Is it just me?
Either my interest level in the web as a source of interesting recreational reading and interactivity has dropped dramatically, or the web has become a somewhat more boring place. (Sorry for the lack of posts over the past 3 weeks.)
Gaming still provides some news worth posting about, though (if not very much). First the downloads:
•Act of War Multiplayer Demo (RTS)
•Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines v1.4 patch (listed as “unofficial” since Troika doesn’t really exist anymore)
Gaming news that’s worth reprinting:
•Ghost Recon 3 will be released for PC before the end of the year
•X-Men: Legends 2 will be released for PC in addition to game consoles, making for a much better co-op environment (in my opinion, anyway)
•A little company in Redmond unveiled their plans for an obscure piece of gaming hardware called the Xbox 360. You can check out the official site, and Boomtown’s Q&A with MS’ “Chief Xbox Officer”, Robbie Bach, is a good read for understanding where MS wants to take the whole Xbox thing.
Regarding the Xbox 360 - it’s got some great features and the minor improvements to Xbox Live are nice, but the extent to which it will be backwards compatible will determine whether or not I’m an early adopter or a wait-and-see pessimist.