The Consumer Electronics Show began yesterday in Las Vegas, and technology columnist Rob Pegoraro is reporting on the action on washingtonpost.com's Faster Forward blog. Here are some excerpts from reports on the keynote address.
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
Kodu looks interesting. It's a shame that people are branding it as a knock-off of LBP which isn't the case. It would be cool if the comunity games people create with it will be free.
kodu sounds good like lbp, but are people going to use it though??? i know alot of people play lbp. Hopefully this gets as much praise as lbp did.