Guild Wars 2, Elementalists & Combat Articles Part One – Skills

God dammit! I just got through posting my thoughts about the GW2 design manifesto when i’m hit with, well, the following.

Over on the main Guild Wars 2 site, there is an article by the lead designer for GW2, Eric Flannum, who will be telling players about the Races, Professions, lore, and game systems over the next few months. I’m giddy with excitement!
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Wild Tron Legacy Trailer Appeared! [UPDATED]

(Sorry, Pokemon and TRON do not mix. Ever. Anyway.)

Behold, internet! A new trailer for the upcoming 2010 TRON LEGACY in all its sub-standard quality glory…aspect ratio troubles, audio scratchy, you get the picture (or will). Word of caution, the following video doesn’t do the trailer any justice, but we’ll have to wait for the HD version. Until then, jump for the video.
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Get Bonus Points for Linking to My Blog, The Must-Watch Gaming Speech This Week

You get 50 points for visiting my blog!

Apparently, a speech has made its way around the net given by Jesse Schell at the DICE Summit last week which focused on the future of gaming, where it is headed and looking beyond Facebook’s successful games like Mafia Wars and Farmville.

He goes on to talk about the psychological hook that these sort of games have of kids and adults alike and how games are trying to break into reality rather than have players escape that reality by playing games. Total mind-f***, I know. And then he gets to the part about real-world activities gaining achievements and points through what ads you pay attention to and if you decide to walk rather than drive to work and all that jazz. Seems kinda scary, but it could be just a tad exaggerated, but the idea is still there and and the speech itself holds more than what I’ve said above, so click on the jump for 50 more points! Oh and the video…
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Did You Blink? Did You Miss It?

Of course I am referring to Windows 7 which was released this last Thursday much to my glee and satisfaction. And to help celebrate, Apple released a new ad attacking it, which is kinda funny, but you may want to cover your ears when it comes to Windows ME. God I hated ME. Well not me ME, but Windows ME. Anyway…

Apple has to spend their money on something, I guess.

Dungeons & Dragons Has The Touch, Has The Power

Multi-touch surfaces have been around for a little while, and still has a way to go before being used by everyone for everyday needs, but already I can see no other greater use for such a device other than to play DnD on it.

Obviously still a work in progress, this demo comes to us courtesy of the team Surfacescapes at the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, and it shows off a lot the potential fun that could be had by anyone interested enough. Of course you’d have to get pass the price of such a table, but it’d be totally worth it. Totally.