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Tack on another for having "geek" and "nerd" possibly reversed?

Nerds are the bookies (though the D and D makes sense) with the acne, Geeks are the obsessive people into alterna-culture.

@ Bill,

I'm sure this is gonna get answered before me, but from I have seen, I believe Excite Truck merely relies on the accelerometer within the Wii-mote to steer the truck as opposed to pointing the correct direction. Very similar to the Sixaxis and how it might control in a racing game.

ill Trooper, (I hope you see this)

That is actually an interesting point regarding games getting easier.

I don't know if you checked out the the "comments" at the bottom of the article, but one person brought up the question of, "is reading a book a game."

I find similar comparison to these "easy" games you mentioned. I also agree that some of the challenge of problem solving is being removed, and I would say that removing such elements are what actually drag games back into a primordial level of their potential.

Games seem to be on a reverse track, or maybe a plateau. They emphasize reverting gameplay back into a cinematic or story like presentation instead of utilizing the mediums obvious strengths to enhance the players experience.

Honestly, I was psyched to see Neil Blomkamp do a feature length movie. The part I was never excited about, actually, was the Halo aspect.

Despite this, I still believe Blomkamp is/will be an amazing director. He seems to thrive on an extremely limited budget (at least what appears to be limited), and I would much rather watch something by him that is his own vision as opposed to someone elses concept that is interpreted by him.

Just make sure Neil Blomkamp doesnt get a budget over $25 dollars, and I am sure it will be amazing!

Required GO BLUE from Michigan student.

Hell, we did the pac man video.

Burning my eyes out this very moment!

This is actually the other side of the coin, because I have heard a lot recently that some companies are struggling to find lasting employees.

As the industry grows and teams increase in size, their will be always be a greater need. Is this industry harder to get into than most other industries?

I think this might also be a case of the Blogosphere reverb chamber making an issue out of nothing. Of course its hard to get a job, you have to have talen! They dont hire anybody.

Sheesh, plenty of comments, I'll add one.

Here is what I think is realistic:

No, the Wii is not the enigma we all wish it was. But I DO feel that ATI's chip might specialize in something we dont know about. Nothing truly dramatic but maybe a subtle effect such as light rendering, shading or filters.

I doubt this would ever be revlealed if true. But I feel the chip enables at least some level of visual fidelity so a games appearence does not look entirely outdated the moment its released.

Is that a pirate in the center of that photo?

I doubt anyone will read this far down ... but,

I really hope that one day very soon, Apple will come out with a killer 1st party game (think Nintendo), that will run fine on everyone's computer, and will be a Mac exclusive.

Imagine if Apple had a succesful franchise like Mario, Sonic, or Halo?