June 2007
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2007 Game Developer Census – Canada is a hot-spot for game development
Turns out that Canadians like to build computer games much more than their US neighbors, according to the 2007 Game Developer Census.
With more than double the ratio of game developers vs. the rest of the population (at 0.0001314 vs. 0.0002562), video game development is obviously very important to the Canadian economy. The Census was [...]
Valve Survey Results – you people need to upgrade!
The latest Valve survey results are in, where users of Steam anonymously submit their system specs.
Some of the results (from VE3D – my comments are in italic):
Most common Shader 2.0 video card? ATI Radeon 9600
Most common Shader 3.0 video card? NVIDIA GeForce 6600
Most common multi-desktop resolution? 2560 x 1024 (even dual-monitor users have bare [...]
Turn your phone into an iPhone
Well, the iPhone has driven the web crazy with its release. Fanboys love it, while others despise it. You have people in both camps here at HCW. However, what is certain is that there are those of us who cannot buy it because we are locked into wireless carriers that will not [...]
A look at CPU prices and performance – in relation
Tech Report is taking a new twist on CPU reviews – they have posted an article which makes it easier to shop for a new CPU by plotting each processor’s performance and price on a graph. Yup, one more graph for the folks at Tech Report ;)
The results are somewhat predictable – Intel’s processors [...]
Contra IV DS Preview
1up.com has the EXCLOOSIVE FIRST LOOK~! at a game I am almost TOO hyped about – Contra IV. Just like New Super Mario Bros. is to the Super Mario Bros. franchise, Contra IV DS lets us forget about all the shitty ports that have been excreted onto the market…
Instead, it looks like they are [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer 2 is here
The official GTA IV site is now hosting the game’s 2nd trailer in Flash format, but it would be a much better idea to download the full-quality 1280×720 WMV version from them instead.
Just like with most hugely hyped games and trailers, I don’t expect the Rockstar Games site to hold up for very long. [...]
Dragon’s Lair coming to DS. Yes, Nintendo DS
In an unexpected turn of events, I received the announcement that the official website for the DS version of Dragon’s Lair has been launched today.
Yup, I had to do a double-take as well. But apparently, it’s coming. The Blu-Ray version was quite a success – it was the first title to fully show off the [...]
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
I went to Denmark for a few days a couple years ago. Fantastic place, pleasant people…Copenhagen is one of the coolest places on the planet, as far as I’m concerned. I don’t know much else about the country other than since late 2000, they have made badass games. Danish developer IO Interactive [...]
Buy a Blu-Ray player, get 5 free movies
To give sluggish summertime sales a kick in the ass, the Blu-Ray Disc Association is offering a 2 month promotion for people buying their first Blu-Ray player.
If you buy any Blu-Ray player (including a PS3) you will be able to select any 5 movies from a list of about 20. We’re not talking about [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition Pictures
Special editions of games are getting more and more elaborate these days. While some simply have a different box, others include some nice goodies such as concept art books, figurines, soundtrack CDs and other collectibles for die hard fans. They might cost ten or twenty bucks more but hey, if you’re an enthusiast, [...]
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