Comments from Michael McWhertor

Michael McWhertor commented on E3 Floorplan, Exhibitor List Revealed

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:29:55 MDT

@Knuckles7: Since September 22, 2006.

Michael McWhertor clipped MGS4 Limited Edition PS3 Bundle Ordering Shockingly A Huge Disaster

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:11:47 MDT

One might think that after the registration disaster that was the Metal Gear Online beta sign up process that Konami would be well prepared for the pre-ordering onslaught that awaited them today. Surprisingly, it wasn't, resulting in what can be

Michael McWhertor clipped E3 Floorplan, Exhibitor List Revealed

Mon, 19 May 2008 19:37:20 MDT

The official E3 Media & Business Summit has laid out its plans for this year's show, which returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center and is now confirmed to be completely devoid of off-topic spectacle. E3's past used to fill

Michael McWhertor clipped Second Life Flying Wang Attack Goes IRL

Mon, 19 May 2008 19:01:47 MDT

Remember when Room 101 griefers issued a flying penis attack on Second Life "real estate" "mogul" "Anshe Chung" during a virtual interview? How could you not? It's just about the only interesting thing to ever happen in Second Life. Now,

Michael McWhertor clipped Penny Arcade Adventures To Xbox Live Arcade, Computers This Wednesday

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:02:08 MDT

If you somehow missed the news that the Penny Arcade/Hothead Studios joint Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One was hitting this week, here's your handy reminder. The debut episode of the adventures of Gabe and

Michael McWhertor commented on Here's What You Look Like Playing Wii Fit

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:06:38 MDT

@Booji-Boy: Absolutely. Half the fun of owning Wii Fit is watching others play it.

Michael McWhertor commented on MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Hands-On Impressions

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:47:45 MDT

@LedRush: I wouldn't go that far. I remember playing much earlier builds of Motorstorm that weren't very impressive, only to find the final retail game lots of fun. There's a reason I pointed out that it's only 40% complete. :)

Michael McWhertor commented on PixelJunk Eden Hands-On Impressions

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:29:28 MDT

@enewtabie: No, I'm afraid not.

@RedFive: Afraid not, but I expect it to be in line with other PixelJunk games, which are between $8-10 USD.

Michael McWhertor commented on Linger In Shadows Impressions

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:06:14 MDT

@slomo788: I *believe* this is painted artwork in the foreground, with real-time rendered background.

Michael McWhertor commented on PixelJunk Eden Hands-On Impressions

Fri, 16 May 2008 20:19:17 MDT

@Drake Lake: "What does the new growth do? Does it make the grimp faster, or make it jump higher?" It generates new platforms, essentially, for you to jump on/grip to.

@jackal888: "I saw in a previous video that you can catch other Grimps, can you sling shot them to new heights?" Kind of, but doing that is pretty hard. I think it might be more likely that you'll do it by accident more often than you'll plan co-Grimp launches!

Michael McWhertor commented on PixelJunk Eden Hands-On Impressions

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:54:25 MDT

By the way, if anyone has any questions about Eden or is confused by anything I wrote, please ask away. I feel like it's one of the more challenging games to write about because it's so good and my powers of description are, like, you know... what's the word I'm looking for?

Michael McWhertor clipped What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:30:59 MDT

I'm about to beat feet to a Sony Computer Entertainment America related event, so who knows what I'll be playing this day. Hopefully, something exciting! For the rest of the weekend though, I'll be hunkering down with a PlayStation 3

Michael McWhertor commented on Sony Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:40:31 MDT

@vanderblade: My condolences!

Michael McWhertor commented on Nintendo Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:26:24 MDT

@Makoto: You can use the back/next buttons to navigate through posts. Look up there! ^

Michael McWhertor commented on Sony Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:24:38 MDT

@LittleBigPlaneteer: I *should* have gone for the Hamm's bear, but good pictures of it are sorely lacking.

Michael McWhertor commented on Sony Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:23:04 MDT

@dunetiger : one of the naerds: Pretty much! Another month of barely being able to drag myself out of bed starts.... now.

Actually, big thanks to Luke Plunkett for setting me up with Duffman and the Guinness toucan.

Michael McWhertor commented on Microsoft Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:19:12 MDT

@Antiterra: Thanks for the nightmare!

@sariah: *Awesome*

Michael McWhertor clipped Microsoft Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:49:47 MDT

Despite just narrowly beating out its higher priced, current gen high definition console competition, Microsoft sounds like it's pretty pleased with its April performance, at least on paper. And despite being outsold near four to one by the standard definition

Michael McWhertor commented on Nintendo Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:26:13 MDT

@JimElNino: Aren't you glad that Sega, NEC, Atari and 3DO aren't still making consoles? It would be a long day.

Michael McWhertor commented on Video Game Industry Has $1.2 Billion April, Confirms It's Made Of Money

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:24:59 MDT

@Kenny: It's actually the inverse. Alcohol is promoting us!

@ZinkO: The Game (the kind you just lost): Mindshare!

