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From the "it sounded like a good idea at the time" department. Sure, the average age of gamers is well over 18 (EGM refers to Electronic Games Magazine if you didn't know), but there are a lot of young kids who had subscriptions as well. I wouldn't want to be at the other end of this publisher's complaint line! - invariant via Bookmarklet

Franchises are moving major installments (like Dragon Quest 9 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker) to portables. But more importantly, portable (and downloadable) has become a space for innovation. It's the "indie" market gaming has needed for a while now. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Wow. When they said there wouldn't be a Kenia Hall at this year's E3, I didn't realize quite what they meant... - invariant

This is huge! Jobs' Apple has traditionally not supported gaming in any appreciable way, but bringing a respected designer into the fold means they are at least interested in the idea. I am sure this is mostly for iPhone but aren't we all doing a lot more portable gaming these days anyway? - invariant via Bookmarklet

But nothing that's going to be released - yet. - invariant via Bookmarklet

I love stories like this. It seems to be a failing of the human brain - to think that the techniques we use to become successful in one arena can be applied to another with equal success, no matter how different the two may be. From corporate mergers to utopian societies we continue to make the same mistake, ad infinitum. - invariant via Bookmarklet

"The protesters, who came from a church in Ventura County, held signs with slogans such as "trade in your playstation for a praystation" and "EA = anti-Christ" as they marched and handed out a homemade brochure that warns, "a video game hero does not have the authority to save and damn... ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE. and he will not judge the sinners who play this game kindly."" - invariant via Bookmarklet

LOL! - invariant

"...the game feels less like the sort of massively multiplayer online game that drove me away from the genre and more like a role-playing game." - invariant via Bookmarklet

And finally rain! It might be the first time since I moved out here 9 years ago that we've had a genuine thunderstorm. - invariant

Tsunoda said the technology behind Natal includes an RGB camera, an infrared camea, a multi-array microphone and a depth map. These features allow the system to track a player in 3D space, as well as to capture spoken commands from multiple people, none of whom have to wear a headset. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Another interesting point was the way Natal recognizes people's skeletal structure and analyzes how we move. Tsunoda made the point that Natal will continue to work even if someone walks in front of a player because it knows how the human body works. So, if a player had his or her arms blocked, but Natal's cameras could still see part of their arm, it can fill in the rest based on algorithms that tell it how that arm should look. - invariant

Yay, they're bringing back the paper airplane flying game! This was the demo I played at E3 when the Wii debuted, but it never made it into a released product. Sounds like they've changed the paper airplane to a biplane, but it should still be lots of fun. - invariant via Bookmarklet

I love Bioware, but I've been kinda worried about this game, and this article makes me moreso. I'm all for more sexuality in games, but the kind of adolescent "omg boobs" type on display here just doesn't seem to fit (at least I _hope_ it doesn't). - invariant via Bookmarklet

Even with the emphasis on the tween/teen girl market in just about every press conference, they're still appealing to the dirty old men on the show floor. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Yum - Outsanity

Golden Sun is a fantastic RPG series in the classic style. What do you think of its move to 3D? Me, I think it's lookin' good! - invariant via Bookmarklet

All this, PLUS an HD upgrade of Secret of Monkey Island for the 360. Telltale's done a great job with the Sam and Max episodes, so I am really looking forward to this. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Jeri Ellsworth - http://fatmanandcircuitgirl.com - invariant

And that plug n play game can be converted into an entire C64 with keyboard, disk drive, etc! - invariant

"...you play a tornado that believes its destructive behavior will actually save an epic hero but -- OMG spoilers -- the tornado is actually working for evil. " Wacky concept + unique art style = on my list. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Wow, I attached pics to this post. Wonder where they got off to? - invariant

Yes, Ridley Scott (and Tony Scott) are developing it. Directed by Carl Rinsch. Prequel. This just might be awesome. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Akiva - I'm with you, but there is no way we're going to get anything new out of the Hollywood system as it exists these days. The most I hope for from them is retreads that don't suck. For new ideas I watch stuff that people are doing on the web. - invariant

Well, it's in the cloud .. so it should be scalable. I've yet to look at the technical docs, though. - Ahsan Ali

This would be incredible, just incredible. Fingers crossed. - invariant via Bookmarklet

Oh, and finally a spell checker that will be able to fix it when people type "loose" instead of "lose". - invariant

Increasingly even casual gaming is becoming more in-depth and graphically intensive. If the iPhone offers everything the Pre and Android do, PLUS experiences like this, do the other platforms have a chance? - invariant via Bookmarklet