Fanboys unite! Constant squabbles echo among Nintendo, Sony, and Xbox loyalists, but the real battle is elsewhere. It’s a battle between the different ways people choose to spend their free time and their extra dollars. Games are a big and growing part of this battle and they have taken a bite out of that tasty …
Archive for May, 2007
Paranoid Identity Crisis!
Monday, May 21st, 2007 by jarradGamers Want Everything, but don’t want to pay for it
Monday, May 21st, 2007 by golden jewA leak from the price testing of Rock Band fills gamers with shock and awe on two points:
1. Rock Band’s peripherals are expensive
2. Gamers don’t like paying for expensive stuff and in fact want everything free
Being a jew, after hearing Rock Band announced, I had two reactions—this game would …
Weekly News We Care About Wrap Up - 5.14.07
Saturday, May 19th, 2007 by jayStarcraft 2 is coming
Golden Jew was wrong. He is hereby stripped of one hundredth of his massive pile of gold coins, crowns, and swords. I’ll give it back when the Starcraft MMO comes out in two years.
Rare to broaden 360s audience with all age friendly games
But also don’t rule out …
Capcom hates smear campaigns
Friday, May 18th, 2007 by mattThis interesting piece of news is from Colin Campbell’s editor blog on Next-Gen.biz, in which he talks about a particular fear that Capcom has in doing normal day-to-day business in the video game industry. And it’s not something that anyone would have expected.
Basically, Capcom is worried that the sales of their games that have …
Better than a full day of sex: Deus Ex being revitalized
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by mattDuring a recent interview with Quebec’s MusiquePlus, Eidos France’s director general Patrick Melichor revealed that they’re planning to revisit the Deus Ex series with a new installment that will be developed by Eidos’ newly-formed Montreal studio. It isn’t official, but they’re very close to getting it approved. They’re basically just waiting for the go-ahead….
Virtual Console Previews/Reviews - Week of May 14th
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by tonyWii Virtual Console:
Ninja Gaiden (NES): Play as Ryu Hayabusa, a ninja warrior who embarks on a quest to avenge his father’s death. A classic, albeit frustrating game. I would hope that unlimited lives are included in this version as dying repeatedly because of wonky wall-jumping mechanics would bring back too many traumatizing memories.
Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafix): …
Fucking Finally - PSP to have iTunes-like Store
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by mattIt’s taken Sony two years to finally figure out that there’s gold in them thar downloadable content hills. Sony revealed this week at their Gamers Day conference that they are now actively planning a PSP Store, an online marketplace where handheld users can download multimedia content to their PSP’s….
Best Game Ever - Lumines 2
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by mattWhen deciding upon which system to purchase next, many people will look for that one game to satisfy their needs almost immediately. Xbox had Halo and GameCube had Smash Bros. Melee. Well, you can add Lumines 2 for the PSP to that list. I’m here to tell you that you should buy a PSP for …
Dragon Quest IX no longer has internet multiplayer
Thursday, May 17th, 2007 by chrisIn yet another disappointment to fans, it has been announced recently that Dragon Quest IX will not have internet multiplayer as originally advertised. This comes after the clarification of the battle system that revealed it was the age-old Dragon Quest system with few changes.
The beanbag chair …
Retrospectives - Suikoden series, part 2
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 by chrisContinued from part 1
Suikoden 2
Suikoden 2 takes place a few years after the events of Suikoden 1. It is not only the rarest and most expensive Suikoden (sometimes reaching the $100 mark) but is also usually considered the best of the series. I have to agree - it improves nearly all aspects of the …
