We try out Ubisoft’s upcoming game adaptation of the anticipated film. Tweet gamespot.com
Daily Archives: August 8, 2005
FEAR – First thoughts and Benchmarks
Checked out the single-player demo of F.E.A.R. ? We’ve been playing it all weekend – have a read of our thoughts on the single player experience, and our first benchmarks. We test the game on a range of cards from a 5900XT up to a 7800GTX. Tweet bit-tech.net
Google Buying Another Instant Messaging/Social Networking App?
Just a week ago, there was talk about how Google needed an instant messaging offering to compete with Yahoo and Microsoft (ignoring, of course, that they already have a mostly ignored IM client that they got when they bought Picasa). Apparently, they took the claim seriously. They’re rumored to be announcing the purchase of Meetroduction,…
Daylight Saving Change to Affect Tech
An energy bill that will be signed into law Monday could have ramifications for technology. Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time will start three weeks earlier and end a week later. But many gadgets automatically adjust for DST using a system that has remained unchanged for 18 years. Tweet betanews.com
AOL Buys Wireless Firm Wildseed
AOL on Monday announced its second acquisition in as many weeks after buying privately held Wildseed, Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. The company was founded by Microsoft veteran and DirectX pioneer Eric Engstrom, and most recently marketed a phone to teens that could display content based on the faceplate attached. Tweet betanews.com
Windows Vista to end the need for reinstalling due to “WinRot?”
Microsoft has finally acknowledged what we have always known: Windows performance degrades over time. Tweet feedburner.com
AJAX: the cross-platform successor to Java
AJAX substitutes a browser and web development for an operating system. Is it another buzzword revolution? Tweet feedburner.com
Diablo 3 Trashed
“diablo 3″, blizzard, pc, gossip I just got an interesting update about Diablo 3. Rumor has it that the current work on Diablo 3 was canceled and that the game is going to be completely reworked. My tipsters tell me that Blizzard North’s work on the game was, to put it kindly, below expectations. While…
City of the Dead Looking for New Publisher
Kuju, City of the Dead developer, is looking for a new publisher for the game, since Hip, the previous publisher, is now dead. Tweet lockergnome.com
1.6 million Xbox 360s to ship before year-end?
Analysts at Piper Jaffray have released a set of estimates for the shipment figures of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 when it launches at the end of this year, suggesting that Europe may get as few as 400,000 units by Janaury ’06. Tweet gamesindustry.biz
