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Fez Gameplay Video, Makes Paper Mario Cry
Video no longer available (originally hosted on GameVideos). Fez pretty much puts Super Paper Mario to shame. Fez was awarded the 2008 Independent Games Festival Award for Excellence in Visual Art.
[Video] Bionic Commando Rearmed
Here is a newly released gameplay video of Bionic Commando Rearmed. Bionic Commando Rearmed is a remake of the 1988 classic NES game Bionic Commando. Bionic Commando Rearmed is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Windows PC’s. Here is the official trailer:
Video: Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Video no longer available (originally hosted on GameTrailers). Hit the jump for more clips.
GGPO Update: Marvel vs Capcom Online
GGPO, the program that allows virtually lag free play online on the PC has just been updated to feature Marvel Vs. Capcom. Read more about it and get it here.
GGPO Updated with Spectator Mode
GGPO is a Street Fighter matchmaking engine for the PC. You can find other players around the world to hadoken play in Street fighter Alpha 2 via the Final Burn emulator which is packaged with GGPO. Now they have added spectator mode which I guess can be used to size up players and have something to do while waiting for a challenge. Click the image above for a larger screenshot. GGPO is great beca...[Read More]
Crysis Ice Forest Video
Video no longer available (originally hosted on GameTrailers). Crysis is an upcoming science fiction first-person shooter computer game set to be released November 13, 2007.
Nokia Announces N-Gage Gaming Platform
With a switch to a software based strategy from the hardware based idea that was not well received the N-Gage is back. Nokia also now has the support of EA with FIFA 08, The Sims 2 Pets, Tetris, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR. Capcom and Vivendi games also have joined in. This all seems very nervous as I am not sure that this will exactly be the success they hope but we will see.
Games Releases This Week
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BioShock’s Ghetto Widescreen
In what may be a case of press that was too good to be true with all the fantastic reviews of BioShock now comes revelations and discoveries that the game does not feature true widescreen support. As you can see above the red area is shown on normal 4:3 TV’s and not on 16:9 widescreens which means that widescreens actually show less of the game and not more as they should.
Halo 3 Missile Case
The case can hold a controller, wired or wireless headset, and 5 compact discs. The $19.99 case will be available on September 18 though you can pre-order it now.
BioShock Gets a 10 out of 10?
BioShock is a new first person shooter for the Xbox 360. This game is getting some early acclaim including two 10 out of 10 reviews from Game Informer so heres some info on the game I kept hearing hype about BioShock game so I finally broke down to see what its about and here goes… (a-la GameVideos & Wikipedia)
Custom Wii balance Board
Armed with just $20 worth of materials and a wiimote to translate the movements this crafty guy makes a custom wii balance board. Which the creator describes as “an oversized Wiimote shell to translate exaggerated body movements.” Check it out: Click here for more details on what he used and how the balance board was made.