But seriously, what the hell am I supposed to write when I see something like this...
See the PS2 buttons? He's sniffing the triangle button if you're still not seeing it...
We all know Sony has run some strange ads in the past. People have pretty much condemned Sony ads of just about every -ism under the sun. Usually I stick up for them and say that people are taking things to seriously, that everyone needs to just calm down and laugh along with the rest of us.
Now I'm not condemning this ad, you see I'd have to understand it to condemn it. And I don't understand how this is supposed to make me think of Playstation. And I really don't understand how this doesn't make us gamers look bad.
Alot of people claim to have the best something. And most of the time the something in question really isn't the best something at all. Just another something in a long line of similar somethings. But this something here is the best something of it's kind. PERIOD.
Somebody went through the painstaking trouble of transforming a monopoly board into such a kick ass video game edition game, that it makes the recently released professionally created "Nintendo" version look like an also-ran. (Except for maybe the playing pieces and houses).
Everything here had been redone... properties, houses, hotels, cards, money, and tokens.
I was going to give him a hard time about putting Secret of Monkey Island on such a crappy property, but he redeemed himself by putting Guybrush right there in the middle of the board.
If you're anything like me you've spent way to much time killing zombies in Dead Rising than to know which books are in which stores, and where to get some of the rarer food items. Well someone has gone to the trouble of making us zombie-slayers an interactive map of all the stores in Willamette mall. Complete with store names and all the items contained therin.
It's like using the map at an actual mall, only it's interactive!
I dig the Game Boy camera. It was not only a cool idea but came out of nowhere. It was released back in the day before every damn gadget had a camera built in. You could also attach a little printer to your Game Boy and print out your stuff!
Leave it to someone to shoot a video using nothing but the Game Boy camera.
It certainly shows the limitations of the device and in the end it's sorta lame... but the medium is cool.
This game's looking better and better... If only there was a way to get the older songs into this game. That's actually one place where downloadable content would be a great addition.
Nirvana; "Heart-Shaped Box"
Primus (original recording); "John the Fisherman"
Stone Temple Pilots; "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Anthrax; "Madhouse
Motley Crue; "Shout at the Devil"
The Police; "Message in a Bottle"
The Pretenders; Tattooed Love Boys
Spinal Tap; "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
Heart; "Crazy on You"
Allman Brothers Band; "Jessica"
Lynyrd Skynrd; "Freebird"
Avenged Sevenfold; "Beast and the Harlot"
Dick Dale; "Misirlou"
Lamb of God; "Laid to Rest"
Alice in Chains; "Them Bones"
Reverend Horton Heat; "Psychobilly Freakout"
Black Sabbath; "War Pigs"
KISS; "Strutter"
Butthole Surfers; "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"
Before I get to this story, can I just address how inaccessible that title is to people that aren't technically inclined? Man alive, I don't think I could've crammed another acronym into that title if I tried!
Anyways, I found a pretty cool resource showing what games have which High-Definition features. It offers a ton of stats like 480p/720p, Dolby Prologic or Prologic II or offer a 16x9 aspect ratio. Some games are even THX Certified.... Sort by feature or system. Good stuff. http://hdgames.net/
Rockstar, the company that always seem to court controversy, may have bit off more than they want to chew. Could they be trying to pull a fast one and sidestep some problems and change up the name of the hotly-debated-even-though-no-one's-played-it-game Bully? Eurogamer.net is saying so. This morning they're running a story saying that Rockstar has decided to change the name to "Canis Canem Edit" which is Latin for dog eat dog.
Now I'll be honest, when I first read the story I was dubious. I did a google search looking for some corroboration but couldn't find anything. At first glance it seems unlikely, but then again people have been saying that the title is a bit misleading anyway. Since you're not really the bully in the game. Add in the crazy people screaming about destroying our youth and it starts to make a little more sense.
So I'll post this, but please take it with a large grain of salt. If it turns out to be true, I'll be pretty happy with myself for being ahead of the curve. If not, oh well.
Personally I really like the new title, the Latin title I think fits the vibe of the game really well.
Now this is a cool idea. It's no secret that footy fan love their teams. Some would say they live and die by their performance on the pitch. Others would say they like to drink and beat up people before/during/after the game. Now, instead of bashing heads in when their teams are playing, they can play along.
In FIFA 07, you'll be able to sign up for an online league wherin you pick your favorite team, and whenever your team is playing in real life, you play an onine match against a fan of their opponent. It's simple, but it seems like a fun idea. As long as the game you have to play isn't going on at the same time as the real game.
