Ideas & Trends: The Fuzzier Crystal Ball
March 23, 2008
When technology evolves so rapidly that the present already feels like the future, can there be another visionary author like Arthur C. Clarke?
'Grand Theft Auto IV' is exhilarating adventure (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Let's cut right to the chase: Grand Theft Auto IV is not a video game for kids, tweens or even young teenagers. As with its controversial predecessors, the latest in the 70 million unit-selling series is a Mature-rated adventure, created for players 17 years of age and older as it gives you a virtual taste of the criminal underworld. Think of it as an interactive episode of The Sopranos, if you will.
Action games deliver thrills
The truly great action films of our time — "Die Hard," "The Road Warrior," "Aliens," say — can be summed up in one word: relentless. Once they get in gear, they put the pedal to the metal and don't slow down. If only "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Whatever" had such single-minded drive.Macworld - Penny Arcade Adventures game goes gold
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Reuters - Summer blockbuster
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adventures, putting the...
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03/21/08
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Instant Action gaming portal to gain Mac support
Garage Games' Instant Action portal should soon open to Mac gamers, according to the company. Instant Action is a web-based gaming service, but one which concentrates less on casual puzzlers, and more on the action games PC and console users are familiar with. Titles use a modern 3D engine, and include games like Marble Blast Online and the futur...
Spielberg piles on action in charmless Indy sequel (Reuters)
Reuters - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" seems to be more of a sequel to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" than to the last film in the adventure series 19 years ago.
GAME REVIEWS: `Smash Bros.'
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03/14/08
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Nintendo eyes smash hit with "Smash...
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Spielberg piles on action in charmless Indy sequel (Reuters)
Reuters - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" seems to be more of a sequel to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" than to the last film in the adventure series 19 years ago.
Boys and girls stay in to play on BBC's virtual island Adventure Rock
Lord of the Flies, the William Golding novel, provides one template for what children stranded on an island might do. So when the BBC decided to set up its own world for children - Adventure Rock - the broadcaster was mindful of the need to create a different environment.
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GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...
AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles...
No fun! Wii suffers slew of bad games
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