Posts tagged Flash games
About “…But That Was Yesterday,” a Short But Powerful Flash Game
Nov 18th
Evoking emotion in games can be a tricky task. It’s bizarre to think that a relatively simple Flash game can provide one of the best gaming experiences I’ve yet seen in regards to emotion, but with “…But That Was Yesterday,” I believe it. The simple yet evocative platformer is part of the Casual Gameplay Design Competition; more details about the competition and the other games entered can be found here. Created by Michael Molinari, “…But That Was Yesterday” gives me hope for aspects of gaming — both regarding creativity coming from independent developers and the ability of games to be an emotionally touching medium.
Go play the game. Go ahead, take the 20 minutes or so needed to play it. We’ll talk when you get back.
Daily Recap: May 7, 2009
May 8th
More earnings statements, game announcements, and a touch of the whimsical. Time for today’s news roundup!
Gunnin' for that #1 spot: Sales of Call of Duty: World at War helped Activision post earnings of nearly $1 billion this past year, the company announced today. Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft were also named as leading Activision-Blizzard franchises.
Just a couple of days ago, Electronic Arts announced its quarterly and yearly financial statement; today, Activision followed that up with its own release, and the returns are very impressive. Activision-Blizzard posted a $981 million net revenue in the first quarter of this year — no, that’s not a yearly figure. That beats the publishing giant’s own projections for the quarter by more than $100 million, and has caused the company to raise its revenue expectations for the 2009 calendar year to $4.3 billion.
“Our better-than-expected first quarter results were driven by strong global consumer response to the Call of Duty and Guitar Hero franchises and Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, despite challenging economic times,” Activision CEO Robert Kotick said.
Of course, as happens from time to time, some games that were rumored to exist were confirmed in the financial release. Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero, and DJ Hero were all confirmed in the report, and Guitar Hero: Van Halen was made official later in the day. GH5 is a follow up to 2008′s Guitar Hero: World Tour and 2009′s Guitar Hero: Metallica (our review of which is here.) Band Hero is going to be family friendly, and DJ Hero will feature hip-hop, R&B, electronic, techno, and dance music and a turntable peripheral.