liftagency tag:www.liftagency.com,2009-04-25://1 2010-08-03T04:31:50Z Experts in Design + Usability Movable Type 4.2-en Every Video Game Console... Ever! tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.191 2010-08-03T04:28:23Z 2010-08-03T04:31:50Z So what does it look like when every single video game console that has ever graced the living room is captured in one video clip?Look no further.Found at Gizmodo... Michael Baumert

So what does it look like when every single video game console that has ever graced the living room is captured in one video clip?

Look no further.

Found at Gizmodo

]]> Creating the perfect soundtrack tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.187 2010-07-29T05:21:23Z 2010-07-29T05:26:31Z The compliment to a perfect visceral and visual experience - like Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption - is often times the perfect score. This clip gives us an inside view to what it's like building a dynamic and meaningful score... Michael Baumert

The compliment to a perfect visceral and visual experience - like Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption - is often times the perfect score. This clip gives us an inside view to what it's like building a dynamic and meaningful score into a video game.

]]> 8-bit Nintendo Graphics + Extreme Sports = Viral Video Win. tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.183 2010-07-13T17:52:34Z 2010-07-13T18:02:07Z Here's a great mashup of all your favorite 8-bit video game baddies (plus a little bonus Portal thrown in for good measure) and some extreme sports.... Michael Baumert


Here's a great mashup of all your favorite 8-bit video game baddies (plus a little bonus Portal thrown in for good measure) and some extreme sports.

]]> Monkey Island 2 Lands on the iPad and iPhone tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.179 2010-07-07T04:11:10Z 2010-07-07T04:24:46Z Nothing exploits the multi-touch interface better than a great point and click adventure. Thankfully LucasArts has taken it upon themselves to regard Apple's iDevices as a tier 1 platform, launching the re-worked Monkey Island classic alongside Xbox and Playstation... Michael Baumert mi2.png

Nothing exploits the multi-touch interface better than a great point and click adventure. Thankfully LucasArts has taken it upon themselves to regard Apple's iDevices as a tier 1 platform, launching the re-worked Monkey Island classic alongside Xbox and Playstation offerings.

Here's all you need to click on in order to experience the best in adventure gaming;

The Monkey Island 2 review over at Touch Arcade

Download Monkey Island 2 for; iPad iPhone

Download Monkey Island for iPhone

]]> The BP Oil Spill As Visualized With Unreal Engine Physics tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.167 2010-06-21T00:37:51Z 2010-06-21T06:01:30Z If you're wondering what 25,000 Barrels looks like, you're in luck. Prepare to be in a Physics (or PhysX as the case may be) - induced trance as the barrels come crashing down. neat.... Michael Baumert

If you're wondering what 25,000 Barrels looks like, you're in luck. Prepare to be in a Physics (or PhysX as the case may be) - induced trance as the barrels come crashing down. neat.

]]> Gran Turismo 5 Looks Amazing. tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.165 2010-06-19T04:53:27Z 2010-06-19T05:11:21Z Gran Turismo 5 Looks Amazing. Michael Baumert gran_turismo_5.png

If you're a car fan and have a Playstation, you're likely intimately familiar with the Gran Turismo series. You're also likely growing impatient waiting for the next full installment - Gran Turismo 5, a title which has been in the works for years, and has thus far produced nothing but a few isolated tech demos and screenshots.

E3 2010 brings some hope, however, in the form of a release date (November 2010) and a handful of gorgeous screenshots. There's also some amazing shots of the Top Gear test track - which will be fully simulated in the upcoming title.

]]>

So if you're itching for an update, I've got a couple of great links to check out...

Here's a batch of new screenshots from Kotaku which show the amazing day/night cycle as well as the Top Gear test track: Gran Turismo 5's Most Beautiful Screenshots Yet

If that's not impressive enough, check out the real vs. game engine shots here: Gran Turismo 5's Cars vs Real Cars

]]> OnLive on iPad Demo At E3 2010 tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.163 2010-06-17T16:27:39Z 2010-06-17T16:34:48Z OnLive - the virtual gaming platform which allows users to play games that are hosted on remote servers, gave a demo to TouchArcade at E3 2010. The controls looks a bit awkward, but the tech appears pretty solid. My... Michael Baumert

OnLive - the virtual gaming platform which allows users to play games that are hosted on remote servers, gave a demo to TouchArcade at E3 2010. The controls looks a bit awkward, but the tech appears pretty solid. My guess is that this is better suited for RTS games and the like and not for FPS titles which require super fast reactions.

