Archive for October, 2008
Saints Row 2… Are you gangsta enough?
Coming from someone who never played more than a demo for the original Saints Row, this may sound odd depending on your like or dislike of the game. I got a copy of Saints Row 2, brand new to the series and have found myself addicted to the slang, the cursing, the ghetto. The graphics [...]
Looking for a Cheaper PS3… Keep on Looking..
There’s no doubt that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will have the price advantage this holiday season, and if you were hoping to see a bona fide price cut following Sony’s introduction of the $399.99 80GB PlayStation 3, you’ll probably be waiting ’til late 2009. Speaking at the Gamer 3.0 conference in London this week, Sony’s own [...]
Wednesday. Prove your smarter than a 5th grader.
Given the volume of f-bombs and uninformed hate speech overheard during, oh, every game played over Xbox Live ever, we have to question if some of the service’s subscribers aren’t actually 5th graders. Anyway. You can prove yourself better — and smarter — than them on Wednesday, when THQ and Blitz Arcade launch Are You [...]
Resident Evil 5: Wii Can’t Handle It.
Xbox World 360 tells us, Resident Evil 5 producer Masachika Kawata has explained clearly why Resident Evil 5 won’t appear on Wii: it simply isn’t possible. “Even the title screen of this couldn’t have been done on PS2 or Wii,” he said. There’s loads more through there, including what the loss of Shinji Mikami’s meant [...]
XBOX 360: The Experience Beta
As he hinted about earlier this week, Major Nelson has updated his blog with details on how to sign up for a chance to download the New Xbox Experience prior to its official Nov. 19 launch. It’s called the “Xbox 360 Fall 2008 Preview Program,” and, in order to participate, you must sign into Microsoft [...]
Origins: 50 years ago the first video game was born
So 50 years ago, well ok 50 years and 5 days ago, a nuclear physicist named William Higinbotham created something called “Tennis for Two” which was a game played on a 5″ oscilloscope screen.
Street Fighter IV This Winter!!!
Producer of Street Fighter IV, Yoshi Ono, had this to say about the release date of this game: There is no official North American arcade release, so we kind of feel bad that you guys have to wait for it. That’s why we’re trying to get it to you as soon as possible. [...]
Pre order Lips, get one free song every week for two months
Apparently if you pre-order your copy of Singstar clone, Lips, with Gamestop and/or Amazon.com, you get a code that allows you to download one “free song every week for two months,†writes Microsoft mouth-piece, Gamerscore Blog.
Rumor: Fallout 3 release on Xbox 360 canceled in India
Microsoft has apparently announced that it doesn’t plan to release Fallout 3 on Xbox 360 in India due to “cultural sensitivities,” reports GamingIndians.com. The statement by Microsoft India doesn’t give any further details about what exactly the country would find offensive. We’ve contacted Microsoft for a more detailed explanation and Fallout 3′s developer, Bethesda Softworks, [...]
Gears of War 2 banned in Germany, Japan
Microsoft has confirmed that Gears of War 2 will be “banned” in both Germany and Japan. Per standard operating procedures in these situations, the title was refused a rating, which means it cannot be sold in the country.
Brand New Red Alert 3 Video: Details on Units!
The day of judgement approaches, comrades! This surveillence video will display the might and power of the Motherland and will give us critical information on Allied and Rising Sun land and sea power, so that we may learn their weaknesses and reduce them all into a smoldering mass of burning metal! Our thanks to gametrailers.com! [...]
Please Give Me My Old iGoogle Back!
Let me just come out and say it: I hate the new iGoogle. And I want my old home page back. I want my old Gmail widget back! As you may know, I’m generally fond of many of Google’s offerings. But this change is just godawful, and it’s on a service that I (and many [...]
iPhone Dev Team Gets Closer to Unlocking iPhone 3G
The iPhone Dev Team have been successful in jailbreaking and unlocking the 1st generation iPhone and jailbreaking iPhone 3G.
Diablo 3: The Wizard class (Video trailer)
Diablo 3 ‘Wizard’ trailer Wizard class trailer, Diablo 3 courtesy of 1up.com. Damn I’m excited about this game and I’ve been a fan of the rpg Wizard class since I played Ultima Exodus on the NES. Back then, you had a spell named Death and it was the spell nuke to end all conversations. Hell, [...]
XBOX 360 Holiday Price Slash – 100th Post
Xbox 360 consoles are already dirt cheap in the US. Now Microsoft has utterly soiled itself through a series of Dell coupons dropping the prices of the Xbox 360 Arcade, Pro, and Elite Holiday Bundles by $30 (now $169), $50 (now $250), and $70 (now $330), respectively, just in time for the holidays.
- Tahlequah - Grand Opening Nerd Town Emporium - September 25 2010! ~Free Tourny
- Magic the Gathering League @ Wizards Asylum
- Jenks ---- Magic FNM Friday Sept 3rd Plus Saturday Sept 4th "Holiday event!"
- OKC - First EVER Halo Reach LAN - 9/18/2010 - HxC LAN
- JENKS! - Pokemon Battle Roads - Saturday October 9th
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