Checklist for the End of the World

Photo of the New Apple Tablet

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Q-Bert, One of the Best Video Games Ever!

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Tron 1.0

Your Move...

Kingdom O' Magic screen captures

A long time ago.. in a land far, far away... England to be precise.. I lead a video game company in the development of the PC game "Kingdom O' Magic."
Here is a resurected bit from the story... It's all very tongue and cheek (or is it cheeky?)

Sunrise

Gamer wins back virtual booty in court battle

A court in China has ordered an online computer games company to return virtual belongings to a player whose account was hacked and looted.
The Chaoyang District People's Court in Beijing ruled last Thursday that the company must return the player's virtual stash because it had allowed the theft to take place in the first place. Li Hongchen, 24, spent two years and more than 10,000 yuan ($1,210), amassing a cache of virtual money and weapons in the online game "Hongyue", or "Red Moon".

In February, however, Hongchen found his belongings had been pilfered by a hacker who gained access through the game's central servers. The software firm behind the game, Beijing Arctic Ice Technology Development, responded that his possessions had no real world value and represented only "piles of data". Hongchen took the company to court requesting 10,000 yuan in compensation.

"I exchanged the equipment with my labour, time, wisdom and money, and of course they are my belongings," Hongchen told the Chinese news site Xinhuanet.

E3 was a gas!

I returned to the E3 convention after a 3-year hiatus this Wednesday and walked away 9 hours later really glad that I went. For those that don�t know E3 stands for �The Electronic Entertainment Expo� and is the yearly showcase for the video game industry. It was the first day that the exhibit floor would be open. Thousands of geeks, sales and marketing dicks, and press were clamoring to be the first ones in. Once the doors opened I made my way to the Nintendo area, not really having to walk but more like letting the crowd move me to my destination. There were more than enough stations available for me to tryout all their featured games. The thing I was most impressed with was the connectivity games with the Game Cube and Game Boy Advanced featuring Zelda and Pac Man themes. A lot of fun for 4 players!
The day was filled with exploring all the different games by the major and some minor game companies. The show was highlighted by a profusely of PR babes in short skirts showing the geeks all the nuances of their featured game. It was all FUN and a great homecoming for me after walking away from the game industry some years ago. I think I�ll do it again next year!