May 2006 - Posts

• comic book readers vs. collectors

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, May 26 2006, 10:44 AM

  Back in the day, I was a hardcore comic book collector. It was one of the few hobbies sanctioned by my parents because collecting comics was like playing the stock market. You had know which titles were hot, which ones were selling high, which ones were... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3: Final thoughts

  By Dave Lee
  Tuesday, May 16 2006, 10:06 AM

  I'm not kidding when I say that going to the Electronic Entertainment Expo is like going to Disney World. Plenty of lights, huge displays, tens of thousands of people walking around. And waiting in line. For a long time. As you'd expect, the waiting time... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Photos from E3: day 3

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, May 12 2006, 06:01 PM

  I made one last trip to the PlayStation 3 area. Sony's marketing campain. You knew it was coming... Why would you wanna walk around with that? Seriously, why? Great game! That's all I have from E3. Microsoft was solid, Sony was somewhat disappointing... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3: day 3

  By Dave Lee
  Friday, May 12 2006, 05:25 PM

  I wrapped up two loose ends at E3 today: A closed-door preview and demonstration of Star Trek: Legacy and braved a seriously long line to get into Lucas Arts' booth. After a less than spectacular feature film and a short-lived TV series , Star Trek seems... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Photos from E3: day 2

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, May 11 2006, 06:54 PM

  This Pac-Man is the size of a small car. What's everyone staring at? The Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer. (Click on English, then MGS4 and launch the video.) It wouldn't be E3 without some classic arcade games. Activsion's booth hyped up its new Tony Hawk... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3: day 2

  By Dave Lee
  Thursday, May 11 2006, 04:15 PM

  First stop on my second day of E3 was Microsoft's booth, which turned out to be not as garish as Nintendo or Sony, but there were plenty of must-play games, including Lost Planet, a first-person shooter and mech-style fighting game. The crowning jewel... Read More >> Comment on this post

• E3: day 1

  By Dave Lee
  Wednesday, May 10 2006, 11:18 PM

  My first day at E3 was tiresome but worth every minute. There was plenty of waiting in line and plenty of people -- each booth was like going to a ride at Disney World. l made a bee line to the Nintendo booth and got my hands on a Wii . Wii console and... Read More >> Comment on this post

• Is PlayStation 3 worth the money?

  By Sonya Jongsma Knauss
  Tuesday, May 09 2006, 09:59 AM

  Sony on Monday held its pre-E3 conference, which was streamed live on GameSpot.com. Sony didn't disappoint, showing off games that were actually running on the PS3 hardware, not smoke-and-mirror CGI creations (though Sony did show trailer footage from... Read More >> Comment on this post

• I'm going to E3!

  By Dave Lee
  Monday, May 08 2006, 10:51 AM

  There are a lot of cool things about working for MKE. Getting co-workers to test drive video games in the office. Attending the press screening of "Revenge of the Sith." Heading over to Summerfest on work time. But none of those things is as cool as an... Read More >> With 1 comment(s)

• Who will join the Wii-volution?

  By Sonya Jongsma Knauss
  Thursday, May 04 2006, 01:00 PM

  Nintendo has announced its new next generation game console: The Wii. According to Nintendo's Web site , "Wii sounds like 'we,' which emphasizes this console is for everyone. ... And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the... Read More >> Comment on this post