q3c

Interesting... Back in April 23rd, I speculated about the very thing in an article entitled "Portal 2: Just the beginning?". You can give it a read at http://qubahq.com/2011/04/portal-2-just-the-beginning/ - perhaps I was right after all.

I have a spare key to give away. Just tweet me @q3c with the answer to this simple question: "How many tutorials are hosted at http://tutorials.qubahq.com/"

First come first served.

Overall - big kudos on the upgrade. New site looks slick, clean and modern. New functionality is much appreciated.

The only complaint I have is the change in the way RSS feeds are composed. I used to subscribe to the Main+PS3 RSS and it served me well over the years. With the new functions I have to either subscribe to multiple feeds, or use a rather messy "exclude" format...

Won't excluding "XBOX" tag also eliminate posts tagged as, say "XBOX, PS3, PC" ?

It always cracks me up how blatantly Rebellion ripped off the logo of a Polish Trade Union Party "NSZZ Solidarnosc" (a.k.a. "Solidarity").

http://www.google.com/search?q=solidarnosc+logo

Diego Maradona

What a load of bullcrap. Given the shit that gets labeled as art in the post-post-modern world (often literally being feces on display), many of the video games, especially indie titles surpass the threshold not only in aesthetics but also evoking emotion, reaction and contemplation.

While definitions of art may vary, personally I believe that art and masterful craftsmanship of the medium are inseparable. In the same way da Vinci or Caravaggio were artists (masters of painting techniques), a good programmer or hacker should be labeled as an artist once they are capable of producing code that surpasses what has ever been done or even attempted before.

The whole thing reminds me of the Gamespot exodus that happened not so long ago.

Beeeeee. Animal sacrifice really pissed a lot of people off.

While I understand the reviewer's concerns regarding the story and motivation, I gotta say that although GoW and GoW2 make a decent attempt at presenting the tragedy of Kratos, as a player my motivation in the game always could be summarized as "Aaaaaaaarrrrrggghhh!!!!!"

Valve making Portal 2 next is to be expected. While I love all their games, they seem to have some problem with number 3...

Half-life had 1 and 2 produced then a long nothing. In order to move the franchise forward, they switched to the episodic format, again releasing episodes 1 and 2... then nothing.

Team Fortress as well as Left for Dead are already at number 2, so only Portal is left.

After that I predict Half-Life 2: Episode 2: Chapter A and B.