Posted by admin on April 29, 2008 under Found on the Net | 
N4G.com provides a couple of posts. The gist of the posts can be summed up in the article Spore Will Fail stating that “it could be gaming’s Titanic”. As for why the article states “Spore has plonked itself right between the mainstream and the gamer audiences, but could end up attracting neither.”
We agree with this argument and the others stated in the post, as we have mentioned in The Truth about Spore is Out There and Why Spore is Destined to Fail . The most entertaining thing about Spore may not be the game itself, but watching the multi-million dollar EA spin machine at work on investors and gamers alike before and after release. Are you ready to witness “gaming’s Titanic”?
Posted by admin on April 17, 2008 under Found on the Net |
Just speculating… But in Dan’s Goodbye post when he left 1Up he promises:
For better or for worse, you’ll hear from me again in the near future. I love the videogame business too much to stay away
We would love to see him end up at Giantbomb.com!
Posted by admin on under Found on the Net |
Nvidia is trying to correct the popular misconception that the CPU speed and number of cores is the only indicator of PC performance. A new webpage trys to educate consumers on the merits of a “balanced PC”. We have touched on this issue before with our post on how integrated video is bad for gaming, Rule Number One when Buying a Gaming Machine. Most of the PCs sold today are shipped with integrated video cards that use shared system memory and are simply not designed for gaming.
There is no question that the poor gaming performance of PCs purchased from big box retailers and office stores has really hurt PC gaming and driven consumers to consoles. However, ironically, if you really want leading edge performance you will not find it there either. If you want to push the envelope you need a PC with a recent generation dedicated video card.
If you are in the market for a new card the nvidias 8800 series are a steal, if you are looking for newer tech then try nvidias 9600 series or 9800s.
But in any case buy your PCs and motherboards without built in or integrated video, and save some money for a great video card as nvidia suggests.
