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Entries from August 2006

Pink PSP

August 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Sony Europe continues to go French girly with a a pink Playstation Portable (PSP).
It appears to be some promotion with the “artist” Pink (or P!nk or whatever). From their press release
22/08/2006 PSP GOES P!NK - In a Unique Collaboration with the Artist P!nk
London, 2006 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the expansion of

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Tags: Industry News · PSP · Platforms

Pink PS2

August 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Sony Europe is likely to attract more girls and Europeans to the PS2 now that they have introduced a pink Playstation2.
Well, okay, it comes bundled with something called Singstar Pop. It’s nice to see Sony continuing to spice up the Playstation 2 even as they lower the price. No problem with that. Just remember that’s

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Tags: Industry News · Platforms · Playstation2

Microsoft Flight Simulator X

August 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Microsoft has released an early preview of Flight Simulator X for downloading. For now, it doesn’t require Windows Genuine Advantage to run, woo hoo on that.
This is how they see it:
Flight Simulator X immerses you in a beautifully rich and realistic world with dozens of aircraft and interactive Missions for a completely new and innovative

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Tags: PC · Platforms · Previews

Tiny Javascript Wolfenstein5K

August 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Apparently created for an old 5K webpage contest, Lee Semel’s tiny Javascript Wolfenstein 5K is nearly unplayable but nevertheless an interesting examination of what can be done with Javascript. Very tightly packed Javascript, mind you, but still interesting to see so much done with so little. Follow the links for a commented and un-obfuscated version.
Seen

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Tags: Free · Game design · Online games