June '09.1

It seems like everyone's talking about E3 right now, so I guess I should say a few things about it, as well. But I'll be honest; there wasn't a lot that excited me. Most games I've known about for months, like Assassin's Creed 2, and Brutal Legend. Heck, I'd even been looking stuff up about BioWare's Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic. Gaming magazines and even the Internet have been full of information, screenshots, and trailers for a long while before companies showed off their stuff at E3.

I will say, however, that there were a couple of surprises, some of which were pleasant, some of which were...not. Microsoft's Project Natal is interesting enough, even though it creeps me out. It's just doing what the Wii did; cater to casual gamers. The whole 'body as a controller' thing could work well enough for some games, but I'm thinking that if you're going to be up and dancing around in your living room, you should go outside and get some fresh air. I mean, in one part of their commercial, a kid scan his real skateboard into the game and then proceeds to play. Why isn't he just outside riding his real skateboard? And sorry, Milo, but I can't see anyone actually playing a game with a VI child. It works well, as a demo, but I would question the motives of someone who bought this game. Maybe that's juat my lack of faith in humanity, though.

Square caught me off-guard when they annouced FFXIV for the PS3 and PC, especially since FFXIII hasn't come to the states, yet. And Nintendo threw all sorts of titles into gamer's faces...the most exciting of all being Metroid: Other M, which is being developed by Team Ninja of Ninja Gaiden fame.

As far as up and coming releases go, though, I've got my eye on BlazBlue and Dissidia. My 360 and PSP collections need new additions, and I'm always up for good fighting games. Hopefully in a couple of weeks when I go on summer holiday, I can get back into some serious gaming.

Life Drawing is a demanding class. Most of what I've been doing has been uploaded in a special Deviant Art folder, but it's sad that my overall gallery seems neglected. I have, though, created a slightly more professional gallery that I'm using as my portfolio on Artician. I attempted to send it and resume to Big Huge Games in hopes of gaining an internship while I go to school, but they must have their e-mail set up so only people with autherization numbers can submit mail. I wrote another of their addresses asking about the problem I was encountering, so I hope to hear back from them in a few days. (Not like I really think I'll get an internship, but hey, I can try).

I have been working on a couple of drawings that I'd like to get into my portfolio, but classes come first. In a couple of weeks, I'll be able to focus on my portfolio and get it looking nicer, and hopefully after Life Drawing, I'll have another submission to add.