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November 2006 sales figures for various video game

November 2006 sales figures for various video game consoles. The PS2 is still outselling the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360. (via wonderland)

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 11, 2006  •  business   games   Microsoft   Nintendo   ps2   ps3   Sony   video games   Wii   xbox360

Clive Thompson reports on the renewed interest

Clive Thompson reports on the renewed interest in making photorealistic humans in games for the new consoles (Xbox360, PS3, Wii) and in the process venturing ever deeper into the Uncanny Valley.

By Jason Kottke  •  May 18, 2006  •  Clive Thompson   games   Microsoft   Nintendo   ps3   Sony   uncanny valley   video games   Wii   xbox360

With the release of Xbox 360, game designers

With the release of Xbox 360, game designers are bumping up against the uncanny valley problem, where in-game avatars are looking a bit too real for comfort. "When it first lurched out of the mysterious tropical cave and fixed its cadaverous eyes on me, I could barely look at the monstrosity. I'm speaking, of course, of Naomi Watts."

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 6, 2005  •  games   uncanny valley   video games   xbox360

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