Grand Theft Auto IV: No Game for Young Kids
The new pinnacle of videogame development on a technical level, Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) is also representative of the great divide between art and entertainment, or better said, the public's perceptions of it and kids who couldn't care less.
Midway Gamer's Day: This is Vin Diesel and Batman near Vegas
Chris Hudak and a gaggle of other game journalists were recently treated to a trip to Vegas under the auspices of Midway and the "Gamer's Day" event that allowed said journos a sneak peak at several forthcoming Midway games. Ironically, they weren't actually in Vegas per se, but at least one game, made up for it.
Midway Gamer's Day: This is (near) Vegas
What happens in Vegas stays... a good 15 miles off the actual strip, just to be sure. Or such was the case with Chris Hudak during his orchestrated visit with big huge game publisher, Midway. This is his story.
DFC: Nintendo looks to conquer Europe
Game industry analyst group, DFC Intelligence, is readying forecasts for release over the next few month. In this overview, DFC notes that Nintendo Wii is expected to dominate Europe, the PlayStation3 might start to recover but never regain its former dominance, and the Xbox 360 will just sort of dither about in all European markets other than the U.K.
Nintendo Media Summit: Hands-on Fit, Guitar, Kart, Eat, more
At the San Francisco leg of Nintendo's Media Summit, Evergeek's Chris Hudak and Emily Balistrieri spent some low-key hands-on time with many forthcoming Nintendo games, some obvious A-listers like Wii Fit and Rock Band, plus some typically surreal Nintendo gems-in-waiting, like Major League Eating: The Game. You read that right.
