If you ask any ten people what the best series on Playstation 3 is, odds are that eight of them will say the Uncharted games by the Naughty Dog development house. The first game starring wise-cracking treasure hunter Nathan Drake was the exemplar of the kind of stunning visuals that the PS3 could deliver. The second game–Uncharted 2: …
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The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 3
Previously: The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 1, The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 2
To wrap up my interview with games industry vet and all-around nice guy Ted Price, I asked him about his favorite Playstation games as well as ones that deserved more love and how he’s planning to tackle 3D game development. Thanks again …
The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 2
You can find the first part of my talk with Ted Price right here: The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 1. Continuing the discussion of Price’s history with video games and Playstation, the chief Insomniac speaks on making the most of the PS3 processors, what they learned from Resistance 2 and his love of LittleBigPlanet.
One of …
The Playstation and Me: Ted Price, part 1
Of all the folks I spoke to for the Playstation retrospective that Techland’s going to be rolling out over the next couple of days, Ted Price had to be the most unassuming. Not that the other people are blowhards, but it’s just that Ted Price doesn’t have the kind of name recognition that, say, a David Jaffe has to deal with. The head of …
The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 3
Previous parts of this interview are right here: The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1, The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 2
If you’ve been reading this multi-part talk and wondering where the Twisted Metal update is, then wonder no longer. Jaffe discusses development on the new iteration of his car combat series and …
The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 2
Catch up on the conversation here: The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1.
In this next part of my talk with David Jaffe, he discusses the possibilities that the original Playstation opened up and the way it changed how the mainstream thinks about gaming. Read on.
So, when Playstation shows up, what did it mean to you then? …
The Playstation and Me: David Jaffe, Part 1
Last week marked the 15th anniversary of the Playstation brand. It’s hard to see it now, but in 1995, Sony’s surprising entry into the world of video game hardware constituted a huge gamble that many thought wouldn’t pay off. Of course, the Playstation’s fortunes turned out far better than anyone could have expected. It’s not an …
Exclusive: WCG Ultimate Gamer 2’s Gamers on What Drove Them Mad Last Night
On last night’s episode of WCG Ultimate Gamer 2, the contestants drove each other crazy on a real life track and in the isolation challenge where they played Forza Motorsport 3. It revealed who knew how to handle their car and who was a hazard on the road, but more importantly it showed which contestant’s egos were easily bruised and who …
Holy Team-Up, Batman!: Talking about The Brave and the Bold Video Game [Updated]
Batman’s been entertaining generations of comic-book readers, TV watchers and movie viewers. He’s been in tons of video games, too, but it’s only been until recently that the games have actually been good. Last year’s Batman: Arkham Asylum gave players a grim vision of the Dark Knight and his world, which got widely acclaimed as the best …
Exit Interview: Executive Producer Joseph Tung Talks About Bungie’s Last Halo Game
Joseph Tung’s the man the cyber-enhanced Spartan soldiers of the Halo series get their marching orders from. For the last six years, Tung’s been working at development studio Bungie on the top-selling sci-fi FPS games and has contributed to Halo 3 and last year’s Halo: ODST. The imminent release of Halo: Reach marks the studio’s last …
Q&A With Jedi Path Author Daniel Wallace
Techlander Mike Williams came across the Amazon page for The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force by Daniel Wallace a month or two ago, so we tracked down the author to ask him about it. And here’s what happened.
What’s your earliest memory of Star Wars?
Daniel Wallace: I saw the original in the theater. But only …
Piranhas In 3D & The Psychology Of Fear: The Roger Corman Interview
Our fear of aquatic creatures has been restored in a huge way today with the release of Roger Corman’s original Piranha on DVD ($15, Amazon) and a remake that’s now in 3D. Techland caught up with the B-movie King, who produced the original in 1978, to talk the evolution of horror and why, even at 84, he says he’ll never …