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Outsourcing Games to China

By Chris Remo, Jul 28, 2006 12:26pm PDT

Outsourcing various tech industry jobs has been a topic of hot debate for a few years now, but it is becoming more and more common in game...

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"For art you can tell them exactly what you want and they'll create it, same goes for code. ..."

- Arcanum see all 18 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Jul 24, 2006 8:20pm PDT

A bunch of rumor and speculation in this LNC. Just one of those days! More Gears of War Release Rumors [xbox360] Recently, rumors surfaced...

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"Different style of parody. Kung Fu Hustle is comic parody. Heros is playing it straight."

- Mr.Paroxysm see all 65 comments

Earlier Than Last Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Jul 22, 2006 1:27am PDT

Hey there. Day 2 of Comic-Con has now wrapped up. Two more to go! Microsoft Portable is "Coming Zune" [xbox] [xbox360] Via an article in...

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"Yeah, when I was in Japan, Xbox360 games were priced lower than PS2 games. I was surprised, but ..."

- royaljester see all 73 comments

Wee Hours Consoling

By Chris Remo, Jul 21, 2006 2:50am PDT

Hey there, sorry this is so late tonight. Today was the first day of Comic-Con in San Diego, which I'll be covering for Shack. The best part of...

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"is it just me or is that the worst set of screenshots.... ever. I mean I looked through the ..."

- godm0de see all 28 comments

Slight Neverwinter Nights 2 Delay

By Maarten Goldstein, Jul 18, 2006 10:43am PDT

Atari has sent out an email, announcing that Neverwinter Nights 2 has been delayed. Originally the game was scheduled for a September release, but...

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"This is the best news I've heard about NWN2 in a long time. Obsidian have a heap of talent ..."

- Torias see all 24 comments

Late Night Consoling (Updated)

By Chris Remo, Jul 14, 2006 8:10pm PDT

Man, I'm excited about Team Fortress 2 and Portal! Seriously! It's driving me nuts! Hurry up, Valve! (Update 2) Emergence Day Hits in...

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"I'm not sure that article actually tested those movies... The article I read said that Sony ..."

- snoozy see all 41 comments

Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen

By Chris Remo, Jul 06, 2006 8:21am PDT

Next Generation has a rather depressing story up about several groundbreaking game studios that are now either defunct or devoid of their former...

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"Frighteningly late reply: Cutscenes? Bah. I hate cutscenes. They don't have anything to do in games."

- GreatGooglyMoogly see all 152 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Jun 14, 2006 8:00pm PDT

Sorry for the short intros! Sony's Kutaragi: "World Would Be a Cold Place Indeed Without the PlayStation" [ps3] In a fuller translation of...

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"Ah, but soon, with the power of the PS3, you'll be able to bake those muffins!"

- famine101 see all 77 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, Jun 05, 2006 8:00pm PDT

News time! Xbox Live Spring Update Tomorrow [xbox360] Microsoft today announced that the much anticipated Xbox 360 spring dashboard update...

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"Agreed. I'm pretty sure most Japanese will not ever pick a 360 over a Sony or Nintendo product, ..."

- Sturm08 see all 178 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, May 31, 2006 8:35pm PDT

The news, where is it? Here you go, mudslinging and speculation. Sony's Harrison: PC Unnecessary, Sony Introduced Realtime 3D [ps3] German...

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"No, but since a Nintendo executive said so just a few weeks ago, I think we can probably count ..."

- Chris Remo see all 200 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, May 16, 2006 8:00pm PDT

The news is staying pretty slow. I guess publishers figured if they had anything worth announcing, they might as well do it at E3! Spore...

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"That would be awesome if true. Nintendo UK do seem to have a vendetta against the gaming public ..."

- alnya see all 91 comments

Is Atari Crazy?! These Prices are Bonkers!!

By Chris Remo, May 15, 2006 12:23pm PDT

During the furor of E3, Atari quietly announced a surprising promotion. All of the publisher's games for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and...

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"Neather. I can't stand direct downloads. Give me my retail boxes!"

- samduhman see all 52 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, May 05, 2006 8:15pm PDT

End of the last week before E3. Crazy stuff! Call of Duty 3 Heading to Consoles [ps3] [xbox360] [nintendo] During Activision's conference...

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"Well, I've actually worked on a hardware DVD player. Most DVDs are "film" which means 24 fps ..."

- jonc see all 83 comments

Microsoft to Acquire Massive In-Game Ads Firm

By Chris Remo, May 04, 2006 3:48pm PDT

Confirming recent rumors, Microsoft today stated that it will indeed be purchasing major in-game advertising firm Massive Inc. The announcement...

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"fuck that. Make live silver free with adverts and live Gold subscription with no adverts."

- chazums see all 61 comments

Late Night Consoling

By Chris Remo, May 02, 2006 8:30pm PDT

I came to an odd realization yesterday. Years of constantly playing games of various eras, new games followed by ancient games (relatively...

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"This has nothing to do with what I was saying, hating on the PS3 for fun is irrelivant. The ..."

- abrasion see all 178 comments