Ars Technica has a detailed and informative interview with Christophe Balestra, co-president of Naughty Dog about why Uncharted 2 couldn’t be made on the 360; involving the technology utilised behind the scences, but crucially Naughty Dog’s role and responsibility of being a first party developer and how their experience feeds into the wider developer community.
Category: Asides
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival reveal
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival for the PSP looks serious fun! This is what gaming is all about.
Quiting Games
How one badly-placed checkpoint made Ars Technica wonder… what makes us walk away from games? This is a fascinating area of debate within gaming. Their superb article ‘Why we quit: the moments that push us away from gaming’ is well-worth a read, and merits further discussion. I can totally relate. Bad checkpoint placement for example, can ruin a game’s flow. How do you feel on this?
Valve ‘up’ on idea of PS3 development, waiting to build talented PS3 team
Valve ‘up’ on idea of PS3 development, waiting to build talented PS3 team– Apparantly it’s now a question of ‘when’ instead of ‘if’. Erm, finally?!
Hands-On With The PlayStation 3
Hands-On With The PlayStation 3– I don’t know why I didn’t link to this sooner, but it’s an article written from the perspective of the (primarily) Xbox 360 gamer we all know and love: Rockers Delight. The discussion going on in the comments is really worth a look. Good stuff.
Sky Broadband sorry for PSN problems
Sky Broadband sorry for PSN problems– I suppose that explains all the problems that I’ve been having with the PSN. Sky Broadband is my ISP, so hopefully this problem has now been solved, yet I seem to have always had connectivity issues with the PSN. I’ll see how all of this pans out first before reporting back.
Yet Another Awesome PS3 Exclusive – inFamous
Yet Another Awesome PS3 Exclusive – inFamous– Matt Brett reviews inFamous which has made me want the game even more! Very insightful review and well worth a read with your favourite beverage. I’ll be picking this beauty up myself soon.
E3 Interview – PlayStation.Blog.Europe Tracks Down Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
E3 Interview – PlayStation.Blog.Europe Tracks Down Uncharted 2: Among Thieves– I’m still amazed by the footage shown at E3, but as ever, I want more, as I’m a huge Uncharted fan. The interview is very insightful, and has a link to a trailer: all of which you see is either actual gameplay, or cutscenes rendered using the same in-game engine. Oh yes.
PlayStation.Blog.Europe now live
PlayStation.Blog.Europe now live– These guys are my new best friends in the world of PlayStation news. Billed as “Your daily fix of PlayStation news from across the SCEE region”, I look forward to reading all the great content that’s going to be hitting my screen from now on. Fantastic.
Access to Uncharted 2 Multiplayer beta with inFamous
Access to Uncharted 2 Multiplayer beta with inFamous– Well, this confirms the Uncharted 2 multiplayer rumours. Still, I’d have much rather had a single player demo of Uncharted 2. I guess this is better than nothing. See also: all of Kotaku’s Uncharted 2 coverage.