Stella Deus was the last Tactical RPG and one of the last games I played on a console…
Archive for the ‘Games’ Category
UC Berkeley Class: Starcraft Theory & Strategy
March 5, 2009
There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colors (blue, yellow, red, white, and black), yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes (sour, acrid, salt, sweet, bitter), yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.
In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack – the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers. The direct and the indirect lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle - you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination?
Sun Tsu
Art of War
Play! A Video Game Symphony
January 6, 2009
Play! is a is a symphony world-tour featuring music from video games. The show started in 2006 and featured music from many popular games, including Final Fantasy music by Nobuo Uematsu. The next Play! performance will be held in Edmonton, Canada on January 9th, 2009. Jeremy Soul will attend the performance featuring his music among many other works. Check out some tracks from Guild Wars that he composed 
Fight Poverty by Playing Games
October 15, 2008
Today is October 15, a Blog Action Day 2008 to discuss poverty. Read the rest of this entry ?
Brainwave-Controlled RPG from Square Enix
October 9, 2008
NeuroSky, Inc., the leading manufacturer of “wearable” consumer bio-sensors, announced today the unveiling of a brainwave-controlled video game at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 in Makuhari, Japan, on October 9 and 10. This exciting and entertaining demonstration is based on a new game concept being jointly developed with Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix). Read the rest of this entry ?
Blood in Violent Video Games Affects Aggression, Hostility, and Arousal
September 13, 2008
This study is yet another evidence for already large body of knowledge in this area. Read the rest of this entry ?
Macross Ace Frontier Game on PSP
September 11, 2008
40+ mecha, 30+ pilots from 6 anime.
Macross Ace Frontier, a multi-player 3D action game that will include characters and transformable fighters from 25 years and six different science-fiction anime works of Macross. Read the rest of this entry ?
Cookie Cruncher Game
August 23, 2008
Remake of Yoshi’s Cookie that can become somewhat addicting 
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Hyung Tae Kim’s Blade and Soul MMORPG
August 8, 2008
Blade and Soul is a new Chinese martial arts MMORPG from NCsoft with character design by HyungTae Kim. See the Trailer! Read the rest of this entry ?
Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360
July 15, 2008
“We believe that releasing an Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII will allow us to provide the game to even more fans in the two regions of North America and Europe,” Yoichi Wada, Square Enix, E3 2008. Read the rest of this entry ?
