Posts by Izuno

  • stalker asset thread resolution

    This is still all still speculation until THQ/GSC, Valve or id comment on this (really it needs to be THQ and GSC). I know THQ is looking into it, but they obviously aren't communicating anything until they have something concrete to say. So I don't really consider this matter resolved, imo.

  • iPod 5.0/video - Opinions?

    I have a 60gig video ipod. I love it. I rip a lot of my DVD collection to it and watch it on planes since I travel a lot for my business. If you are a Mac user for some reason it is really easy to rip your DVDs using Handbrake. If you use iTunes on a PC, try PQ-DVD. Not too expensive and it works really well.

    If you are an uberhaxor I'm sure you can figure it out for free, but I'm to busy to l33thax so I just bought some software. Done. Easy.

  • What do you consider Digimon...

    One of my clients is doing analysis of various kids/boys action licenses.

    So the question came up about Digimon. Yes, there are many little Digimon games on PS2, PS1, Xbox, GameCube, GBA, NDS...whatever. And everyone considers Digimon to be a licensed brand.

    On Namco's website for Digimon Worlds DS, here is the legal text for the game:

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    DIGIMON WORLD® DS © 2006 Akiyoshi Hongo, Toei Animation. ® & © 1997 - 2006 Bandai. DIGIMON, DIGITAL MONSTERS, DIGIMON WORLD and all related logos, names and distinctive likenesses thereof are the property of Bandai/Toei Animation. © 2006 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. All rights reserved.

    So obviously Bandai the toy maker owns Digimon and then the merged Namco/Bandai entity publishes the games...

    But what is the source of the Digimon license for the video games?

    - Digimon toys?

    - Digimon TV show?

    - Digimon manga?

    - Digimon cardgame?

    :roll:

  • MapCore Job Census

    Zap...I left the industry for a time. Now I'm doing my own thing because I happen the only person to fill a very specific niche in the strategic side of the business and am waaaaaaay happier.

    Always focus on what you want and if you don't know what you want then your task is to experience enough contrast so that what you want becomes clear.

    ...or something like that...

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R is G.O.L.D

    haven't gotten to play it...was supposed to be at THQ this friday for some consulting work but got pushed back to April so I'll get my copy then. (they owe me :roll: )

    But from everything I've heard from...all sources...is that the game is still a bit buggy but the base level concept is very solid and they actually pulled off much of the original gameplay. Very happy to see that.

    Once I get my hands on it I will of course have more to say...but if anything at least it didn't turn out to be dog like so many games that take 5+ years to develop.

  • Eidos goes Steam

    Quote from Fletch

    1) I don't buy jack shit from Steam2) I find the contracts a lot more interesting because I want to know how much Valve is getting out of this and how much the original publisher is getting out of it.

    Agreed....esp on #2.

  • WTB - A gallery of HUD and UI designs from games

    hmmm...that looks like a project you talked to me about a whiles back. Glad to see progress is being made.

    I think before you design a HUD you need to fully understand the user interaction with the environment and have a priority list of functions used most often to least often...then how to group/categorize them based on the game play.

    In a game or simulation where are "high stress" situations where the user gets put in a time critical situation like being attacked or moving/jumping to solve a puzzle, then obviously those controls get assigned to the keys/controller. But like in WoW and RTS games, having access to both the critical tasks via keyboard and mouse is again obviously important.

    Ok so maybe I don't have any original insights here, I guess I support your observations about WoW. I am currently playing WoW because one of my clients is doing a lot of analysis of their current and future MMO products...starting to really like MMOs in general and I have NEVER played one before WoW.

    Anyway...feel free to ping me about your project again, Waldo...would love to talk about.

  • Playstation 3 - Home

    I would say that I don't care about backwards compatibility....but between Christmas and New Years I specifically purchased SSX3 for the Xbox so I could play it on my 360 because I only wanted to bring one console. I say this because I already played SSX3 to death on my PS2 but wanted to play a good snowboarding game while on a ski trip.

    So in that case, I am all for backwards compatibility cause it is easier to haul one console than many.

    ....so now I want ONE console that is the size of a cell phone that plays ALL my favorites regardless of where I go or what console they were from or what media they were on...

    Damn you, gaming industry. Damn you.