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When I saw this headline, I was like, "eh", however his comments are pretty interesting (as well as abstract). The majority of game developers I interviewed at E3 had very little to say about the differences in the final product of a game that is developed for both the PS3 and the 360. In Kojima's comments he likens the PS3 to a movie theater, while the 360 is more of a DVD player. So yay for Sony but how many of us really invested in a home theater system? You can either try to create demand for a product that consumers have already shunned due to exorbitant costs, or you can provide a solution that they actually want. Of course Sony's MO is to do the former (hello UMD). From the article:

"The PS3 is a movie theater. You pay 1,800 yen and view a movie with great sound and a huge image. These aren't movies that are remade directly from television, but video that's been made for the movies, and everyone comes wanting that. Xbox 360 is watching a DVD at home. It's for people who want to watch a movie, but anything is okay. The Wii is a television program. You turn on the television, and you can watch soccer or watch a variety show -- enjoy a program lightly," he said."

[via: GameDaily BIZ

KatHunterEVB: do you have tie to join us for our 2:30?
KatHunterEVB: (I mean time)
ericEVB: i thought you were asking if I had a tie for a 2:30
KatHunterEVB: if you could wear a tie that would be fantastic
ericEVB: only on my first interview here
ericEVB: sitting across from Cary in his Fuck Boston tshirt

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When chatting in IRC with one of the Frag Doll community members about whether or not he would join the military, I expressed my concerns, and he replied...

" Meh war is war, but if I joined I would baisicaly disappear from the community"

Now that is dedication. He is not worried about war, but missing an IRC chat is something of a concern.

Do gamers matter?
Over three decades of video game history, joystick genealogists have debated the impact of top-10 video games and 10-best game designers. They have discussed the five coolest first-person-shooters and the five worst 3D-fighting games. They have argued the relative merits and impact of various controllers, consoles and characters.

In short, they've rated everything except the players.

Topping the list? My internet boyfriends:

"he Advocates: Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. If there's one thing game-playing generates, it's vociferous opinion about all that is right with games — and so much of what is wrong. Most of that group-grumbling has no clear effect, but that's not the case for Washington state's Krahulik and Holkins. Eight years ago, the two friends created the online comic strip Penny Arcade and began merrily skewering all that was wrong with games. They developed an online following of millions and have become proven tastemakers, even on a Web that is cluttered with gamer opinion. They do exert some influence — like last year when they cowed "World of Warcraft" publisher Blizzard Entertainment into an apologetic interview regarding that game's early troubles. But more importantly, they have become the closest the medium has to leaders of a gamers' movement, going so far, a couple of years back, to launch [the equivalent of] an annual E3 for gamers, the Penny Arcade Expo."

Me with the world's most influential gamer
Originally uploaded by kathunter.

[via: MTV.com]

Gamasutra has posted a postmortem on one of my favorite games of 2005, Indigo Prophecy. My Yahoo! Reset co-host, Raymond, was a big fan of the game, but for some reason it took me forever to pick up. Once I did, I was hooked. In Indigo Prophecy, you play both sides of the story: the cops who are investigating the crime, and the man who has been charged with murder. It takes a new approach to story telling allowing you to be part of the movie-like sequences through choreographed thumbstick movements that help the hero dodge attacks, fight spirits, or simply make a decision in a "choose your own adventure" type structure. In the end, you are left with a captivating story with several different endings that begs to be played again and again.

"One of the key points in Indigo Prophecy was the idea of getting interactivity and narration to work together. Most games oppose these two concepts or rather, they develop them in turn: a cut scene to advance the narration, then an action scene, then another cut scene for the narration. The structure of this narrative process is very close to that of porn movies."

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (June 9) - An addiction center is opening Europe's first detox clinic for game addicts, offering in-house treatment for people who can't leave their joysticks alone.
Video games may look innocent, but they can be as addictive as gambling or drugs - and just as hard to kick, says Keith Bakker, director of Amsterdam-based Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants.

[via: AOL News]

DALLAS – June 16, 2006 -- The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) announced today that it has entered into an exclusive television agreement with DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s leading digital television service provider, for the broadcast of the CPL's 2006 season tournaments.

DIRECTV has obtained television options for all worldwide CPL events, and has exercised its option to broadcast the CPL's Winter Championships, which will take place Wednesday, Dec. 13 to Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas.

[via: ActionTrip]

Another great EVB launch. We added the space world to Cool Breath Power. Here you can play our very own version of DDR - Prom Prom Inferno! The illustrations are fantastic, but you have to play well to see them all. Click on the white floating navigation, or the Space Kat on the conveyor belt.
cool breath power - yeah!

I am pleased to present our most recent EVB Wrigley promotion, GoodCleanFeeling.com It is supporting the new BBDO commercial that airs today where Snoop finally cleans up his act. Check out the site, have Snoop call you, or view the TV spot.

My new favorite commercial - Folgers.

Credits:

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Executive Creative Director: Tony Granger
Creative Director: Jan Jacobs/Leo Premutico
Copywriter: Jan Jacob
Art Director: Leo Premutico
Executive Producer: Sheldon J. Levy
Production Company & City: The Sweet Shop
Director: Steve Ayson
Producer: Cindy Kavanagh