We went to see Alice in Wonderland over the weekend… And I’ll have more to say about that later… But right now I want to mention the trailer we saw for Tron Legacy.
Tron was a terrific movie back in the day. Had a huge impact on me. I still enjoy it to this day.
I was pretty skeptical about Tron Legacy… It’s awfully hard to do a cult movie like that justice. Especially when the original was so thoroughly a product of the time it was created in.
And then I heard that part of the plot of Tron Legacy would involve hacking Skynet from the inside… Well, that sounds pretty horrible to me.
But the trailer looks good. It looks very good. And it’ll be in Disney Digital 3-D, which I’ve been very impressed with so far.
So, I’m cautiously optimistic at this point… I’ll have to see the thing in theaters. There’s really no other choice. Even if the reviews are absolutely awful I’ll wind up going. But right now I’m thinking that it might actually be an entertaining way to waste a few hours of my life. Time will tell.
New trailer for Iron Man 2… Looks pretty good. I thoroughly enjoyed the first movie. My only complaint was that you didn’t really get to see too much of Tony being heroic. Granted, Tony isn’t exactly hero-material… But I still wanted to see him fighting evil and saving the day. Looks like the sequel will have plenty of that.
There’s been so much talk lately about Portal 2 and the Steam platform coming to the Mac.
And before there was the announcement of a new map for Left 4 Dead 2.
And there’s a constant stream of substantial updates to Team Fortress 2.
But Half-Life 2 Episode Three has just kind of vanished… Which is kind of strange, because Half-Life is really what put Valve on the map.
Granted, it took them forever to roll out Team Fortress 2… And that turned out to be a kickass game… But we’re not talking about a stand-alone title here – this is supposed to be Episode Three, not Half-Life 3.
Valve will release a version of its Steam digital distribution service for Mac next month, along with Mac-native versions of its own games, the company confirmed today after days of hints — and owners of Valve games will have access to both platform versions. The Source engine, which Valve uses to develop all its internal titles and also licenses to third-party developers, will incorporate OpenGL in addition to DirectX, to allow Mac support for all Source developers. … ‘We are treating the Mac as a tier-1 platform, so all of our future games will release simultaneously on Windows, Mac, and the Xbox 360,’ said Cook. ‘Updates for the Mac will be available simultaneously with the Windows updates.’
Very, very nice.
I’ve always like the Steam platform. Felt that it struck a nice balance between protecting publisher’s content and preserving the rights of the players. So I’m happy to see them expanding their horizons.
This will be terrific for Mac gamers.
Yes, it’ll be nice to see Mac versions of some solid Valve titles… But it’ll also be great for all the small game developers for the Mac, who don’t have a good marketplace or distribution platform for their software. I can easily see folks like Ambrosia making good use of Steam.
I especially like the statement that Macs are going to be treated as a tier-1 platform… Simultaneous release for both the Mac and the PC. None of that waiting around for months to get a port or a patch.
And I love the fact that you’ll be able to use your Valve games on either a Mac or a PC, without having to re-purchase them. In an age where publishers are rendering a game useless after a half-dozen installs, it’s truly refreshing to see someone let you use your game on two entirely different platforms.
Two new Multiplayer maps for six different online modes (Deathmatch, Predator Hunt, Infestation, Species Deathmatch, Mixed Species Deathmatch and Domination):
Two new Survivor maps in which up to four Marines battle to stay alive against increasing swarms of Aliens
The “Swarm Map Pack” will be available on 18 March for €5.99/ £4.79/ 560 Microsoft Points.
Not sure what to think about this.
I guess I’d be happier to see a patch for some of the remaining issues than some DLC. But I realize the DLC folks probably aren’t the same folks who write patches… And, from the sound of things, there probably isn’t much coding involved in this DLC pack.
Which is the next problem… They’re just releasing the 4 special edition maps as DLC. This seems kind of crappy to me. Makes the special edition less special. And $5 for just four maps?
Meh.
I certainly want to see Sega make money off the game. I’d like them to be successful and make more games like it. But I’m just not very impressed.
Tron Legacy
