Archive for May 2006
E3 2006 hi-lights
This was definitely Nintendo's year at E3. They wiped the floor with everyone, having the most compelling games and most innovative hardware.
I've already done a very brief summary of the 3 big conferences over at the 9rules blog but I thought that I would pick out my personal favourites from the show.
WiiThe obvious attraction (based on my past posts) was the new Zelda.
Wow!
I think it looks great and am considering buying the Wii on launch day ...
Mission Impossible 3
Went to the cinema the other day to see Mission Impossible 3.
Unfortunately I can't decide whether I liked it or not. There was lots of action, some of it quite cool, and it was a lot more emotional than previous films (or at least it tried to be). There appeared to be an attempt to make the movie more like the tv series 24 with smaller set pieces where anything can, and ...
New David Hasselhoff gallery
I don't normally (never) link to people who ask me to. However I got an email today from someone asking me to mention them and I just couldn't say no. Here's an excerpt - maybe that will help explain why:
Sorry to be hitting your site again for Hasselhofian reasons. Any chance you could add my Hasselhoff site to your post about Hoff sites: www.hoffgallery.com
That's right - there's a new David Hasselhoff gallery in town. The best part? Hasselhoff thongs ...
Miniclip wins a Webby Award – yay for me!
Miniclip, the company I work for, has won the peoples Voice Webby Award for Games, for the second year running.
Hooray.
Interestingly the site that won the critics choice for games was running a game that Miniclip commissioned. Is that a double win for us? Obviously it's not but congrats should go to Bloc Media who made an incredibly cool game, Stackopolis.
Movie Roundup – April 06
Analyze ThisOne for the 'Not what I expected' pile. I know it was loved when released but for me it underperformed. Didn't help that I was ill when I was watching it, which meant that I couldn't concentrate properly.
William Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietI enjoy Baz Lurmans Moulin Rouge and thought the idea of Romeo and Juliet using the original script in a modern setting would be great. The leads were pretty good but I had forgotten ...
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Rocket Boards is a super fast 3D rocket boarding action. My first "commercial" (shareware) product. Didn't do amazingly well but was a good learning experience
Bubble Bomb is a polished update of a game originally built by Warren Marshal (who works at Epic games - developers of Unreal and Gears of War)
My own update of Bubble Bomb, Bubble Blitz was almost a total rewrite adding loads of new features and a shiny new look.
Seths Puzzle Boxes is a puzzle game with a surprisingly enjoyable story line, unfortunately it's quite short so won't take long to complete, but while it lasts is great fun.