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806 days ago
A little while back I decided I needed my own space to blog about development, gaming, life and everything that goes along with it. Up until now I've been maintaining two blogs, a primary development one and a gaming one. So here it is, my new blog Craig.NET, make sure you add it to your feed reader and update your blogroll. Oh and if anyone knows a graphic designer that knows how to make magic with WordPress, let me know. Cross posted from http://xboxbloggers.net/CraigN/.
927 days ago
Firstly let me explain a bit about the beta for those not in the know. The easiest way for anyone to get access to the public beta is to buy a copy of Crackdown - an awesome game in its own right. Bungie, the makers of Halo 3, released a public beta of the game onto Xbox LIVE on Wednesday but due to some technical difficulties it was only made available to Crackdown owners early on Thursday morning. Having a 4mbps ADSL line is what counts when it comes to downloading 911.18 MB of beta content as I managed to get it down in under 45 minutes. I must say after playing it for a few hours it is totally worth the 1 GB knock on my monthly internet cap. Quite a few people have been commenting on one of the local forums about the gameplay videos that have been published on the Internet and what they believe are sub-standard graphics. I wouldn't rate the graphics as highly as something like the ever popular Gears of War but I believe they are impressive as it is. Remember ...931 days ago
This last week saw the South African release of Tetris Evolution developed by Mass Media and published as an Xbox 360 exclusive by THQ. I've always been a fan of the puzzle game tetris and was eager to see how the game developer Mass Media has managed to take the classic 1984 game by Alexey Pajitnov into the next generation. You might recall that Alexey Pajitnov was the developer behind the Xbox 360 bundled launch arcade title Hexic HD. My initial impression of the game is that its targetted at someone who has played tetris before. The single player game starts off without any training, guidance or tips. So you'll find yourself stacking up tetrominoes with loads of empty spaces in between as the controls are just not intuitive; expect to refer to the game manual once or twice to try figure it all out. I say try because the manual leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to explaining the games concepts and how the controls actually work. Sure there are the ...
