Mobile clubbing? At least it's cheaper than going to a real club.

And while we're on the subject (sort of - see the link):

Will there be a mac version of Dreamfall? The reason I ask is because adventure games have been falling short on mac. The last good adventure game I played on mac was Monkey Island 3. I think since there aren't alot of new adventure games on mac, Dreamfall could really be a success on mac.

I've played the longest journey on my old PC and really enjoyed it. A while back, I thought the idea of having someone porting "The Longest Journey" to mac would be really cool. There are many mac companies that port PC games. Anyways, I e-mailed funcom a long time ago about it and they said they had no plans for a mac release :(.

That upsets me because mac is a great platform (have you used Mac OSX or seen the Powermac G5 yet). Us mac gamers are really hungry for adventure games. Hopefully, one day my dream will come true and that Dreamfall (and maybe the original TLJ) will be ported over to the mac.

There are no plans for a Mac release at this point. If it was up to me alone, I'd say "hell yes!", not just because the Mac's a great platform in lack of games, but also because I want one of those new water-cooled, dual CPU G5s to do video editing and compositing on. (So, hey, if anyone from Apple reads this: send us a couple of those monsters for development, and I'll do my utmost to get a Mac-version off the ground.) Like I've said before, it's just a question of economics: how much would it cost to do a Mac version of Dreamfall, and how much would it sell. We will certainly think about it. (And remember, Ragnar really wants a dual 2.5Ghz G5 with 2GB of memory and a 23" flat panel Cinema HD display. Yes. Failing that, can I at least get a PowerBook?)

Hi Ragnar,

I was wondering, since you use blogger, if you have an XML-type feed (RSS, RDF, or whatever) of your journal available anywhere. We have a thingy on idlethumbs.net that tracks blog updates and I'm trying to get it checking XML rather than HTML for as many of the supported blogs as possible, since it's more accurate that way.

Cheers

I do now (http://www.ragnartornquist.com/feed/voyage.xml), but I have absolutely no idea if it works or not. This stuff's waaay over my head.

Hi,

Just wanted to know if you have checked out Guild Wars on E3.

It's a competitive online RPG (skill based with some fresh ideas, it gets rid of some standard tedious stuff seen in other MMORPGs) developed my some of the ex-Blizzard guys (now ArenaNet). It also has an interesting business model - no monthly fee - expansion packs will be new chapters in the story.

ArenaNet (and NCSoft) also hosted an unprecedented event during E3 called E3 for Everyone. Basically everyone who had an internet connection could try out the alpha version of the game for free for 3-days during E3 together with all the E3 show floor people.

The response was overwhelming. 200.000+ accounts created, rave previews all over the net.

I personally think it's the next big thing in the competitive online game genre and something to definitely watch out for.

http://guildwars.com/
http://arena.net/

Regards,
Tadej

I didn't have the time to do any real playing at E3, but I have read a lot about Guild Wars, and a lot of my colleagues had a chance to test it out. They liked it, and I'm looking forward to playing it. Right now, my limited MMO-time is all going into City of Heroes.

And finally:

Hello!
I checked your Blog a couple of weeks ago just to see what the heck was that " ten. five" stuff The Divide were talking about, and I found myself reading, looking for your reviews of movies and books and music. I was amazed, I agree with about 95% of your opinions! And so, one thought emerged - you absolutely must see Shaun of the Dead. Trust me, you MUST.
(and for Christ's sake, if you haven't, see Donnie Darko. I didn't find a review about it on your site so I came to the conclusion that you haven't)

And while I'm at it, I must tell you that The Longest Journey is my favourite game of all time and I expect that Dreamfall will share this 'honour'. I know you've heard it about a gazillion times, but here's one more: it was like a movie, or a book, but one you take part in, not only the story is lovely, but all the characters are more real and believable than the characters in some movies and books. OK, 'nuff said, you know it all.

So there. Go see Shaun Of The Dead and Donnie Darko, keep the good news coming and take care!

Rossi

I first saw Donnie Darko at a local film festival a number of years ago, and I loved it. I've watched it twice since on DVD, and I'm eager to see the new director's cut that's due very soon. Fantastic movie. As for Shaun of the Dead - yes, of course I'm seeing that. Wouldn't miss it for the world. Spaced is one of my favourite comedies of all time. Unfortunately, it hasn't opened here in Norway, and I don't know when (or even if) it will.  ¶ 09:10