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Split/Second hands on, impressions

Wednesday, at 1:58 by

My first appointment at GDC today, even before I picked up my press credentials, was a visit with the folks at Disney Interactive Studios, where I saw racing game “Split/Second” and family party/mystery game “Guilty Party.” I’ll post my thoughts on “Guilty Party” in a bit, but “Split/Second,” due out in May, was the perfect antidote to Tuesday, in which I spent virtually the entire day driving from Portland to San Francisco via the straight, always boring I-5 and I-505.… Read More »

Getting the most out of your gift cards

Wednesday, at 6:03 by

Soon, it’ll be Christmas morning, or less than a week after the end of Hanukkah, and you’ll have a stack of gift cards. Rather than burning a huge percentage of your haul on a $50 or $60 game like “New Super Mario Bros. Wii” or “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” you might want to make your gift card last. Most of us are scrimping and saving where we can, and why buy one or two brand new, blockbuster games… Read More »

Franchises that should take a breather

Thursday, at 2:55 by

“Rock Band” developer Harmonix, hard at work on its as-yet-untitled Beatles game, made waves recently when its CEO announced that we’d see no “Rock Band 3″ in 2009. If you’re disappointed, don’t be. “Rock Band 2″ (rated T, available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii at a variety of prices) perfected the first game’s formula, and Harmonix and MTV Games are keeping the cupboard stocked with fresh downloadable songs every week. Harmonix is a small developer and, as Wired’s… Read More »