Archive for July, 2007

Rom’s PC Gamer Rants

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Michael Russel has an article in the September issue of PC Gamer (Star Siege on the cover) covering his time at Ritual. Go pick it up, only 5 bucks!
While you’re reading that, you should also read the of his blog for a straight look at the life of a software developer/tester.

Crunch Time Theatre Presents: MGS4 Gameplay Demonstration

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

The Metal Gear Solid 4 gameplay demonstration Hideo gave is ridiculously awesome. Best viewed on the PS3 itself. However, I have provided an embedded version below for the poor unfortunate souls who can’t afford the PS3. There is also a fantabulous Kojima Productions Report up (xml) covering the latest trailer with insights like the fact [...]

Continuity and Clyde

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

It is almost impossible for me to describe how deeply frustrating it is to not be able to stop observing continuity errors in films. Last night while watching Bonnie and Clyde there were errors in just about each camera swap. Usually in the stances or positions of characters.

My Current Worst Bug #1

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

The DS Lite has a power LED that turns red when it is low on battery. I am red/green color blind. It shuts off when it is completely out, unlike the psp which suspends itself before running completely out of battery.

Sam Circles Fail Before Passing it In

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Just click the link for Sam’s deconstruction of the Seattle Weekly article.
Also, with regard to VMC/Volt/etc, it was explained to me during one of my interviews there - during the more stringent hiring process for more regular contractors than the bull pen clown car - that VMC/Volt exists solely so Microsoft doesn’t get pwned by [...]

Since when is "Allies" a "Race"?

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Seattle Weekly’s Article on VMC

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Here, of which my favorite quote is:
I get up and use the women’s rest room, which is empty and spotless.

The Darkness Couch Bug

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Oh man, what a terrible bug in The Darkness, if you sit down on the couch and watch “To Kill a Mockingbird”, after awhile you won’t be able to rise again. I’ve had this happen twice now in the PS3 version and so have other people, in the 360 version as well!

Crunch Time Theatre Presents: Mercenaries 2 E3 2007 Demo

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Shine on, you crazy Zamkoff Diamond.

RSI: Evolved

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Well, since my arms and wrists and fingers hurt, I was going to post some research but pretty much everything I needed I got from this internets. First I installed AntiRSI after reading about it on jwz’s blog, then a friend brought up how he was about to play God of War, and it dawned [...]