Neal Stephenson on Getting Big Stuff Done
Neal Stephenson, one of my favorite authors, talks about “our society’s inability to execute on big stuff”.
Making Halo 4: First Look
The guys over at 343 Industries have released a four minute video showing off some Halo 4 weapons, characters, and other game design related aspects of their first Halo game. It looks like the series might be in good hands after all.
NASL Tribes ShowMatch – ZfZ vs Tao
NASL has been broadcasting a couple of Tribes: Ascend ShowMatches lately and they have done a pretty good job so far. A few days ago they broadcast a match of ZfZ vs Tao, and it was pretty enjoyable. Take a look:
Game 1:
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick died 30 Years Ago Today. Although he died when he was only 53 years old, Philip K. Dick (1928 – 1982) published 44 novels and 121 short stories during his lifetime. Many of them have adapted into popular films since his death, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Paycheck, Next, Screamers, and The Adjustment Bureau. Get 11 Free Stories and a documentary on his life:
Big Changes Come to Tribes: Ascend
Proving once again that the beta really is a beta and not just an excuse to start selling items now, Hi-Rez has made some big changes to Tribes: Ascend. The latest patch completely overhauled the user interface and made some significant changes to the class system.
The changes are moving the game away from pre-built class-based loadouts to more customized loadouts. The total number of classes is was dropped from twelve to nine, but they added the ability for players to unlock new weapons for each class to further customize the loadout. Three of the classes are available from the start, giving new players immediate access to Light, Medium, and Heavy classes.
The full list of updates can be found here.
