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Gaming Instead Of Sleeping Makes You Tired
A research study at the University of Arkansas has indicated that excessive gaming interferes with sleep. Thank goodness that mystery has finally been solved. Research studies sound like a great deal of fun. You get to arbitrarily assign values and definitions and then cull data based on those arbitrary assignments in order to get obvious…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lost Planet 2 Preview: I Want To Be Inside You
Lost Planet 2 takes the best bits of the original title and adds four-player coop, more boss battles and a lush environment. But is it enough to overcome the mediocrity of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition? What Is It? Sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, third-person shooter Lost Planet 2 returns players to E.D.N. III ten…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey Hulu, What’s the Deal?!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Late Night with Kudo Since I live in Japan and watch stupid variety shows all day long, I’d never seen the Jimmy Fallon show before — saw that Natal clip online. Found some YouTube clips as well. Hulu is region protected, sadly. The region protected clips is totally lost on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Homefront Trailer Is As Impressive As It Is Cheesy
Homefront is being developed by the guys who did Frontline, and was written by the guy who wrote Red Dawn. So, yeah, it’s a war game, and a corny one at that. I mean, a United States under North Korean occupation? China, you can maybe swing China, but North Korea? Bit silly. Then again, being…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Crysis 2 Is Console Bound
Crysis is coming to consoles. Check out the trailer right here, folks. The German developer probably must have a pretty good reason to bring the PC series to home consoles. It does. “It’s a question of more than economics,” says Crytek CEO and president Cevat Yerli. “At the end of the day we’re paying salaries…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Japan “Accidentally” Uploaded Final Fantasy XIII Page
In the West, Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform titles, announced for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. In Japan, it is not. Something that makes this Xbox Japan website image perplexing. This image appeared ever so briefly earlier today, before it was taken down. It’s a Japanese Final Fantasy XIII page for the Xbox…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon’s Deal of The Day? 80GB PS3
So, Sony hasn’t given us a price cut. Good thing Amazon has — even if it’s only for today! The “Deal of the Day” is an 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 marked down 13 percent to US$349.99. Deal of the day, indeed. If you’re keen to get a PS3, you can buy this. If you don’t want…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3’s Vidzone Is Live Today
Starting today, PS3 owners in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be able to access Vidzone. The free service allows for music videos streamed directly to your PS3 or through your PSP via remote play. The service is kicking off with over 10,000 videos — three weeks worth of videos! Besides being able to watch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
One Day, There Will Be iPhone 3GS Exclusives
Ngmoco say they have no plans to start releasing iPhone 3GS exclusives. That’s great. But Ngmoco do not speak for every iPhone developer, and one day, there will be iPhone 3GS exclusives. Gizmodo do a good job breaking this down, looking at the iPhone’s new graphics chip – Samsung’s PowerVR SGX GPU core – as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Would You Quit School To Game Full Time?
School or Counter-Strike? Pick! Quick! Seventeen-year-old Swede Sophie “inzane” Regnér has. Unable to concentrate on school because she was up late at night, she dropped out to focus on her gaming and join Swedish team Pink Zinic full-time. She’s also working as a model “for a friend”. This seems to be a nascent trend of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
King of Fighters Movie Promotional Images
We’ve already met and pitied the cast and crew of The King of Fighters Movie. Now, let’s look at and pity official promotional images. Have faith! It is directed by Gordon Chan, who helmed the Jet Li martial arts classic Fist of Legend. This KOF movie doesn’t have Jet Li, but it does have Sean…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tales of Vesperia PS3 Dated For Japan
Former Xbox 360 exclusive, current multi-platform title Tales of Vesperia has a release date — very important for a game that’s going to be, well, released. On September 17, the game will be released in Japan. Priced at ¥7,800 (US$79), the game features new character, pirate girl Patty. She’ll even be appearing in the game’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Smartest PlayStation Executive Quote I’ve Seen In A Long Time
You can usually count on a PlayStation 3 to be a slick, dependable piece of hardware. PlayStation executives…less so. Some like to shoot their mouths off from time to time. But this quote from Kaz Hirai stopped me dead in my tracks. A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers…If…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Used To Be A Fatty
Hey, it’s Jillian Michaels. You know here, she’s a fitness guru. But she wasn’t always a fitness guru. “I was the fat kid who stayed up all night playing video games, like Galaga and Burger Time,” says Michaels. “Now I’m looking at the state of childhood obesity today and thinking ‘What if there’s a way…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed 2 Special Edition Includes Missions, Music & Toys
Like any other high-profile (or even mid-profile) game these days, Assassin’s Creed 2 will be available in a collector’s edition. Let’s take a look at what’s inside. Called the “Black Edition”, the limited edition box set will ship in “black packaging”, and come with a “unique authentic holographic signature”. Whatever that means. Included will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ever Wanted To See What Project Natal Looks Like On Jimmy Fallon?
Well…yes, you get the idea. Here’s Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda demoing, as promised, Project Natal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And as you can see, Jimmy Fallon is…well, to say he’s enthusiastic about the whole thing would be selling his enthusiasm short. Wonder how important it is for Microsoft to have the host of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Flight Sim Needs 120 Graphics Cards Just To Get Off The Ground
Back when they were popular, flight sims needed some pretty hefty hardware to get them running. But I can’t remember any of them ever having “120 dedicated graphics cards” under the “required” section on the side of the box. But the HD World does. A custom F-16 fighter simulator, it runs off 120 dual core…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
New TMNT Game Is 360 Timed Exclusive
Yay! More timed exclusives! Thanks, Microsoft. The latest title to piss off half the gaming world with a staggered release is one of the new Ninja Turtles games. Given the name Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, it’s a modern remake of Konami’s classic 1991 side-scrolling arcade title, and will be out worldwide…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Team Ninja Bringing Special Sauce To Metroid
Nintendo has wrangled in Tecmo’s Team Ninja to develop upcoming Wii title Metroid: Other M. Team Ninja is best known for its work on action title Ninja Gaiden and bouncy fighter Dead or Alive. Company president Reggie Fils-Aime dishes about why the company signed the developers to do Metroid, “We could’ve done a fine job…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009