At CES 2009, GameCyte had the chance to play "Street Fighter IV" on Mad Catz' lineup of SFIV branded products, including the stunning $150 FightStick Tournament Edition. We came away convinced that the company can turn around their reputation for shoddy gear.
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Can't get enough "Killzone 2" before its February 27th release? At CES 2009, Guerrilla Games co-founder Hermen Hulst was on hand to show off just how far the game has come in the four years since its CGI target trailer first made headlines. Fifteen minutes of artistic claims and off-kilter video highlights await you after [...]
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During his keynote at this year’s CES, Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith rifled off quite a few numbers when it came to their ultra-super-popular Guitar Hero franchise. Most impressive (and most important) was that “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” became the first single game to ever surpass $1 billion in sales, shortly after “Guitar [...]
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The winners of the “Best of CES” awards are in, and this year the gaming category once again belongs to Nyko, whose Wand remote for the Wii took home the prize. Nyko’s Wand is the first third-party Wii remote controller, and it won the award largely due to its new “Trans-Port” technology. Thanks to a special [...]
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During this year's CES, there were plenty of games shown that I wish I could have seen in action. Thankfully, Jesse and Sean were there, and they were able to record videos of some of the presentations. In this case, the presentation is for "inFamous," Sucker Punch Production's upcoming superhero sandbox game. Hit the full [...]
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When I found out today that “EverQuest" will be turning ten this March… I felt pretty old myself. To celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, Sony Online Entertainment will be releasing “EverQuest: The 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition,” a hardcover book celebrating the past, present, and future of the groundbreaking franchise that forever changed the face of [...]
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As I said earlier, a global trade show like CES can be a rare opportunity to check out some of the biggest, shiniest toys in the industry. Seeing the latest in gaming tech, obviously, is more fun than most, allowing one to sample specialized gear that is normally out of most folks' range, in both [...]
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Some will never forgive Sony for creating the 2005 Killzone 2 trailer out of CGI and whole cloth. Others will watch the following video, recorded by yours truly at CES 2009.
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Every day, new advances are being made in the technology that powers our games. Often, these changes are subtle, and while they may certainly improve our gaming experiences, they're not always terribly exciting; it's hard to get enthusiastic about things like new networking protocols or eco-friendly microchips. So, when one visits a company at CES [...]
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At a CES Game Power panel on the topic of virtual worlds for PC, console and mobile phone, only the very last question asked had anything to do with the cell phone -- and the panel was tragically cut short before any of the distinguished guests could answer. But GameCyte wasn't going to leave it at [...]
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Monday, January 12, 2009
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