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Submitted by videogame2play
Looking for a new game to play in July? You should check out this list of upcoming video game releases scheduled for July 2008 on the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360 & PC.
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PlayStation 3 in-game XMB demostration
Submitted by videogame2play
Watch Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations, show off PlayStation 3 in-game XMB feature that will be available with the upcoming v2.40 firmware update.
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Aerosmith version of Guitar Hero
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Here, let us serve up an article about the Guitar Hero entry that’s specially dedicated to Steve Tylor’s rock group:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith fans can finally get their chance to step into the shoes of Steven Tyler and Joe Perry as video game developer Activision Inc released its [...]
Ninja Gaiden Black: Josh Mangini speed run
Submitted by videogame2play
I decided to do this run just before I finished my multi segment run. With all the time I put into doing each chapter quickly, the SS run was actually fairly easy to do. It serves as a nice distraction from the semi tedious nature of shaving seconds off of a nearly perfected [...]
Blizzard announces Diablo 3
Submitted by videogame2play
Blizzard announced Diablo 3 at their 2008 Worldwide Invitational yesterday, check out the following highly polished CG debut trailer of the anticipated sequel.
Nearly 20 minute video demonstrating Diablo 3’s various classes:
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Video Game Ads: 1977-1995
Submitted by videogame2play
Take a trip down memory lane with the following video. The trip begins with some of the first Atari 2600 television advertisements and continues with almost 20 years of video game commercials. This great compilation of ads reminds us of our gaming past with legends like Mickey Mantle selling on demand intellivision, and [...]
Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Fan Pack
Submitted by videogame2play
Hi everyone,
I am very pleased to announce that Ubisoft will be releasing a Fan Pack to all Rainbow Six fans. I am also here to give you better insight and clarification on what the Fan Pack contains:
The Fan Pack includes an Update for the game and DLC (downloadable content). The first thing that [...]
Guide to installing Wii Homebrew
Submitted by videogame2play
Check out this excellent step-by-step guide for getting homebrew on your Wii console with both video instruction and starter kit courtesy of WiiHD.
Starter Kit
Download starter kit and unzip it to the root directory of your SD card. It includes the Twilight Hack and the Homebrew Channel (courtesy of Team Twiizer), Quake (the shareware [...]
Sessler Previews Left 4 Dead
Submitted by videogame2play
In this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox, Adam previews the highly anticipated co-op FPS title ‘Left 4 Dead’ from Valve.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Riot City and Zone
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Yet another Final Fight clone, this one called Riot City, and the recording is one that I’ll have to link to offsite. Right this way, please.
It’s really far from the best you could find on the market, and nothing special. Sega made it in association with a company called [...]
Wonder Boy video
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
A classic game where you guide a cave-boy through tricky forest and oceanic terrain to rescue a pretty cave-girl. Here’s the tape in 2 parts, of the Sega Master System version:
The second part, for some reason, has the embedding disabled, so you’ll need to go here to view it.
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A game to help against smoking
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
UbiSoft’s latest game is supposed to help get over smoking habits:
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight?
Hot on the heels of Nintendo’s smash success, “Wii Fit,” game makers are introducing new titles with [...]
AP reviews Secret Agent Clank, Hot Shots and R-Type Command
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Here’s another AP article in which they discuss 3 new games, the third being another entry in the classic series owned by Irem:
The PlayStation Portable has been around for three years, but the machine you might buy today is far different from the one you’d get in 2005. Sony [...]
2 reviews of rock games
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Here’s what the AP Wire is saying about the latest versions Guitar Hero and Rock Band:
Nintendo enthusiasts hit the musical jackpot this week with two new games to release their inner rock stars.
“Guitar Hero: On Tour” ($49.99, Activision) for the Nintendo DS marks the popular series’ first venture onto [...]
Gears of War 2: Multiplayer
Submitted by videogame2play
Dan Hsu sat down with Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games to discuss the upcoming Gears of War 2 multiplayer experience. This 16 minute special features in-game footage mixed throughout the video interview really sheds light on the improvements made to the online portion of game.
Details include the new 5v5 matches utilizing Xbox LIVE’s [...]
Law of the Game on Joystiq: No Freedom of Trash Talk
Submitted by Law of the Game
On this week’s Law of the Game on Joystiq, we discuss the ever-popular ‘freedom of speech’ argument with respect to Xbox Live trash talking and forum posts.
Read on!
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Brief Blast Off recording
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
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This is the sequel to Bosconian, and it certainly does have some impressive looking weapons available. The larger viewpoint you have here when inside the enemy base is interesting too.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Brief taping of Xenophobe
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
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This was a game where you’re tripping around a spaceship dealing with goofy aliens, and the arcade version of this was certainly meant to be a parody-style game. So, if only I could actually find a recording of the arcade version, then we’d be getting somewhere, [...]
Alone in Dark: Wii trailer
Submitted by videogame2play
Alone in the Dark is available in stores today (June 24th) for the PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The following trailer demonstrates the controls for the Nintendo Wii version that utilizes both Wiimote and Nunchuk to interact intuitively with the game. Check it out.
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Blog of Note
Submitted by Law of the Game
Apparently, Law of the Game was the “Blog of Note” for June 19, 2008. Thank you for all of the kind words and well wishes from the visitors sent this way from Blogs of Note.
Any post that is marked “Submitted by Law of the Game” and any content that appears [...]
Trailer for Call of Duty 5
Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Right after the jump.
This is the trailer video for Call of Duty 5: World at War, which Activision is supposed to be coming out with soon.
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Simpsons map for Quake III Arena
Submitted by videogame2play
The amount of detail in this recreation of The Simpsons hometown Springfield is amazing. Watch the video below to check out a nice tour of this Quake III map.
If you would like the .pk3 file here is the download. Enjoy.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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A taping of Two Tigers
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
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This is an airplane dogfight-style game, and was unique in its time for being a game that two people could play together.
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Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Indie game designers
Submitted by Gaming Briefs
An article about independent game developers:
NEW YORK (AP) - In the second grade, James Silva didn’t just play “Mario” and “Zelda” on his Nintendo but drew pictures of new levels and cooked up ideas for future games. While other kids dreamed of becoming an astronaut or president, he felt destined to be [...]
Oh No, Where Do We Go?
Submitted by videogame2play
Halo 3 Uber Rap on PwnorDie.com
A Musical Rap tribute to Halo 3. “Oh No, where do we go?”
Written, directed, and performed by Mason Storm, Edited by Phill Ragland, Produced by Warped Corp.
GamerTag: HEAD KICK
MP3 available on iTunes.
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