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First Uncharted 3 live gameplay footage teased on video
November 1, 2011 is a long time to wait for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. We know at least some of the game takes place in the Middle East, Sully will play a major role and multiplayer is being given special attention. The first full length trailer was shown at the Spike VGAs last Saturday and it showed a little bit of gameplay. More of the game will be shown on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon later tonight, and the Associated Press has a short video from that segment.
AP’s lists of biggest video game disappointments in 2008
An established member of the mainstream media has decided to discuss what is wrong with video games for the year. However, unlike most reports which center on the negative effects of games in society, this diagnosis emphasizes negative occurrences within the industry and offers a few suggestion to fix them.
In an article titled “Airing Grievances against 2008’s Worst,” Lou Kesten takes the time to highlight some of the gaming industry’s biggest mistakes throughout the year.
Kesten is critical of Nintendo in a number of instances, calling the company out for…
Associated Press, the courts and California’s law against violent video games
In an op-ed published last month, we covered California’s attempt to renew their anti-gaming campaign. The Associated Press covered the Court of Appeals hearing to overturn a court decision that said California’s anti-violent games sales law was unconstitutional.
California Deputy Attorney General Zachery Morazzini asked the courts to uphold the law. He noted that it’s the state’s right to help parents who don’t want their children exposed to violent games. As a rebuttal, Paul Smith, the attorney for the Video Software Dealers Association and Entertainment Software Association in this case, noted that if you restrict or censor one form of entertainment, in this case video games, there’s no telling where the line will finally be drawn…
J.J. Abrams talks Star Trek 11 with AP
Little information about the next Star Trek film has been reveal since its was first announced back in early 2007, but finally Star Trek 11‘s director, J.J. Abrams (Lost, MI3), spoke with Associated Press writer David Germain (May 1, 2008) and shared some of his thoughts and insights of the next film.
“It was an opportunity to take what I think has been a maligned world — to sound crass, a franchise — and treat it in a way that made it something that I wanted to see,” said Abrams…
