Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Sep 6, 2008	Stardock Impulse
I just downloaded Stardock’s new Digital Distribution platform Impulse , and thus far I’m reasonably impressed. Without getting too far into it, it looks like both Steam and Impulse essentially have a web browser embedded in them, and they use the callbacks from this browser to...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Mar 21, 2008	Get Over the Hardcore
Stardock has built themselves a tidy little market turning around profits that are orders of magnitude higher than their development costs (under a million!).  They’ve done this on the piracy haven that is the PC, and without using DRM.  In the dawning hours, as the industry is...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Jan 30, 2008	Steamworks
Valve has announced a new design platform for PC game design called Steamworks , available free of charge. The suite of tools seems to focus on easing some production-level issues rather than design issues. This includes smoothing delivery of the game through Steam’s retail channel,...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Jan 8, 2008	Rockstar comes to Steam
Rockstar and Valve announced yesterday that many of Rockstar’s games are now available for download through Steam.  This includes both the Max Payne series and the entire Grand Theft Auto series.  Notably absent is Bully .  Valve continues to do very well for itself, and at this...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Dec 2, 2007	A Tale of Three Worlds
It was announced earlier today that Activision is merging with Vivendi Games (the interactive entertainment division of Vivendi that includes Blizzard) to create what is now the largest console video game publisher - Activision Blizzard. Jean Bernard-Lévy, CEO of Activision was said to have...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Nov 19, 2007	Kindle eBook reader not available in Canada
Yeah, this is off topic, but I when I’m not doing the video game thing, I’m reading books.  I read a LOT of books. And I would really, really like an e-paper based eBook reader.  So today Amazon launched their new eBook reader, the Kindle .  It’s ugly as fuck, but they...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Nov 14, 2007	Xbox Originals
*sigh*  Guys, what are you doing ? Look, I’m a PM, I understand that things get cut and you don’t always get to produce what you’d ideally like to produce.  That’s the reality of the situation.  I’m okay with the producer’s logo being a little choppy...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Nov 13, 2007	Even More Digital Delivery
Steam, I still love you, but we’re moving into an open relationship. After replacing the misbehaving video card in my frankenstein-esque laptop (Replaced the keyboard 3 times, case fan twice, hard drive, batteries, and now the graphics card), I decided to celebrate with a purchase from...... [view]