If we don't fight now, we will fight later,

ac3raven — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:34:00 GMT

and I wager it will be quite literally a violent fight to restore the values of free enterprise and the constitution. I don't know about you but all this rampant consolidation and monopolizing is getting quite scary to me. It is virtually impossible to...(read more)

Openness in the Video game Industry

ac3raven — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:38:00 GMT

Nocturnal Initiative PhyreEngine Independent Game Press XNA UT 3 Modding for Console versions XNA Zune development Wii Ware This years GDC theme seemed to be one of openness and advancing games as a viable platform for artistic expression and communication....(read more)

The Rise of Linux

ac3raven — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:30:00 GMT

Excerpt from the GNU Manifesto : " I consider that the golden rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. Software sellers want to divide the users and conquer them, making each user agree not to share with others....(read more)

The Wii Potential

ac3raven — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:17:00 GMT

I'd say with confidence that the design of Nintendo's Wii is revolutionary, and inherently, it has almost infinite potential. Nintendo is making all the right moves, and it's fascinating to witness this companies success. The Wii is sold out world wide, and for good reason. The recently updated version 3.1 of the Wii dash board coincides with an update that allows a USB keyboards (wireless or not) to be used within Opera and the dash board. The virtual Console has been host to a flux of new titles lately, and original downloadable content has been promised and is coming very soon. A massive update to the Everybody Votes channel will not only make polling more fun, but also introduce game rankings and search functionality. Opera will now support user-created content for it's wii web browser as well. When I turn on my Wii, I have access to weather reports, news report (both channels feature a really cool globe view), I can buy and play classic games from the past, download trailers (and soon game demos), answer polls and look at world wide or nation wide results, view and edit (editing is multiplayer!) pictures or videos from an SD card, post pictures to a message board and view them in a slide show with custom music, I can also transfer my Mii to my remote and carry Mii around, and we've established that I can browsing the internet. I could also send messages from my Wii to a friends Wii, cell phone or computer. Keep in mind that the Wii is backward compatible, so I could go to the disc channel and choose to play a game cube game or maye I want to play Mario Strikers online with 3 other friends.

Many may argue that Nintendo's online strategy is horrible when compared to Xbox Live or Home, but I think it is simply a case of the tortoise and the hair. Consider Nintendo's market penetration, they've sold their Wii to hardcore gamers, casual gamers, parents, and grandparents. Not to mention the DS sales, now all Nintendo needs to do is slowly get their new found audience to accept Online multiplayer, then you'll have close to 14 million Wii's Online.

The Doubleshot Expresso : microsoft

If we don't fight now, we will fight later,

Openness in the Video game Industry

The Rise of Linux

The Wii Potential