the three as well.
3. Decent price range, if not perfect.
4. Nice sounding features, excellent interface;etc.
As of now, at this point, it seems [...]

Classic Gaming: Intelligent Qube

Released in 1997, Intelligent Qube, was among many reasons for gamers to invest into a Sony Playstation. Along sideFinal Fantasy VII, Parappa The Rapper, Klonoa, Ray Storm, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Crash Bandicoot 2,and many others, IQ helped seal the deal that Playstation was indeed a gaming powerhouse.
The concept was simple. The game was [...]

Review: Yakuza

Misunderstood
I recently had the opportunity to get my hands on Sega’s “Yakuza”, an action rpg title for the Sony Playstation 2. Developed by the recently merged teams of Sega’s old Amusement Vision (Super Monkey Ball, Spikeout) and Smilebit (Jet Set Radio, Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Gun Valkyrie) teams, Yakuza utilizes many elements [...]

New to blogging

I’m new to blogging but I’ll try my best. This is my gaming blog, where I will express my thoughts about current games I’m playing, and industry as a whole.
Wish me luck! I’m not too good with these, hence me being “new” to blogging. I’ve made a  few LJ’s, but I never really committed and [...]