Comment I thought we knew this already (Score 1) 170
wasn't this announced like two years ago, when they had legal issues about it.
More Evidence For a Clovis-Killer Comet 210
fortapocalypse sends word that a new paper was published today in the journal Science on the hypothesis that a comet impact wiped out the Clovis people 12,900 years ago. (We discussed this hypothesis last year when it was put forth.) The new evidence is a layer of nanodiamonds at locations all across North America, at a depth corresponding to 12,900 years ago, none earlier or later. The researchers hypothesize that the comet that initiated the Younger Dryas, reversing the warming from the previous ice age, fragmented and exploded in a continent-wide conflagration that produced a layer of diamond from carbon on the surface. While disputing the current hypothesis, NASA's David Morrison allows, "They may have discovered something absolutely marvelous and unexplained."
Comment The de evolution could just be the new evolution (Score 1) 381
The de evolution could just be the new evolution in gaming the days. I agree wit the acknowledgment that great graphics, are these days, a dime a dozen. Especially since it's also more of either great graphics or playability via story line or interaction. Now with advancements achieved, I personally would like see the gaming industry look back at some of these older great games that paved the way for gaming industry leaders today. Take the Mega Man X series for the SNES as an example. For the time the graphics we're simple and graceful. And the replay value was phenomenal. Take the advancements we have now and continue with the series using the very same engine, keeping the graphics the same and creating these very games with longer stories and longer game time.
Resurrecting Old Games, What Works? 381
There has definitely been a resurgence of old games being made new again through various methods. Unfortunately, any time you reinvent an old classic you risk either alienating the original audience or not making it appealing enough for the a new audience. "Capcom has been at the forefront of the recent remake boom, re-imagining a number of their classic titles as downloadable games. Bionic Commando, for example, was given a high-definition 2.5D makeover, and a rockin' remixed soundtrack with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Capcom also re-released a new version of Street Fighter II on the way, with the lengthy new title Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Interestingly, both games are coming out near new entries in their respective franchises: Street Fighter IV and Bionic Commando. But the question remains, how do you decided what games will still appeal to the current gaming audience? " What games can be counted amongst the success stories, and which can be chalked up as utter failures?
