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The Perfect Ten: Phases of pre-launch hysteria
One of my private theories about MMO players -- one I'm now making public -- is that we all have the collective memories of goldfish. It's the only way to explain why we go through the same exact phases each and every time an MMO nears launch, all the while acting as though this has never happened before. In a way, it's kind of cute. You're cute, MMO community! Really, it's just one of those events during which everyone starts rational yet slowly but surely slides down into the multi-colored stomach of hysteria. It's why MMO communities pre-beta tend to be tight, intelligent and excited, but from beta through launch they lose their cool and become a morass of screeching monkeys, flinging poo every which way in a vain effort to be heard above the noise of the zoo. Mind you, I've been one of these monkeys, so I'm not excusing myself from this metaphor. So if you're wondering why the blissful excitement of anticipating a game has fractured under the weight of inconsolable insanity, I'm here to walk you through the 10 phases of how and why this happens for most major MMO launches.
On sale: Driver and other games of little import
These aren't exactly the best Amazon deals we've featured here, but you can't have gold every time. Perhaps your kids will enjoy these games? Or if you've got a pet robot, you could maybe feed him these discs? Not if you're actually fond of him, though. Driver: Parallel Lines - $14.99 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action - $15.79 Arctic Tale - $19.99 Do robots even eat CDs? Or is that just a myth? We might never know![Via CAG]
Movie theaters to screen live sporting events in 3D
How are movie theaters going to bring back people like me and Davis Freeberg even after we've got high definition DVD's in our own homes? By showing live sporting events in 3D. The same technology used for Chicken Little 3D could soon be used to bring away games to the home crowd. They could also broadcast other live events like concerts, and hope to start doing this in 2007.I didn't go see Chicken Little 3D in theaters, so I don't know how impressive the effect was, did any of you and do you think this will be enough to trump the lure of HDTV?