]]> Microsoft's E3 2010 Leak; Slim Xbox Revealed? tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.156 2010-06-14T02:11:39Z 2010-06-14T02:22:39Z Over at NeoGAF they've found an overseas ad for a new slim version of the Xbox 360.. Just ahead of E3 2010. In addition to the aggressive (tacky?) styling, this new Xbox 360 will supposedly sport integrated WiFi, a... Michael Baumert xbox_slim.png

Over at NeoGAF they've found an overseas ad for a new slim version of the Xbox 360.. Just ahead of E3 2010. In addition to the aggressive (tacky?) styling, this new Xbox 360 will supposedly sport integrated WiFi, a 250 GB HDD and support for 'Kinect' (i.e. Project Natal)

Found over at GiantBomb

]]> ]]> Play SNES Games On Your iDevices! tag:www.liftagency.com,2010://1.148 2010-06-09T15:16:03Z 2010-06-09T15:22:27Z If you've got an iPad an iPhone and a willingness to jailbreak them (which actually isn't that hard) then you've got a fully functional SNES console via emulator that looks amazing. It's coming to the Cydia store soon so... Michael Baumert

If you've got an iPad an iPhone and a willingness to jailbreak them (which actually isn't that hard) then you've got a fully functional SNES console via emulator that looks amazing. It's coming to the Cydia store soon so jailbreak away!
]]> Upcoming Horror Game Uses the Wii Remote as it Should be Used. tag:www.liftagency.com,2009://1.135 2009-05-02T17:08:13Z 2009-05-02T17:25:23Z Here's a sneak peek at a new Wii title known as "Feel". It's being overseen by Takahashi Shimizu, the director who helped to popularized J-horror with his work on "The Grudge". As Kotaku points out - the control scheme... Michael Baumert
Here's a sneak peek at a new Wii title known as "Feel". It's being overseen by Takahashi Shimizu, the director who helped to popularized J-horror with his work on "The Grudge". As Kotaku points out - the control scheme is what makes this so potentially appealing - namely using the Wii remote as a flashlight.
]]> Waste Time 1980's Style! tag:www.liftagency.com,2009://1.120 2009-04-22T23:32:17Z 2009-04-22T23:36:15Z For those of you who are craving a bit of retro gaming, be sure to stop by sarien.net for full (and online) versions of your favorite old-school Sierra adventure games. Thus far they've got the first two Space Quest... Michael Baumert
For those of you who are craving a bit of retro gaming, be sure to stop by sarien.net for full (and online) versions of your favorite old-school Sierra adventure games. Thus far they've got the first two Space Quest games, Lesiure Suit Larry, Police Quest and The Black Cauldron. Neat.
]]> iPhone/Touch Adventure '1112' Now Available tag:www.liftagency.com,2008://1.98 2008-11-26T04:38:17Z 2008-11-26T04:43:11Z Agharta Studio's interactive adventure 1112 Episode 01 has finally come to the App Store at $8 US. It's noteworthy to be sure because of the scale and scope of this endeavor which includes intricate hand drawn artwork and a... Michael Baumert
Agharta Studio's interactive adventure 1112 Episode 01 has finally come to the App Store at $8 US. It's noteworthy to be sure because of the scale and scope of this endeavor which includes intricate hand drawn artwork and a full Sierra On-Line/Lucasarts adventure game format. The final product will be delivered in a number of episodes. Enjoy.
]]> iMac gives Xbox 360 a slot-loading future tag:www.liftagency.com,2008://1.96 2008-11-24T16:28:11Z 2008-11-24T16:32:09Z Over at Hard | OCP they've got a modder's take on something just about every Xbox 360 fan might want (in order to compete with that sleek slot-loading PS3 in terms of esthetics).... Michael Baumert
Over at Hard | OCP they've got a modder's take on something just about every Xbox 360 fan might want (in order to compete with that sleek slot-loading PS3 in terms of esthetics).
]]> SimCity Coming to iPhone in December for $10 tag:www.liftagency.com,2008://1.95 2008-11-21T03:17:31Z 2008-11-21T03:22:08Z TouchArcade brings news of EA's latest entry in the iPhone app business. SimCity will be arriving in a month or so for $9.99. MG Seigler of VentureBeat already saw it and liked it. I got a chance to play... Michael Baumert simcity.jpg
TouchArcade brings news of EA's latest entry in the iPhone app business. SimCity will be arriving in a month or so for $9.99. MG Seigler of VentureBeat already saw it and liked it.
I got a chance to play a near-complete version of it today; it looks great. Fans of the series will recognize the SimCity 3000 look and feel, but the addition of touch screen controls makes sense for things like zoning (creating a certain type of building zone). Using the multi-touch capabilities of the iPhone to do things like zooming in and out of your city also makes the game a good fit for the device.
]]> Best iPhone Racing Game Yet? tag:www.liftagency.com,2008://1.87 2008-11-11T18:53:18Z 2008-11-11T18:55:31Z TouchArcade brings word of a new (yet to be released as of the 11th of November) iPhone racer which looks to be the most promising racing sim yet for Apple's handheld.... Michael Baumert
TouchArcade brings word of a new (yet to be released as of the 11th of November) iPhone racer which looks to be the most promising racing sim yet for Apple's handheld.
]]>