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Earlier this month we flew ourselves out to Hawaii to soak in half a week's worth of news, hands-on time with games and interview opportunities with Capcom's top developers. More »
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Phantom Entertainment, creators of the doomed-from-the-start Phantom gaming console, have just launched their very own online video game store, while also announcing funding for the next production run of their Phantom Lapboards. More »
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Infinium Labs Phantom console will never see the light of day, but it seems that it's finally going to release something as the long-in-development Phantom Lapboard—a wireless keyboard and mouse combo—is available for purchase and may actually ship sometime soon. For $130 US, your pointing, clicking and typing needs can be met easily from the comfort of your lap should you choose to risk a purchase from the Phantom online store. More »
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Gamasutra is reporting that mail order movie rental service Netflix is looking at alternate delivery vehicles for subscribers, including "internet-connected HD-DVD and Blu-ray devices." That could mean that PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners could benefit from the company's on-demand movie watching service, already available for PC users and included with regular membership. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=314710&view=rss&microfeed=true Ever wonder what happened to the Phantom gaming console? Apparently it went back in time to terrify Brazillian children into bouts of bowel-shaking squeals. This time around they're using Freddy Kreuger, Nazis, Ninjas and a bad Jason knock-off to do the scaring instead of voluminous lies, empty plastic consoles and a perpetually changing launch date. Brian Crecente More »
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Engadget reports that all traces of the Phantom Game Console have been erased from the Infinium Labs website, breaking the hearts of the two people who actually believed the thing was genuine hardware. More »
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In an attempt to confuse and bilk further investors by disassociating themselves from ex-CEO Tim Roberts' recent indictment for pump and dumping, Infinium Labs is changing the name of the company to the all-too-appropriate Phantom Entertainment. More »
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One of the things we never expected to see from Infinium Labs is shady business practices. More »
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It's a good thing so much seems to be happening in the world of videogaming this week, because it's damn cold outside. This hobby really makes being a shut-in tolerable. So what happened last week that was so damn interesting? Oh just this: More »
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GameSpot reports on the recently-opened books over at Infinium Labs "makers" of the Phantom and sooner, if finances straighten out the Phantom Lapboard. In an attempt to right the ship that is Infinium, the company is temporarily redirecting its efforts away from the Phantom Game Service and toward the Phantom Lapboard. The battle plan indicates that if Infinium is able to produce the lapboard it would likely be sold online first and then possibly moved into conventional retail outlets depending on its success. It gets worse, though. Infinium is having problems making its rent in Seattle and is trying to reach an agreement to exit the property. There are so many makeable jokes, but they all feel cruel. More »
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Clickable Culture reports that according to new Infinium CEO Greg Koler, the Phantom, Infinium's gaming machine is planned for launch in 2006. So we have three next-gen machines to look forward to this year. The Revolution, PlayStation 3 AND the Phantom. More »
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Gamasutra reports that my favorite piece of vaporware not named Duke Nuke 'Em Forever, maker Infinium Labs is having some financial issues and that instead of launching the Phantom "game console" (pun unintended, I didn't name the console - they did) in Q2 2006 gamers can use Infinium's Lapboard! The Lapboard, which Infinium admits it might not have the finances to launch, is a wireless keyboard and mouse set-up for gaming. Gamers will be able to use the lapboard to play within a 30 foot radius of their PC. That fact leads me to wonder, do people play their PC games far from the monitor? Is there a better way to experience PC gaming and the Phantom Lapboard is going to open my eyes to it? More »
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Infinium Labs, the company behind the next-generation of console vaporware, the Phantom, made a change at the leadership position, according to Games Industry. Greg Koler has taken over as both CEO and CFO for Kevin Bachus after Bachus left Infinium. As far as how this affects the Phantom's release? Eh, no one knows. The race is on to see which hits store shelves first Duke Nuke 'Em Forever or the Phantom. More »
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Not only does Infinium Labs CEO Kevin Bachus have the nerve to keep pitching the ridiculous Phantom Game Console/Pyramid Scheme our way, but he's still saying that the non-existent money sponge has huge support. More »
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Infinium Labs, the brain-trust behind the no-see-um console the Phantom, has promoted their Chief Operating Officer Kevin Bachus to Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Directors. Meanwhile the company is still not launching their mystery console, still not showing it to anyone in anything resembling a completed product and still wasting the combined time of gamers everywhere. Maybe they think the current consoles aren't enough of a match for them and they're waiting for a chance to go toe-to-toe with the next-gen. More »
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If you're looking for a cheap laugh at someone else's expense, hop on over to Twisted Monkey and read Kevin Bachus kicking off yet another bullshit circus about how the Phantom console is on the verge of incredible things one of which is most certainly not its grave. More »
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Kevin Bachus, president of Infinium Labs, plans to speak on game industry trends at the 2005 Milken Institute Global Conference today. Infinium Labs is best known for its fictional game console the phantom. I got a trend for you to talk about Bachus: Spouting off on stuff you don t know anything about and making promises you never intend to keep. Go get em. More »
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The Phantom Console managed to both show up at CES and not generate much news, which is quite an undertaking. The much maligned download gaming service and console didn t have their own booth, instead making appearances at partners. Despite the lack of a distinct home at the shoe, PC Magazine managed to track down and sedate Infinium Lab s CEO long enough for a short interview. Kevin Bachus would only tell the magazine that the console would launch soon which, coming from a guy who has been saying that for more than a year, is definitely relative. The console has some publisher support, but Electronic Arts isn t one of them. Finally, the idea of giving away the console with a two year subscription has been scrapped. The only thing the console seems to have going for it, is a wicked-cool laptop keyboard/mouse combo. Maybe they should just give-up and get into the peripherals business. More »
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To the surprise of absolutely no one, an investment bank has sued Infinium, maker of the Phantom console. "Maker," of course, is probably too strong a word, since the Phantom has seemingly been on the drawing board longer than the cold-fusion reactor. SBI-USA was apparently stupid enough to purchase $44 million in stock from Infinium, and now it's suing for fraud and breach of contract. I so need to set a meeting with SBI-USA re: this nice bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan I've got for sale. More »
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The forever not-present Phantom game system still teeters on the edge of self-destruction. Parent company Infinium Labs has a total of $20,991 in the bank and says it needs another $22 million over the next year in order to come to market in the second quarter of 2005 and sell enough online gaming consoles to break-even. I need to start a betting pool on whether Infinium goes down in flames or just makes it to launch, and then goes down in flames. More »
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