1/20/06

Here's a little something to keep you occupied while I retire the Christmas site design for another year and bring back the traditional Blitz layout... it's the 2005 Endy Awards!  I don't usually do features like these, but I've played enough of last year's games to make this article at least somewhat credible.  In addition to the usual awards for the best games released last year, I hand out a few prizes that nobody would want!

1/13/06

In the year 2006, there is room for only one racing game on store shelves, and in the hearts and minds of Xbox 360 owners.  There is no Project Gotham Racing 3, no Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and certainly no Ridge Racer 6.  There is only Full Auto.  Sega's soon-to-be-released masterpiece has no equal.  It takes the excellence of Burnout 3 and elevates it to a state of near nirvana by giving you missiles, machine guns, and the ability to tear apart an entire city as you race.  What is mere wallpaper in other racing games is yours to demolish in Full Auto... not even the highest neon sign nor the tallest skyscraper can escape your wrath!

The title of the game does not lie...  Full Auto truly is the complete arcade racing experience, and the Xbox 360's first killer app.  Watch for the final release next month.

1/2/06

As I sit back and reflect on the past year, the thing that amazes me most about 2005 is just how far technology has advanced.  We've reached a point where color LCD displays, once available only in the highest end of products, are included in toys retailing for thirty dollars or less.  MP3 players like Apple's iPod line let people bring their entire music collections along with them on their morning jog, and digital cameras continue to rise in quality while dropping in price.  Even camcorders can fit in your pocket, being a small fraction of the size and cost they were in the 1990's.