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New Game Developer in the Works?

So, I got an email today regarding some web design work (from a trusted source, mind you.) The sender goes on to explain that a colleague of his needs help designing a “new start-up video game company based out of Toronto and Halifax.” At this point, I wasn’t too interested, but then she also mentions that “all members are previous BioWare and EA [Canada] software developers…”

So? Has this already been announced and discussed and beaten to death by the press? I like to think that I stay pretty informed about the gaming industry and I hadn’t heard anything about this. Let me know!

Cale

Holiday Clusterfuck

Who doesn’t love the holidays? For that matter, what gamer doesn’t love the holidays? A tsunami of releases is primed and ready, just waiting to crush us all with sweet gaming glory. Oddly enough, I can’t stand the thought of it. Looking at my mental list of holiday releases, I always end up thinking to myself, what games are going to die at retail this year?

Of course, you already knew that. But how’s this for an idea: let the big ones go. Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 are going to dominate, no question about that. And people will playing them for the next 5 years, at least. Why not pick up something less publicized and hyped for the holiday season? The big shooters’ sales will not suffer whatsoever if you wait. Grab something that’s doomed to die instead of more of the same. The war shooters will still be there, and they will keep coming for years to come. Nab something different!

PAX Begins!

We made it to Seattle alive! It was a grueling drive, in which we were at each other’s throats by the end of it, but we’re here. The excitement is sinking in, and we’re primed and ready for some hardcore gaming, seeing, writing and such things. Here we go!

C-Cubed Episode 4

So, it’s been quite awhile since we’ve recorded a podcast. As a result, our “radio” voices are a bit rusty, as is our flow and timing. We discuss Rise of the Planet of the Apes, PAX, and a variety of other topics, including games, of course! Apologies for the lack of production value, as we just wanted to post it as soon as possible. Look forward to improved audio quality in the future as well.

Listen here:

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Or download:

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Thanks for listening!

HOLY SHIT WE’RE SO SORRY

So, the last few months have been pretty hectic. Connor, Cam and I graduated high school about a month ago, so between studying for exams, working, finding a house to move into and a myriad of other trials and tribulations, we’ve been pretty busy. Too busy to post anything whatsoever. So, we offer you our deepest apologies, and trust us, we’ll make it up to you.

We’re pretty much settled into the new geek den, are getting back into a little routine, so we’ll be back in a posting mood in no time. In order to compensate for our complete content blackout, we’ve already got some new stuff coming down the pipe. We’re recording another podcast on Tuesday, and we’ll keep posting as much as possible until we head down to PAX at the end of August.

We’ll hopefully get tons of things to post about during our trip to PAX, so that’ll be something to look out for. In summation, we feel like dicks about neglecting the site/blog/whatever, but we’ll make up for it. Thanks for reading, folks.

C-Cubed E3 Extravaganza!

Yeah, we’re late, we know, sorry. Get off our backs. But listen. If you didn’t get all your E3 news from someone else already, here it is. If you didn’t, here it is, jarnalizism! Hard-hitting, straight from the source! Your favorite source: Cubek!

In this episode of Cubek, we discuss everything that happened at E3 that either mattered to us, or that we could remember. So here it is, PLEASE, enjoy!

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…And Nintendo Kills It Harder

 Cale Mckee

Nintendo had the day to themselves today, and they had no trouble filling the day with discussion and speculation on the announcements they made. While Nintendo may have made satisfied the stockholders over these past few years with the Wii, they’ve soured their standing with “core gamers”. Despite the odd title worth celebrating, the Wii was home to crap shovelware that sold better than the “real games”. Today was the first step in reclaiming gamers’ trust.

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Sony Killed It!

 Cale Mckee

Sony held their E3 press conference last night, and damn, did they do good. I don’t even own a PlayStation product, but they got me as excited as hell for some their games. While there was some Move hokey baloney, they really kept it light in comparison to Microsoft’s Kinect-heavy presentation.

They showed off some exclusive games, including Uncharted 3, which continues to impress, and Resistance 3, about which I honestly couldn’t care less, but regardless, looked nice. They also officially announced the fourth Sly Cooper game, harkening back to the old platforming days that I miss so dearly.

They, of course, revealed their NGP, officially christened the “PlayStation Vita”. The handheld itself looks promising, as do the few games they showcased. Ken Levine teasing an Irrational Games project on the portable enticed me even further. That, and the incredibly reasonable price point! Both 3G and Wifi-enabled versions will be available, at $299 and $249 USD, respectively.

They also showcased a small, affordable 3D tv with one of the coolest little features. As an alternative to the traditional splitscreen format, the tv displays two separate images to two pairs of glasses. This allows to players to see their own screen, in full size, and not see their partner’s. And at $500 USD for the tv, a copy of Resistance 3, and a pair of 3D glasses, who could object?

Sony managed to play off the recent PSN disaster, and convince me that I should invest in the PlayStation brand. A successful presentation, indeed.