So, how are we today? Still clutching your pitchforks, waiting for the next wave of attacks on your living room, eh? chronicles is still under full swing.
Three set top boxes - 's PS3, 's 360, and Apple's ( ) - are vying for that oh-so comfortable spot in your living room. Digital download services have been around for quite some time now, but with these three new factions on the battle field, how can one survive through the media format wars? Indeed there are a lot of interesting elements, features, and other factors involved when comparing these three set top boxes (again, we are stressing that we are viewing these as set top boxes with the "gaming console" aspect stripped out).
Some might even say that, what with all the tech specs thrown into the equation, choosing your Living Room King can be a task left for the gods. We here at QJ aren't gods (aaaw, sadness) but we can still enlighten you! When you're in a war, you'd definitely want to be on the winning side.
And as of now, there isn't any clear-cut winner just yet. We can just assess the tipping scales as the battle changes every so often. Time to rip open the reports in the case file!
Cry: "Havoc!" And let click the "Full Article" link of war! From "Kids Digital Content" comes these very interesting information: even two-year old toddlers are now into videogames.
The study looks closely at how kids between two and fourteen years of age acquire and use digital content for their computers, portable digital music and/or video players, cell phones, and video game systems. downloaded movies, television, music videos or online streaming video content. The study says kids play games at an average of 44 minutes in one sitting.
years old, more than one in 10 are downloading content in some form. In the 10-year-old age bracket, 22% of all kids included in the online survey are downloading. Half of all 14 year-olds included in the study were into downloading digital content.
How many kids with access to the Internet are actually surfing the net? The figure is a big 75%. Almost half of them are online and surfing the Internet without any assistance.
Only 25% are surfing the Internet with their parents or someone else. The top sites visited by kids include , and . and Yahoo!
are also fave surfstops. "Without a doubt, kids are digital content natives, seamlessly "To kids, there is nothing new or novel about digital sources of entertainment. The real challenge for marketers is to be one step ahead of their competition, providing the content and technology kids crave.
" IGN compiled five classics from various platforms that would be absolutely thrilling to be upgraded and ported to the PS3. And each one looks like a keeper. Our team has selected the really interesting ones, because they were more familiar to us than others.
Road Rash (1991)...
- The great combat-racer that was probably the product of the success of the Mad Max movies. Although MegaRacer was more or less of similar gameplay, . There's nothing like whizzing through people downtown and whacking off bystanders left and right with a wooden bat.
Home run! ..
.could be reincarnated as Burnout 5 (Yet to be released) - IGN.com has quite the imagination, selecting to be a great basis to relive the Road Rash glory days .
But yes, Burnout 5 would be the top choice. There are no weapons in the Burnout series, although they do have Rage and Arena modes. The real goal of the game is to cause wanton destruction and demolition just by causing utter chaos to traffic and your enemies.
And the is amazing.
Star Control (1991)..
. - A classic on its own right, Star Control is still being sought after by some legacy gamers, myself included. The sheer depth of the story in Star Control holds testament to the work and attention given to the game.
The visuals were amazing at the time, but the experience was more from the exploration, navigation, combat, and interaction. ..
.could be..
.? - Well, IGN.
com isn't entirely sure, but we're pretty sure that Star Control should come back as Star Control 2. Although they have suggested that battles could take place like in modern war engines (the Total War engine), it could be better suited to introduce it in a more sci-fi, squad based setting like those of Incubation and X-COM.
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