Clidus Cam returns to bring you the details on what could be the most impressive third party game on Wii. From the mind of Steven Spielberg, is Boom Blox a block party delight or simply a toppling disaster waiting to happen? Find out today, only on Clidus Cam.

Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 08.01.08 Permalink No Comments

One of the easiest ways to spot a terrible web designer is by checking out a websites source code to see whether or not they used tables for the fundamental design of the site. One of the interesting issues with tabular design vs. CSS is that visually for the user there could be no differences whatsoever. From a technical standpoint however, tables are “bad” for multiple reasons.

The simplest argument, and one commonly ignored by designers is the idea that semantically tables were never created for the purpose of site layout. The W3C’s original intention was for tables to be used as a simple way of displaying data (a good example of this would be a work timetable), however at the time of inception there wasn’t a better way to create intuitive site layouts (frames have never been a good idea…), so tables were taken out of their original context.

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Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 06.06.08 Permalink No Comments

This isn't really an official episode of Clidus Cam, however I was playing with a camera one rainy day and thought I'd show you one of human kinds biggest sins. The creation of home trampolines. Also includes a sparkle of cat for good will.

Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 05.28.08 Permalink No Comments

It's incredibly sad to see our industry turn something that was originally about the fun and the music, into being a war over exclusive tracks and proprietary hardware, fuelled by the greed of multinational corporations. Harmonix Music Systems made many music games before they hit the big time (most notably FreQuency and Amplitude for the PlayStation 2), however it wasn't until RedOctane helped them publish Guitar Hero in 2005 that it became a cultural phenomenon. Taking into account news that has recently broken; it's quite ironic to think that Guitar Hero was inspired by Konami's Guitar Freaks, a game they refused to publish outside Japan despite repeated requests from critics and gamers alike.

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Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 05.26.08 Permalink 1 Comment

Yesterday I joined E, tetsuotrunks and S.Roth on the Fantasy World Podcast. It was filled with fun, frolic and an educational discussion on milk production, but there may have possibly been some talk about games too. I'll let the description to the talking.

The Fantasy World Podcast crew are joined this week by Brian "S.Roth" Williams to discuss Lost Winds, VIP Black Jack and Dr Mario for WiiWare, the new Nintendo Channel, Mario Kart Wii, Penny Arcade Adventures and Metal Gear Online! Plus, we rejoice in the madness that was the Tournament of Champions and reveal the final leader board! It's the calcium injection of a lifetime!

You can download it over here somewhere.

Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 05.25.08 Permalink No Comments

Clidus Cam returns to bring you the details on what could be the most impressive third party game on Wii. From the mind of Steven Spielberg, is Boom Blox a block party delight or simply a toppling disaster waiting to happen? Find out today, only on Clidus Cam.

Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 05.19.08 Permalink No Comments

The PlayStation 3 was released just over a year and a half ago, amid a flurry of PR disasters and less than amazing review scores. The system was generally regarded as being late, extortionately expensive for the average gamer and rather incomparable to the feature set and game library offered by the competition. Since then we've passed through no less than five different hardware configurations, victory with Blu-Ray, multiple price drops and the megaton release of Grand Theft Auto IV. Combined with the imminent launch of Metal Gear Solid 4, Sony's black behemoth should now be fully primed to sell to the die hard PlayStation 2 users who finally feel the need to make the upgrade to high definition.

Sony certainly seems to be taking full advantage of the release of long awaited games with hard hitting bundles at realistic prices, such as the GTAIV one being offered by UK retailers, and early signs from a retail level certainly seem to point to a movement in favour of the PlayStation brand.

Being one of those cheap ass gamers finally getting access to some Sony next generation hardware, I was curious to see it from the perspective of the average Joe. The machine was actually my brother's purchase, so knowing his less than amazing computer literacy skills; I stepped back and watched to see how he fared. Remember, he's not a complete imbecile; he's just a normal gamer who likes his games, no matter what the box under the TV is.

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Clidus posted by CloudANDTidus on 05.18.08 Permalink 1 Comment