David Shippy, a 1979 Lafayette High School graduate and 1983 UK graduate, served as technical leader of the development team. He and colleague Mickie Phipps, the project manager, have written The Race for a New Game Machine: Creating the Chips Inside the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 (Citadel Press, $21.95).
The two detail how the IBM-led project started out with only Sony as a customer, but then the team found itself also building a chip for Microsoft's rival console, creating tension with the engineering teams devoted only to Sony.
Shippy, whose father is a retired UK engineering professor and still lives here, answered the following questions:
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."
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 two detail how the IBM-led project started out with only Sony as a customer, but then the team found itself also building a chip for Microsoft's rival console, creating tension with the engineering teams devoted only to Sony"
SO this is where all the fanboy crap started...before the consoles were even finished.
Sounds like the 360 got the best components of the Cell processor.