@AxCrusnik: Nip in the bud? We don't drink Bud around here, pal! *cracks open a frosty Silver Bullet*

Michael McWhertor clipped Limited Edition MGS4 "Gun Metal Gray" PS3 Is A Konami.com Exclusive

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:56:22 MDT

Konami announced today that the "gun metal gray" special edition PlayStation 3--described as being "very, very limited" when confirmed for a stateside release--bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4 and a DualShock 3 controller will only be available for purchase from

Michael McWhertor commented on Microsoft: Oops, We Forgot About The Wii In Worldwide Sales

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:09:24 MDT

@Jelster: Say... I like the way you think.

Michael McWhertor clipped Rocketmen To Expand With Uranus Today, Tomorrow

Wed, 14 May 2008 20:26:00 MDT

Capcom has announced it will be bringing the expansion to Rocketmen: Axis of Evil to the North American PlayStation Store tomorrow with the Xbox Live Arcade version hitting today. Rocketmen: It Came From Uranus will set interested gamers back 400

Michael McWhertor commented on Bionic Commando, Lost Planet Comic Books Comin'

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:09:33 MDT

@hk458: Then my work here is done! Crap, I have like five more posts to do...

Michael McWhertor clipped Blizzard Made $295M Last Quarter, Wrath of the Lich King Dated For Second Half Of '08

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:18:30 MDT

Vivendi Games, which contributed some $340 million to its parent company's "very good" first quarter, continues to place much of its success on Blizzard Entertainment. The World of Warcraft developer provided an impressive $295 million to Vivendi's games division, with

Michael McWhertor commented on MS Still Thinks It Can Win The Console War, Xbox 360 Pushes Past 10 Million In U.S.

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:23:01 MDT

@Laxcat: LOL

Michael McWhertor commented on MS Still Thinks It Can Win The Console War, Xbox 360 Pushes Past 10 Million In U.S.

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:22:47 MDT

@kerplunk17: I did and have edited! Thanks for the heads up, tho! :)

Michael McWhertor commented on Rumored Xbox 360 Spring Update Touts "Motion Sensor" Features, Game Installs

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:54:10 MDT

@Erwin: Tee hee.

Michael McWhertor clipped More Too Human, Ninja Gaiden II Gameplay Video

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:02:12 MDT

newVideoPlayer("toohuman1.flv", 475, 376,""); Some footage that you may have missed from both Silicon Knights' Too Human and Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden II is now available for your streaming pleasure. Both Xbox 360 exclusives are packed to the brim with the whacking

Michael McWhertor commented on The Worst, Most NSFW PlayStation Ad Ever

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:09:14 MDT

@DXY! : Ask me about Bemani!: Yeah, you really have to get your face in there.

Michael McWhertor commented on The Worst, Most NSFW PlayStation Ad Ever

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:38 MDT

Oh yeah... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Michael McWhertor clipped Banjo-Kazooie: Hot New Bird On Bear Action

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:46:43 MDT

newVideoPlayer("banjo3.flv", 475, 376,""); Furries? So hot right now. Also hot: videos! We've seen Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts excel in stills, but in video, it's quite moving. In this new gameplay clip, Banjo and Kazooie collect coconuts, traverse bright green terrain,

Michael McWhertor commented on Too Human Co-op Scaled Back To Just Two Humans

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:58:59 MDT

@Shiryu: I was quite please with myself... :(

@everyone: mmmmmmmBEARS!

Michael McWhertor clipped Too Human Arrives In August, Officially

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:00:47 MDT

Silicon Knights' epically developed third person action game Too Human finally has an official date. A fact sheet released by Microsoft this morning pegs the Xbox 360 game, a "modern take on classical Norse mythology", for an August 19 release.

Michael McWhertor clipped Owen's Facebook App Determines Which GTA Star You Are

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:44:28 MDT

Hey, Facebookers! Ever wondered which Grand Theft Auto protagonist is most like you? Probably not, but if you're wondering how a lily white nerd like me could find his virtual equivalent to be star of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City

Michael McWhertor clipped Ninja Gaiden II's Big Scary Bosses, Cheesy Monologues Revealed

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:41:05 MDT

Team Ninja is nearly unrivaled in its ability to squeeze expert visuals out of console hardware. They're equally skilled at perfecting hammy voice acting, evidence by the latest batch of Ninja Gaiden II media. This is awesome, potentially spoiler-filled stuff,

Michael McWhertor clipped Pachter Predicts PS3 Outsold Xbox 360 In April, Wii To Dominate All

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:15:00 MDT

If NPD sales results can be epic, then this Thursday's expected sales data from the research group will be epic. Microsoft and Sony went head to head with near identical versions of Grand Theft Auto IV, a battle sure to

Michael McWhertor commented on Late Late Show Rants Rationally On GTA IV

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:41:10 MDT

@Evil Tortie's Mom: Sorry, ETM! I forgot you were the one who tipped us off many many days ago. I've updated the post with credit. Shan't (probably might) happen again! :)

Michael McWhertor commented on echochrome Review: Poppin', Lockin' and Thinkin'

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:38:01 MDT

@JustJake: Formatting error. Should be fixed soon. Sorry about that. It's a good game, undeserving of an all red bottom half. :P

Michael McWhertor commented on Mortal Kombat Team "Modifying" Fatalities For DC Crossover

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:35:25 MDT

@CheechWizz: Wrong.

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