http://www.gamesauthor.com/ Commentary following the dramas of the video game world. en Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:10:00 GMT Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:10:00 GMT info@gamesauthor.com info@gamesauthor.com http://www.gamesauthor.com/images/2104.jpg http://www.gamesauthor.com/ http://www.gamesauthor.com/ps3-one-of-the-least-played-consoles/ According to Nielsen research: People prefer playing the original Xbox over PS3. If you've been following the sales results on 2008 then you wouldn't find it too hard to believe... http://www.gamesauthor.com/ps3-one-of-the-least-played-consoles/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/ps3-one-of-the-least-played-consoles/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:10:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/looks-like-home-is-a-success/ Who knew that people would actually want to pay for virtual clothing and virtual furniture and virtual houses in a virtual life. People are, by the bucket loads. Susan Panico... http://www.gamesauthor.com/looks-like-home-is-a-success/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/looks-like-home-is-a-success/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:03:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/another-reason-to-invest-in-bluray/ The latest reports coming out of Japan indicate Blu-ray is about to go to bed with the old red-ray. Here's the deal. You want to buy an expensive Blu-ray movie... http://www.gamesauthor.com/another-reason-to-invest-in-bluray/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/another-reason-to-invest-in-bluray/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:48:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/does-a-games-box-art-help-it-sell-well/ Another quick one: A game's box art is not its game. In fact, it practically has nothing to do with the gaming experience. However, some believe it has everything to... http://www.gamesauthor.com/does-a-games-box-art-help-it-sell-well/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/does-a-games-box-art-help-it-sell-well/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:23:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/iphone-the-silent-killer/ So all the hype about Metal Gear going the way of the Xbox 360 turned out to be nothing but fanboy wishful thinking (or in the PS3 camp, the stuff... http://www.gamesauthor.com/iphone-the-silent-killer/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/iphone-the-silent-killer/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:56:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/uncanny-valley-effect-the-onslaught-of-the-creepy-three-dimensions/ The uncanny valley is an idea that when robots or (in our case video game characters / computer animation) look and act like humans, it causes a negative response from... http://www.gamesauthor.com/uncanny-valley-effect-the-onslaught-of-the-creepy-three-dimensions/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/uncanny-valley-effect-the-onslaught-of-the-creepy-three-dimensions/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:36:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/does-nintendos-success-worry-anyone-else/ Nintendo gave a much needed rebirth to the video game industry in the 80s when Atari crashed and burned. Judging by their public comments of late, they feel they've done... http://www.gamesauthor.com/does-nintendos-success-worry-anyone-else/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/does-nintendos-success-worry-anyone-else/ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:05:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/ea-beginning-to-feel-the-crunch/ EA has been disappointing gamers for years. Being a self confessed cash cow, making minimal changes to its franchises and rebranding them for a subsequent year. Their sequels were plenty... http://www.gamesauthor.com/ea-beginning-to-feel-the-crunch/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/ea-beginning-to-feel-the-crunch/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:27:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/home-blurring-the-public-and-private-spheres-of-society/ Home has just been unleashed on the masses. This is news for the gaming industry, but what does it mean for the world? Let's look at this from a social... http://www.gamesauthor.com/home-blurring-the-public-and-private-spheres-of-society/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/home-blurring-the-public-and-private-spheres-of-society/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:11:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/prince-of-persia-or-prince-of-america/ I'll keep this one short. Why has the Prince of Persia got an American accent in the new game? Yuri Lowenthal's voice from The Sands of Time was incredible and... http://www.gamesauthor.com/prince-of-persia-or-prince-of-america/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/prince-of-persia-or-prince-of-america/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:52:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/home-tomorrow-too-late/ Daniel Hill, Sony Europe's Director of Home said "Home will live or die on the strength of its content." That's the right idea, but the thing has been so long... http://www.gamesauthor.com/home-tomorrow-too-late/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/home-tomorrow-too-late/ Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:35:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/nintendo-and-microsoft-on-top/ Eons ago now, Microsoft tried to enter the video game industry by buying Nintendo out. The American software maker asked the Japanese video game giant to quit working on the... http://www.gamesauthor.com/nintendo-and-microsoft-on-top/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/nintendo-and-microsoft-on-top/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:40:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/whats-in-a-dollar/ The analysts are working overtime these days due to all the economic trouble the world is having. The PS3 is one console not seen having a favourable holiday season compared... http://www.gamesauthor.com/whats-in-a-dollar/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/whats-in-a-dollar/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:18:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/nintendo-loss-of-core-identity/ Okay, of late this has been discussed to no end. So what? It's still making many Nintendo fans feel disenchanted with the company and deserves to be voiced for as... http://www.gamesauthor.com/nintendo-loss-of-core-identity/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/nintendo-loss-of-core-identity/ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:24:00 GMT http://www.gamesauthor.com/guilt/ Wow, no entry in over two weeks. Shameful. Today, though, I'd like to talk about guilt. I work a 40 hour week at a job that taxes my mental facilities... http://www.gamesauthor.com/guilt/#comments http://www.gamesauthor.com/guilt/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:57:00 GMT