Archive for November, 2006

Analysis of the PS3 Online: The Bad

Posted by Raoul on November 7th, 2006

This is the second article in a 3-part series on the PS3 online. You can find the other parts here and here.
PS3 online: The Bad
Nothing is perfect, and Sony’s PlayStation Network is no exception. Not once did I mention multiplayer games in the previous piece. In fact, if you scour the internet, you’ll find very […]

Analysis of the PS3 Online

Posted by Raoul on November 6th, 2006

This is the first article in a 3-part series on the PS3 online. You can find the other parts here and here.
Until recently, Sony has been remarkably quiet about the online capabilities of their long-awaited console. We are finally seeing the first concrete details of Sony’s online offering for the PS3. Over the next couple […]

EA Dives Into Digital Distribution Age

Posted by Raoul on November 3rd, 2006

EA will officially announce today the launch of their new service: EA Link. EA Link is a complete digital distribution system for computer games meant to replace the older clunkier EA Downloader and to compete with Valve’s Steam service.
This is EA’s first true attempt at full digital distribution of their games. They will now be […]

Renders VS In-Game Screenshots

Posted by Raoul on November 2nd, 2006

There’s a trend among some game companies that irks me to no end. Certain publishers release screenshots (or video clips) trying to pass them off as real in-game screenshots. No publisher will ever claim a fake screenshot is a real one; they will instead refuse to comment on the picture’s authenticity.
Perhaps the most public instance […]