Official Hitbox sticks are not banned from were tournaments and were officially allowed at Evo this year. The merits of using this versus a regular fight stick is more a matter of opinion in my book. I view the hitbox the same as I view pad players, if this is what you train on you can compete at a high level using it.
This article is a good point for a discussion. I just wish the the editor had put more into explaining her viewpoint because her post just sounds more like flamebait more than an analytical response in its current form. I think the guys over iplaywinner sum it up best with their response this article.
As a competitive gamer and regular sports fan I can say that Pro Gaming on American TV thus far have been mostly programs that focus more on building fake drama and showing action montages rather than displaying the depth and complexity of the competition at hand. They treat the competition like a clip from a top 10 reel rather than like a live event between competitors.
Must Own: Soul Calibur Jet Grind Radio Chu Chu Rocket Power Stone (1 and/or 2) Typing of the Dead
Highly Recommended: Shenmue II (Euro Import Version) Alien Front Online Marvel vs Capcom II Crazy Taxi OutTrigger
Recommended but available on other consoles: Rez Virtual On: Oratario Tangram Skies of Arcadia Ikaruga Street Fighter III: Third Strike Garou: Mark of the Wolves
I absolutely loved Nolan North as Deadpool in Marvel vs Capcom 3. I didn't even realize it was him at first. This among many performances is why Giant Bomb is able to have an award for role dedicated to best character voiced by Nolan North every year.
The Marvel vs Capcom 3 strategy guide is the only one I've ever seen worth buying. That book is like the Bible for competitive play since it has all that frame data. It's too bad the same couldn't be done for MK.
Glad to see this made Kotaku. It's stories like this I wish the mainstream press would pay attention to when it comes to games instead of all the bad apples.
So basically they now realized they should have just made Homefront a movie instead of a video game and abandoned the red dawn reboot altogether. The concept behind is kind of plausible when they explain the alternate history and NK's rise to power.
I need to open a bar and just let people trip out while watching and playing this game. I'm still not sold on kinect controls for this, but I'll reserve final judgement for when people try the game out in a non-event environment. If the kinect sucks I'll just get the controller version.
@foxh8er: I'm not really opposed to some kids playing M rated games, Halo for instance is T game in my mind. I just found it interesting that little tidbit was ignored in the report.
The one thing missing from the story is whether or not the kid actually cheated. I doubt he did but that is the linchpin of their case against Microsoft.
Also one thing I noticed, why is Mom letting an 11 year old play M rated games like 50 Cent Bllod in the Sand and Mercenaries 2.
It's a good book. People always give me a funny look when they first see it, but when I have them finally have them read it they all tell me it was absolutely fascinating.