Wastelander • Comments

• New Bungie IP deal "close"

• Wastelander 27/07/2009

  Dude, Marathon has been on XBLA for about two years now. Reply 0

• UK charts: Harry Potter and the No. 1 Hit

• Wastelander 20/07/2009

  Conduit bombed? Reply 0

• The Conduit

• Wastelander 10/07/2009

  None of those techniques were thought to be "impossible" on the Wii, because Factor 5 had done them on the Gamecube 6 years previously.
  
  I'd also LOVE to know where you're getting those sales figures. NPD isn't available 'till the 12th, as anyone betting on the sales figures at GAF knows. Reply -1

• Tech Comparison: Street Fighter IV PC

• Wastelander 07/07/2009

  I'm getting 78FPS at 1440x900 with 8xAA and everything else set to max on my 6000+, 4G ram, HD4850 setup using the benchmarking tool.
  
  In the benchmarking thread everyone with a reasonable system was blitzing it. Reply +4

• Wii emulator runs Mario Galaxy in 720p

• Wastelander 06/07/2009

  Pics here!
  So you don't have to register on that site.
  
  Amazing the difference resolution makes. Reply +13

• Doom Resurrection: Video and Impressions on new iPhone Showcase

• Wastelander 01/07/2009

  PSP Oblivion was canned ages ago. Reply +2

• SEGA "blown away" by Natal, PS3 wand

• Wastelander 01/07/2009

  "Both systems offer us so many opportunities to do great things with videogames..."
  
  Excellent!
  
  "...I immediately now want to make another Virtua Tennis"
  
  /facepalm Reply +10

• Three DLC packs for Red Faction

• Wastelander 30/06/2009

  New Game+ or it's getting traded.
  
  And multiplayer backpacks in SP whilst you're at it. Reply 0

• Red Faction: Guerrilla's Big Bang Theory

• Wastelander 27/06/2009

  Oh, and where the hell is our New Game+?
  
  Way to give us all the nice toys at the end of the game then leave us bugger all to do with them because we've levelled the planet already. Reply +2

• Wastelander 27/06/2009

  I'm not convinced with the tech TBH. I completed RFG and enjoyed it loads, but most of the time I found the physics doesn't actually work as it should (floating floors, whole buildings held up with a couple of sticks, ladders in mid-air etc)
  Looks great when everything's exploding, but the whole ''take out the structural supports and watch the building collapse realistically' doesn't really work in practice.
  
  Almost seems like a step back from the original geomod by being limited to just structures as well.
  
  Reply 0

• Ridge Racer 7: The 1080p Dream

• Wastelander 26/06/2009

  Great game, but jesus those uncompressed screenies are unbelievably ugly. Reply +1

• MS marketing for XBLC games "woeful"

• Wastelander 26/06/2009

  From my experience I tend to only buy MS points when I've got something particular to buy in mind, and maybe spend the left over on a XBLA game or a bit of cheaper DLC.
  There's so much content on the marketplace I've not even had the chance to buy and play all the things I do want a look at, nevermind spending those points on an unknown quantity.
  
  I don't think advertising will make much difference when these little games are competing against proper DLC and XBLA for your points. Reply +1

• Gran Turismo PSP

• Wastelander 26/06/2009

  Heh, nice tag EG. Reply +5

• Serious Sam HD also coming to PC

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Neogaf has a great comparison. Reply +2

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Obviously you can play it in whatever res you like on PC but the original game has no shader support at all and the engine is getting creaky.
  
  This version is obviously a bit of a re-boot with a new engine. Reply +1

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Good stuff.
  
  I'm wondering now if this isn't going to be using the new Serous 3 engine. They've been working on it for yonks.
  Croteam have got three games in the works right now apparently. Reply 0

• Serious Sam HD

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Xbox Serious Sam was a combo of the first and second PC games. It also got The PC version of SS2.
  Other consoles got the "Next Encounter" spinoff. Reply 0

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  "So wait, why are there TSE screens in here? "
  
  The console version of SS was a hybrid of the PC original and second encounter, I'm guessing it's that version they've redone. Reply +1

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Serious Sam II proper did actually get an xbox release before the format was dropped.
  It was easier on Xbox by miles due to generous autoaim and less/slower baddies, the PC version was brutally difficult in the later stages. Reply +1

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  It's definitely been re-jigged. The original was nice, but those screens look like they've ported the old game on to the engine they used for Serious Sam 2 (which still looks fantastic) Reply 0

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Blimey, they've spruced it right up. Reply 0

• Croteam making Serious Sam for XBLA

• Wastelander 25/06/2009

  Nice!
  So much fun in co-op. Reply +1

• Face-Off Extra: Sacred 2 1080p Performance Analysis

• Wastelander 24/06/2009

  Strange there's no performance difference between the two resolutions, surprised that it's actually 1080 native too.
  
  Interesting you should ask about PC-style graphics options as well. I say devs should go for it.
  People will always moan about tearing, graphics and framerate. If a game can't provide all three, give the gamer a choice over what they prefer. Reply +3

• XBLC games not "financially viable"

• Wastelander 24/06/2009

  Maybe it never sold because no-one knows what the hell 'Clover' is... Reply +3

• Mexican wrestling game on the way

• Wastelander 24/06/2009

  Excellent!
  Make a nice change from the constant re-hashes of SvR.
  I liked TNA, the controls were bang-on, but it was a bit feature-light.
  
  Should do us until they release a new Firepro or get FPW D on digi distro. Reply +2