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Random Game news and such.
The Xbox 360 Laptop
Ben Heckendorn, author of “Hacking Video Game Consoles” has done it again. The mad scientist engineer behind the NEStari and the Wii Laptop has created a fully functional Xbox 360 Elite Laptop. The cherry on top is that he chooses a color scheme/design inspired by Halo 3 over Call of Duty 4. (Sorry J High lol) Check Ben Heck’s site for more pics and details on the Xbox 360 Laptop...[Read More]
Arcana Heart Coming To North America
Atlus USA announced that it will release Arcana Heart for PS2 in North America on April 8, 2008. Arcana Heart was released on the PS2 in Japan on October 11, 2007. In case you missed my last post on Arcana Heart all you need to know about it is that its a EXTREMELY popular and critically acclaimed 2D fighting game in Japan that features an all girl character roster. Arcana Heart 2 has been announc...[Read More]
EA’s Marvel Fighting Game Cancelled
Well the Marvel Comics 3D fighting game featuring an open stage with destructible environments has been canceled. Heres a quote from the GameTap article that featured this news: “EA and Marvel have jointly agreed to discontinue development of the Marvel titles under the EA Games Label. This was a business decision based on EA’s portfolio strategy,” an Electronic Arts rep told Gam...[Read More]
Games to See $10 BILLION in 2008!
Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian recently made the following assertions among others: 1. “since the game industry is driven by product cycles rather than consumer spending, he believes the current console cycle will remain resilient even amid reduced consumer spending.” 2. “growth to be driven by continued demand for Nintendo platforms and improving sales trends for...[Read More]
PWNED: Street Fighter 2 Influenced Snes Pad design
Ever wondered why the Snes control pad had those L and R shoulder buttons? Well in a recent podcast Kotaku’s Japan Night Editor Brian Ashcraft (aka Bashcraft to Kotaku readers such as myself ) mentioned being told at a press event the Snes pad release was delayed and the shoulder buttons were added so that the controller could have enough buttons for the biggest game out at the time which wa...[Read More]
Crayon Physics: PS3 Ectochrome gets OWNED
I don’t know or care which came first, but from released videos it seems that Crayon Physics would be more fun to play. Its simpler and I like color. Crayon Physics looks like a sweet puzzle game I would totally play the shit out of plus the music is on point. Someone needs to license and release this fast. Crayon Physics would make great pack in software for the Microsoft Surface home produ...[Read More]
iPhone Playstation Emulator
While work on this is still in progress the public beta is now available for download and testing. Looks promising. This video is of Resident Evil Director’s Cut on IPOD Touch using the psx4iphone emulator.
NY Times Calls Halo 3 and Mario Galaxy “UNAMBITIOUS”
Must say I totally disagree. People love these sequels because the basis or root of the game itself remains the same. If the formula is changed too much its not what people loved. As far as galaxy goes the experience is MUCH different. This must have been a critique for the sake of being contrary because this assertion is way off the mark. Halo 3 is a polished gem of a science-fiction shooter. But...[Read More]
Paper Mario…Real Paper Animation
The creator “537CH” says it took six weeks to create this Paper Mario Animation.
Google Zeitegist: Wii Wins! PS3 Looses…
Google Zeitegist just posted some interesting charts about the most searched for consoles. Guess who’s on top? This whole HD dvd vs Blue ray thing is so confusing since both claim to be winning and the Google Zeitegist page shows that HD DVD is searched for much more.
Thoughts on Last Nights Video Game Awards
The VGA awards were pretty pointless in my opinion. It was like one HUGE commercial… no… it was like all the mini product plugs formed to make one HUGE commercial like Voltron or some shit. They actually skipped the announcement of many important award categories (like best action game) and yet made us sit through awful Kid Rock and Foo Fighters performances. Also noted that there were...[Read More]
Afro Samurai Game and Live Movie In The Works
Video no longer available (originally hosted on GameTrailers). Namco now has rights to publish two different “Afro Samurai” video games over the next five years. The games better be as great as the series. Im hoping the RZA will be involved in the sound for the game as he is the anime. “’Afro Samurai’ is a visually striking and rich story.” said Jeff Lujan, business directo...[Read More]