Hey, look, it's a trailer for Monster Trucks Nitro II ! Be sure to notch down the volume before you hit play. Why should you care about what looks like a monster truck shovelware game available for some unspecified platform? »
The grand strategic WWII game Hearts of Iron III has been out for eight months. The historical turn-based/real-time hybrid Empire: Total War has been out for over a year. Both are epic-scale strategy games from companies who've been making games like these for years »
I just posted this to my Windows Phone Secrets blog , but I thought it would be interesting to SuperSite readers as well: I received word back from Microsoft on my connector query. It turns out that Windows Phones will not use the Zune connector as some had hoped. Indeed, the otherwise rigid... »
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me voice some frustration yesterday with both Infinity Ward (IW, which makes "Modern Warfare 2" aka The Greatest Video Game Of All Time) and Microsoft (which makes Xbox Live, the service we must put up with because we want to use the Xbox... »
Wii shooter The Conduit did well enough that Sega will be publishing the sequel. The main bullet point will carry over from the original game. Namely: THE BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER EXPERIENCE ON THE Wii™ Leaving aside that Super Smash Bros »
From the Zune Insider blog: What can hold up to 16,000 songs, or 20 hours of high definition video, or 25,000 pictures? A Zune HD 64GB that’s what! This morning we announced that starting April 12th you will be able to order a 64GB version Zune HD from Zune Originals for $349.99. »
I have just started a randomly generated game of Distant Worlds , an ambitious and complex space strategy game available here from Matrix Games. »
Microsoft recently launched a Desktop player that allows users to consume selected Microsoft content ( videos, webcasts, podcasts, white papers) in a rich online and offline versions. Desktop Player Features Online and Offline Version Desktop player Filters By IT Pro or Developer By Role IT Adoption Lifecycle Contextual resources per content topic »
Today Bad Company 2 gets another free "VIP Map Pack", which isn't nearly as generous as it might sound. These aren't new maps. At least EA has the integrity to call them "map upgrades" in the fine print. »
One thing I'm wondering about is whether I need to provide some basic information about Windows Phone development--perhaps just a chapter--in my next book, Windows Phone Secrets . »