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Submission + - Interview: Penny Arcade's Hothead Games (2old2play.com)

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on Friday September 26, 2008 @03:48PM

jayintune writes: "Recently we sad down for an interview interview with Hothead Games' Joel DeYoung, producer of the Penny Arcade episodic game series. After the success of Episode One and the recent showing of Episode Two at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) convention, it is time to get more information to wet your whistle. On with the interview."

Submission + - A Hands On Zune Review

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on Friday October 20, 2006 @03:39PM

jayintune writes: "2old2play.com got the chance to sit down with Microsoft's new media player, the Zune, to give some comments and insight into the players User Interface, Video Playback, Music Sharing, as well as software and setup. From the article, "Regardless of either the Zune or the iPod, the consumer will be the winner of this new front in the battle for our entertainment lifestyle.""

Submission + - Gears of War Hands On Review

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on Thursday October 05, 2006 @04:16AM

jayintune writes: "One of the writers from 2old2play had a chance to sit down with the multiplayer section of Gears Of War for a hands on review after a public screening of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The game comes off as a little less then stellar as the author sites controller issues and game mechanics as having some disappointing flaws. From the article, "I'll say this right off the top, the controls will take some getting used to. One of the biggest problems is there's more to think about in order to move your avatar around than in games like Ghost Recon Advanced War Fighter. When to press A to get into cover is a timing issue. Sometimes you'll press it and expect to hit cover, but instead you'll roll because you weren't close enough to the wall." With some much riding on this game for Microsoft come the holiday season, lets hope they can fix some of these issues."

Submission + - Why Do We Prefer Sequels?

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on Tuesday October 03, 2006 @05:24PM

jayintune writes: "2old2play has an editorial up about our love affair with the sequel. It looks at both the developer and the gamers role is perpetuating this trend. From the article: "A reason we buy a sequel is that they have similar game mechanics. Sequels make us feel comfortable. Control schemes and gameplay doesn't need to be totally relearned. If you train to be a sniper in Halo 2, hopefully you will still be a good sniper in Halo 3.""

Submission + - Highlights from Sony Keynote at TGS 2006

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on Friday September 22, 2006 @12:15AM

jayintune writes: "2old2play has a nice round-up on the main talking points from the Sony Keynote speech at the 2006 TGS (Tokyo Game Show). Most notably, Sony announced HDMI ports will be included on ALL models of the PS3 stating that initially, Sony was worried if they put the HDMI in the lower version, some would complain about having to pay for something they don't want. Apparently they realized people would be more upset without it."

Submission + - Xbox 360 adds 1080p Support

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on Wednesday September 20, 2006 @05:25AM

jayintune writes: "2old2play has received news from the TGS (Tokyo Game Show) that Microsoft plans on releasing an update that will enable 1080p support on their Xbox 360 console. From the article, "users can expect 1080p upscaling immediately on current games and DVDs while native 1080p on compatible HD DVD titles." What could this mean for Sony now that MS has 1080p as well?"

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