Jun
5
Capcom Releases More Shovelware
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I have a PS3. I love my PS3. It may not have the largest library, but the few games that I do want are gnarly. I’ve even bought two downloadable-only games, being Everyday Shooter (by local boy Jon Mak) and Echochrome. Capcom, however, has yet to get any money from me for their DL games. I tried the Rocketmen demo and nearly vomited on myself. This game looks to use the same engine as the aforementioned bit of suckage, and while the trailer does make it look cool, $9.99 for 5 levels of hum-drum blahs isn’t what the doctor ordered. Even Bionic Commando: Rearmed isn’t looking too good- the levels are now too big and empty because they’re now in HD.
If anyone needs me I’ll be busy playing the Jimmy Buffet 3-track pack for Rock Band.
Jun
5
Difference of the Engine
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There’s a great article on Wired.com about Charles Babbage and Ada Byron, aka the two people who invented computer hardware and computer software, respectively. Their relationship started professionally when Byron translated one of Babbage’s articles, and he was quite impressed. The man was a much better mathematician than he was a writer. Meanwhile, Byron was increasing the size of Babbage’s articles by upwards of 300% (wordy lady) and including her own thoughts, predicting that “a computing machine could compose music, draw graphics and find application, so to speak, in business and science.”