Video Game News

Retrosoft to release Gravitar clone

Retrosoft is releasing a Gravitar clone. You can check out their site at:

http://www.retro-soft.co.uk/

Ordinarily, I wouldn't bother posting an item on something like this, but the spelling from their press release is funny enough to be worth pointing out.

This part is a real howler: "This sounds like a simple concept, but is complecated by the fact that the gavity pull is constant, and you must use careful control of the ships thrust to navigate each base. Too much or too little thrust can prove desastourus, adding an essential eliment of careful skill to the game-play."

Section: Classic Video Games and Vintage Computers -- Submitter: Greg (14910) -- 20:22:06 on 03/20/2005

Duke Nukem Forever physics demoed

Meqon provided an impressive demonstration of their physics technology, which will be used for "Duke Nukem Forever", should that game ever be released:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=7322

Personally, I'm hoping DNF will include some tracks from "Chinese Democracy" on the soundtrack.

Section: Video Games -- Submitter: Greg (14910) -- 09:34:32 on 03/17/2005

Inside look at SOE

Filefront takes an inside look at Sony Online Entertainment:

http://pages.filefront.com/world_of/soe/march2005/intro.html

Section: Video Games -- Submitter: Greg (14910) -- 09:27:28 on 03/17/2005

Nolan Bushnell interview

C|Net has an interview up with Nolan Bushnell:

http://news.com.com/The+return+of+King+Pong/2008-1043_3-5616047.html

This article seems to treat the Atari computers as a failure, crushed by the Apple II. By the time I got my first computer in the mid-80s, Atari's home computer marketshare was far larger than Apple's.

Was Apple really able to compete in the early days? If anybody has any info on late 70s/early 80s marketshare, please post it in the forums:

http://www.velocityvector.com/forum/classicgames/list.html

Section: Classic Video Games and Vintage Computers -- Submitter: Greg (14910) -- 18:24:35 on 03/15/2005

Sega announces Shadow the Hedgehog

Sega has announced a new Sonic-related 3D platformer, due to be released later this year. The title is "Shadow the Hedgehog":

http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=7294

Section: Video Games -- Submitter: Greg (14910) -- 03:17:17 on 03/14/2005

Microsoft GDC XBox Next press release

It seems Microsoft will be emphasizing support for high definition displays and the standardization of online gaming features like voice chat when they intro the XBox 2/XBox Next:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=58189

Section: Video Games -- Submitter: Greg (14910) -- 03:16:58 on 03/14/2005