Posted in Computer games on Oct 31st, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
I’m guessing it was made to cash in on the recent movie :
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the latest antics of “The Simpsons,” Bart chases a giant ape through a video game factory, Lisa destroys a logging camp and Marge storms city hall with an angry mob.
But don’t look for those episodes […]
Posted in Online games - MMO (massive multiplayer online) on Oct 31st, 2007
Submitted by videogame2play
This humorous parody of a popular Akon song blames Halo 3 for his lack of responsibility.
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Posted in Computer games on Oct 31st, 2007
Submitted by VIDEO GAME JOCKS
In this episode we talk about Console Makers’ Quarterly Financials, Edge Magazine’s Nintendo Rumors, the New PS3 Chipset, Will Wright and Nolan Bushnell’s Comments on the Next Gen, We Answer Your Listener Mail and More!
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Posted in Computer games on Oct 31st, 2007
Submitted by VIDEO GAME JOCKS
In this episode we talk about the September NPD Numbers, Street Fighter 4, Sony’s New Spin on Backwards Compatibility, KOTOR 3 and Psychonauts 2 Rumors, We Answer Your Listener Mail and More!
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Posted in PSP, Nintendo DS and other game systems on Oct 29th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Reuters must be trying to set a confusing picture here:
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Men are just as likely as women to play casual video games, but are less likely to admit it, according to an industry report that shatters a widely held industry belief that such games appeal mainly to women.
But women […]
Posted in PS3 games, XBOX games on Oct 28th, 2007
Submitted by videogame2play
We’ve already had some of the big bombshells of 2007 come out already, including the big boys like Halo 3, Heavenly Sword, and Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction … but what’s still coming down the pipeline? Guitar Hero III will be out tomorrow, and the rest of October and all of […]
Posted in XBOX games on Oct 28th, 2007
Submitted by Law of the Game
Other parts of the blog-o-sphere are reporting some issues with the bundling of Guitar Hero III with wired guitars. I’d like to address a different problem that I’ve had, along with a number of others according to forum posts.
I’d like to preface by saying I really do enjoy the Guitar […]
Posted in Computer games on Oct 28th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Here’s ten recordings of the story modes for Dead or Alive 2:
Zack.
Bass Armstrong.
Leon.
Gen Fu.
Hayabusa.
Jann-Lee.
Ein (Hayate).
Ayane.
Tina Armstrong.
Lei-Fang.
Helena.
Kasumi.
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Posted in PSP, Nintendo DS and other game systems on Oct 28th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Sony may be making one, but so far, Nintendo isn’t:
TOKYO (AP) - Fresh off bumper earnings, Nintendo Co. ruled out a price cut for its smash-hit Wii video game console Friday and announced the company will begin selling the Wii in China next year.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata also unveiled a gift-giving feature […]
Posted in Computer games on Oct 26th, 2007
Submitted by Law of the Game
Bloggers in the video game realm know they’ve truly “made it” when Jack Thompson personally responds to a post. While I haven’t been able to verify the identity 100%, the responses I received are generally consistent with Mr. Thompson’s form, so I thought I would take this opportunity to respond […]
Posted in Computer games on Oct 25th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
One could say that Street Smart was a precursor to the fighting games that SNK made during the 1990s, though it was pretty simple when it was first made. Here’s a short recording of this early fighting game they designed in 1989, when the genre was just getting started:
And, here’s another recording […]
Posted in PSP, Nintendo DS and other game systems on Oct 25th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Who would’ve thought? I had no idea they were into this kind of stuff, or that they were getting into it! But, that’s what happened just recently, Nintendo’s new console won the Bafta awards:
LONDON (Reuters) - A Nintendo computer game that allows players to practice their golf swing or fine-tune their tennis […]
Posted in Online games - MMO (massive multiplayer online) on Oct 24th, 2007
Submitted by Law of the Game
I’m certain many of you, the readers, have seen the latest Jack Thompson coverage on Game Politics found here and here. Dennis was quick to point out the FTC provision about credit card ownership being adequate proof of age for online transactions, and the FoxNews contributor was quick to play […]
Posted in Online games - MMO (massive multiplayer online) on Oct 24th, 2007
Submitted by Law of the Game
Microsoft has finally posted the long promised “Revised” Game Content Usage Rules. They are available here. Now that they are available, what has changed? The short answer is “Not much.”
