Archive » 2005 » May
WoW Expansion Mooted
Sure, it was inevitable, but up until now the normally stoic Blizzard PR team have astutely avoided alluding to an expansion for their record-breaking MMORPG. There are no details yet,... (more)
E3 Clippings #2
Blizzard are showing off Starcraft Ghost for Xbox, and Joystiq have posted their impressions. PC.IGN have interviewed the producer of Civilization IV, with some details on what’s changed from the last... (more)
Nintendo Revolution and Game Boy Micro
Nintendo have kicked off E3 with their own press event, showing off a prototype version of the Revolution. They’re also releasing a tiny new handheld, the Game Boy Micro. Due... (more)
Vanguard SOH Not an XBox Launch Title
Despite rumours to the contrary, the MMORPG being developed by EverQuest designer Brad McQuaid Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is not going to launch with the XBox 2 in November. After... (more)
Xbox 360 vs PS3
I’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the PS3 and Xbox 360 for your next-gen hardware drooling pleasure. Some aspects (such as the CPU) are a bit like comparing apples and... (more)
Sony Unveils PS3
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s MTV Xbox 360 launch, Sony have held a huge press event in LA to unveil the PlayStation 3, which is due for release in... (more)
Sidhe PSP Title
New Zealand’s Sidhe Interactive have announced the development of a puzzle-platform-driving-action title for the Sony PSPT portable entertainment system. GripShift has been developed from the ground-up specifically for the... (more)
Xbox 360 Officially Launched
Microsoft have officially launched the Xbox 360 by way of a one hour informercial on MTV in the USA. By all accounts the Frodo-hosted launch show was pretty dumbed down... (more)
Real World Half-Life 2 Renders
An Australian member on the facepunchstudios.com forums has been putting together some clever realistic renders of Half Life 2 models using High Dynamic Range rendering in 3DStudio Max. The models... (more)
E3 Clippings #1
In an effort to cover the tidal wave of E3 related news that we’re all expecting this month, I’ll be posting a bunch of updates here. Structure isn’t exactly my... (more)
Half-Life Off Shelves
Valve and Vivendi Universal Games have finally reached a legal settlement of their differences, and as part of the agreement Vivendi will stop selling retail copies of Half Life games.... (more)