No word on how this will be divided or set-up but EA is going to keep track of winners and losers and award a crown every week.
Of course here in the states this probably wont be popular, as no one here seems to get the "beautiful game". I really hope that eventually changes. But it seems like a great idea for our football. Every Sunday people would go online and play their games then watch the real thing.
Why is it so goddamn difficult to pay and leave a store sometimes? Over at Best Buy during my lunch break to buy Arrested Development Season 3, I knew checking out that I'd be asked to sign up for a bunch of crap, as well as divulge my phone number. People who don't shop at Best Buy usually look at me in disbelief when they see it in action. I'm as cold as ice about it, since the hard sell of warranties, magazine subscriptions, reward cards, and acquired phone numbers is old hat to me. "Not Interested. No. No. I don't give it out." In my mind I'm begging for it to end, this exercise in futility. It's like an extra price I pay every time I go into the store. On principle alone I'll never say yes to any of those things, ESPECIALLY the phone number. Does this ever work? It seems like it would piss off more people than it endears. But then I see someone buy a replacement warranty on a gameboy game and it hits me, some people really are that stupid.
At Gamestop it's even more ridiculous. At my last visit I didn't want to pre-order anything, I didn't want to sign up for the Madden tournament, I didn't want to subscribe to their magazines, I didn't want to look through the prerelease binder while I waited just in case I changed my mind about the pre-order thing, I didn't want the used copy, and I didn't want to hear the pitch about how the card and the used copy worked together to save me even more money.
I think I'd stop going to Best Buy but it's close to my job and their prices are worth the hassle, for now. That probably makes me a hypocrite, or maybe just confused. Either way it's just too damn convienent to stop. Plus I HATE Circuit City.
Sega Rally. Rez. Space Channel 5. Lumines. Tetsuya Mizuguchi and his company Q Entertainment have had a pretty good track record. Not perfect (99 Nights) but damn good. With the upcoming games Gunpey for the PSP and DS and Every Extend Extra, Mizuguchi seems to be gunning for a place among the great designers. With his unique brand of combining music and game, using gameplay to create the soundtrack, and mixing the two until they'll no longer seperate elements.
He response to being asked about the ups and downs of working at a huge publisher:
I don’t know about everyone, but from just my case, I felt like I didn’t have freedom. I was in Sega. At the time, I don’t know now, but at the time, that was a big client for me, and I had a studio called UGA, United Game Artists. And I had seventy people. I had many visions, like to make casual games. Not big stuff, but small games. Not Lumines, but many other ideas. If I made a presentation to Sega executives about this kind of thing, and if they said no, that’s over. That’s it.
But beyond Sega, looking beyond where I was, there were many, many possibilities in the world. Not only game console, but also mobile, and other markets that exist. I wanted to make a new phenomenon, not only traditional games. So I felt this was the limit.
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See the PS2 buttons? He's sniffing the triangle button if you're still not seeing it...
This game's looking better and better... If only there was a way to get the older songs into this game. That's actually one place where downloadable content would be a great addition. 
Before I get to this story, can I just address how inaccessible that title is to people that aren't technically inclined? Man alive, I don't think I could've crammed another acronym into that title if I tried!
Rockstar, the company that always seem to court controversy, may have bit off more than they want to chew. Could they be trying to pull a fast one and sidestep some problems and change up the name of the hotly-debated-even-though-no-one's-played-it-game Bully? 
Now this is a cool idea. It's no secret that footy fan love their teams. Some would say they live and die by their performance on the pitch. Others would say they like to drink and beat up people before/during/after the game. Now, instead of bashing heads in when their teams are playing, they can play along.
Why is it so goddamn difficult to pay and leave a store sometimes? Over at Best Buy during my lunch break to buy Arrested Development Season 3, I knew checking out that I'd be asked to sign up for a bunch of crap, as well as divulge my phone number. People who don't shop at Best Buy usually look at me in disbelief when they see it in action. I'm as cold as ice about it, since the hard sell of warranties, magazine subscriptions, reward cards, and acquired phone numbers is old hat to me. "Not Interested. No. No. I don't give it out." In my mind I'm begging for it to end, this exercise in futility. It's like an extra price I pay every time I go into the store. On principle alone I'll never say yes to any of those things, ESPECIALLY the phone number. Does this ever work? It seems like it would piss off more people than it endears. But then I see someone buy a replacement warranty on a gameboy game and it hits me, some people really are that stupid.
Sega Rally. Rez. Space Channel 5. Lumines. 
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