1. The “reverse engineering” rule was re-written to clarify “not normally permitted by the game.” As such, things like the Halo […]
Posted in PS3 games on Oct 24th, 2007
Written by Michael Vass
Well if you are looking for a unique game that is different and challenging, I think I have just seen the right thing for you. Eye of Judgement.
Now I know some of you say that you are too old for collectible card games. Some may have missed out on the Magic: […]
Posted in PSP, Nintendo DS and other game systems on Oct 23rd, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
I never even knew there was a game based on Warner Brothers’ famous cartoons from the swingin’ sixties that was made! But it sure looks spiffy, as you take up the role of the speedy bird named Road Runner who’s gotta outrun Wile E. Coyote on the desert highways of Arizona (though […]
Posted in PS3 games, XBOX games on Oct 23rd, 2007
Written by Michael Vass
So you love video games like Call of Duty, Halo, or Need for Speed. You are set up with the latest game systems; you have the best controllers and a big screen flat panel television. In fact you’ve got a whole room in your house, or the living room of your apartment […]
Posted in Online games - MMO (massive multiplayer online) on Oct 22nd, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Okay, and now, here’s an article from the AFP about music-based games!
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The slashing riffs of Metallica, the solos of Deep Purple, the rage of the Sex Pistols: an increasing crop of video games are inviting players to live out their dreams of being a rock star.
Pick up your […]
Posted in Computer games on Oct 22nd, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
A game that draws from the Vietnam war, the idea is to escape from a POW camp and make your way to where a friendly helicopter will come to rescue you. Note that this recording was done on cheat mode, so what you can’t tell at ease here is that it’s fairly […]
Posted in PSP, Nintendo DS and other game systems on Oct 22nd, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
If you’re going to attend the E3 convention, you’ll notice some changes to it this time:
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When the annual trade show once known simply as E3 kicks off this week, attendees will discover a distinctly downsized event.
The video game industry’s premier trade show has been scaled down considerably […]
Posted in XBOX games on Oct 22nd, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Microsoft is thinking wisely about how they’ll sell their console over in Japan:
TOKYO (AP) - Microsoft is slashing Xbox 360 prices in Japan by about 13 percent as the price war among video game consoles heats up around the world ahead of the key year-end shopping season.
The Xbox 360 console will sell […]
Posted in Computer games on Oct 21st, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
The following invention for game playing is most definitely NOT something I would want to use:
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A US surgeon working on a “tele-health” breakthrough has devised a way for video game warriors to feel shots, stabs, slams, and hits dealt to their on-screen characters.
A vest designed by doctor Mark […]
Posted in Computer games on Oct 19th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
A simple magical kingdom game, in which you play a knight battling to rescue a princess from all sorts of sinister beasties, dragons included. Best part about this is hands down the part where the hero and the lovely princess kiss each other at the end. That’s a little something that needs […]
Posted in PS3 games on Oct 18th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
Yep, Sony is cutting down the price at last:
NEW YORK (AP) - Sony Corp. on Thursday cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console in the U.S. and announced an even cheaper model that will arrive before the holiday shopping season.
The top-line PlayStation model, with an 80 gigabyte hard drive, now […]
Posted in Online games - MMO (massive multiplayer online) on Oct 18th, 2007
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
But according to this article, they can also deprive people of sleep:
NEW YORK (AP) - Role-playing games with an Internet element are so much more captivating than equivalent electronic games that they change users’ lives, cutting into their sleep and boosting the time they spend playing, a new study shows.
So-called massively multiplayer […]
