the oeuvre of Tommy Wong » Games http://tableseven.org Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Kinect’s Milo in action http://tableseven.org/kinects-milo-in-action http://tableseven.org/kinects-milo-in-action#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:03:55 +0000 Tommy http://tableseven.org/?p=452 Some great work going on here in the world of games and human interaction. I’m eager to try this and I hope there won’t be any delay in the response or action.

]]> http://tableseven.org/kinects-milo-in-action/feed 0 Portal vs. Mirror’s Edge http://tableseven.org/portal-vs-mirrors-edge http://tableseven.org/portal-vs-mirrors-edge#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:42:56 +0000 Tommy http://tableseven.org/?p=443 Mirror’s Edge map with Portal gameplay:

Original Mirror’s Edge trailer:

Portal trailer:

]]> http://tableseven.org/portal-vs-mirrors-edge/feed 0 Portal 2 http://tableseven.org/portal-2 http://tableseven.org/portal-2#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:25:20 +0000 Tommy http://tableseven.org/?p=437 Wallpaper02_1280x1024

This irresistible game returns with a sequel… looking forward to playing it when it comes out in 2011. I’m a bit worried that gamers’ expectations will be ridiculously high and that Portal 2 might fall flat on its face, but time shall tell.

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[Images from http://www.thinkwithportals.com/]

]]> http://tableseven.org/portal-2/feed 0 Enhancing Portal’s ‘train station’ http://tableseven.org/enhancing-portals-train-station http://tableseven.org/enhancing-portals-train-station#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:12:58 +0000 Tommy http://tableseven.org/?p=297 Developers of Portal released some “artwork” with an update for the game. Over at Steam forums, users have been discussing and enhancing images of ASCII artwork – is it GLaDOS, a train station, an open chute?

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All this enhancing and investigative work brought back to memory this humorous stitch-up of ‘enhance’ moments:

Read more about it at Kotaku: Valve’s Portal Puzzle So Far: The Files Recovered From Aperture Science

]]> http://tableseven.org/enhancing-portals-train-station/feed 0 Eat crowbar http://tableseven.org/eat-crowbar http://tableseven.org/eat-crowbar#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:47:13 +0000 Tommy http://tableseven.org/?p=295 valve_half_life_1984
[Image from Macworld]

I’m certainly wondering whether Valve will release a full version of their parody of Apple’s 1984 ad:

]]> http://tableseven.org/eat-crowbar/feed 0 Metal Slug http://tableseven.org/metal-slug http://tableseven.org/metal-slug#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:42:08 +0000 Tommy http://tableseven.org/?p=212 I use to play Metal Slug quite a lot when I was smaller – I loved using the tank! The playing experience is a bit awkward on PC – not sure the porting was done quite right for the controls. But still, great fun. SNK Playmore developed the game.

You can play it for free by signing up at GameTap and visiting http://www.gametap.com/video-games/Metal-Slug-20000914-13.html

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