Michael Jackson ...

So now everyone knows that MJ is no more.

I just want to say that I think it's a sad thing that such a great pop star dies at a young age of natural causes, but mostly sad because nobody seemed to care too much about him until he passed away. I guess that always happens, but doesnt it feel right though ... now I hear his music all day on most radio stations and people buy his CDs which is a great thing since he made so many great songs and mostly hits. Making songs to make a difference in the world.
Of course, he had a lot of problems and people really focused on those in the last couple of years forgetting what he had done and now we can't even show our appreciation to the king of pop.
Now we will always remember him for his music which stays with us on different formats ;)

Lets just keep in mind for next time that we should not take anyone for granted since life can be short and stop at any moment for anybody.

Back from E3

So I've been back from E3 for a couple of weeks now, but I've taken the time to do a recap yet so here goes.

As I said before it was my first time at the BIG event and I was really enthousiastic about it to say the least. I had a lot of fun there talking to a lot of interesting developpers about their games, experience and our games, Deus Ex and Thief, playing the demos on the floor, meeting with old friends from Pandemic (and playing Saboteur) and representing Eidos Montreal, but I was way too hyped about E3. I liked it, but playing demos isn't really my thing. Fortunately, there was not as many people as other years so we could walking around easily and play games almost instantly without waiting except for Zelda and God Of War 3.

I played great games though such as God Of War 3 which was just incredible. Watching it while waiting was something and kinds ruined the surprises, I thought, but playing it was a whole different thing. It was thrilling, exciting and I really felt powerful while playing. Its bloody, disgusting and wow! ;)

Also, I played Ghostbuster which was great to first play it and no lines to get to it. I bought the game when it came out and it felt like a Ghostbuster movie but with me playing in it. :)

Moreover, I played Brutal Legend ... we'll see if the story makes it good, cuz I was a little disapointed by the game in itself.

Played Saboteur, obviously, at Pandemic and watched the demo being played at the event and I'm really impressed as to where it as gone to... it looks better than ever, some cut features have been reborned (which is great news) and the missions are fun to play. By the way cinematics look really good also.

Games I loved include: Splinter Cell, Batman, Saboteur, Ghostbusters, God Of War, Modern Warfare 2(looks amazing) and Alan Wake (game of the show for me)

Had a great time on the rest of the trip with the Pandemic guys, at the beach, going out and doing most of the things I missed from Los Angeles.

I met a lot of great people there and mostly the guys from Deck13 (http://www.deck13.com/english/index.html) check out their stuff done with a small team of developpers in Germany.

take care