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Project Gotham 3 Screenshots
Bizarre Creations, makers of the Project Gotham racing games for XBox, have been posting screenshots of the 3rd titles in the series, due for release on XBox360. Included is this amazing shot which has had a few people talking about it being “pre-rendered” or, indeed, fake. To counter the criticism, Bizarre have put up a page confirming it is a genuine, in game shot, and even posting the original wireframes of the scene to prove it. Looks like an early purchase for my 360!
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Best Toy Cars. Ever.
Over at we make money not art they have a story about super cool toy cars which follow lines you draw on whatever surface they’re running on. Putting aside parental worries over the future of your table tops, how cool is that? Draw a line with a marker and have a little car just drive along it. Genius!
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Is this the Revolution?
So someone’s dug up a patent application from Nintendo which appears to describe the super-secret controller for the upcoming Revolution console. What’s surprising (or not, depending on your level of cynicism) is that there’s nothing very revolutionary here. We’re talking the usual controls (d-stick, buttons, etc) plus a touchscreen and a tilt sensor. The patent application makes a lot of the ability to use the tilt sensor to control movement through a 3D game, so we must assume it’s pretty accurate. My concern is the touchpad. Having use a variety of touch screen remote controls, all of which seemed like a really good idea until you realise you can’t find a button without looking at the damn thing, I’m wondering how they’ll pull this one off. I didn’t buy a next gen console to hook up to my plasma TV just to spend all evening staring at a tiny LCD on the controller.
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US Grand Prix – What Went Wrong?
So I posted earlier from day 1 of the race weekend, with some photos. Back then it was all sweetness and light. Then Sunday happened, and it all went horribly wrong. I do have photos from day 2 and 3, and I will post them this weekend. My enthusiasm has however waned…
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Time to switch to laser?
According to an article at CNet, Dell have launched a new entry level laser printer. The interesting part? It’s only $99 (that’s half the price of the cheapest Lexmark). Specs wise it’s basic, but perfectly good for home/small office use giving you 600dpi at 15ppm. They’re also selling the toner cheaper than anyone else.