Friday, August 31, 2007
I Think The Computer Is Melting My Eyes (Yours Okay?)
11:40PM Brian Ashcraft | To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Like you, I sit in front of the computer for hours on end. Let’s say I get on the computer at 9am. By the time I finish blogging or w/e by 9 or 10pm, my eyes are a mess. Blurry vision and dry, dry eye balls. Do you experience this? Should I use eye drops? I think it might be because I wear contacts, and I probably should get glasses for when I’m blogging (to let the ol’ eyes breathe). I don’t really get headaches or whatnot, but man, my eyes get really really tired… What you missed last night Kaz Says The Best Is Yet To Come SEGA game will wreck your relationship Luke has an Elite Giant Jeff Bell talks MGS and FF Blame Sonic More »
Fable 2 “Nowhere Near Finished”
11:40PM Brian Ashcraft | Fable 2 is a big game. And big games take time. But Peter Molyneux has been talking about Fable 2 for a while now, so that probably means it’s almost done by now. No, not even close. But it’s supposed to be out in 2008, we say. Lionhead Studios community liaison Sam Van Tilburgh reports: It’s nowhere near finished. Think about that for a second. It is not finished. So yes, the game will look at least a gazillion times better than anything you’ve seen of Fable 2 so far. More »
360 Messenger Kit, Halo 3 Accessories Hit Next Week
11:18PM Brian Crecente | The Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers and Headset and the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit both hit on Sept. 4, Microsoft announced today. The wireless controllers, which feature Covenant Brute and Master Chief art by Todd McFarlane, sell for $US60 a pop. The Spartan green and gold wireless headset also sells for $US60. The Xbox 360 Messenger Kit includes a backlit Chatpad that pops on to the bottom of your controller and a special headset that attaches to it. The two sell for $US30, which seems like a pretty great price to me. galleryPost('ha', 4, 'Halo 3 Accessories'); More »When Gaming And Amateur Wrestling Collide
10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Pro wrestling? Eeehhhhhh. Little too “manly” for my liking. But amatuer wrestling? Love it. Love the enthusiasm, love the humour, love the fact there are this many gaming-themed wrestlers out there. Especially ones with special moves like “Contra Code” and “Insert Cartridge”. Filed At MTV News: Pro Wrestlers Who Use The “Contra Code” And The Power Glove In The Ring — Really! [MTV] More »
PlayStation Store MEGA UPDATE (Demos, Trailers)
8:00PM Luke Plunkett | Sure, you read that Tekken 5 was available for download. Puzzle Fighter, too. Think that’s the last of the PlayStation store updates for today? No way, Sony have gone DOWNLOAD CRAZY. Three demos are also now up: Tiger Woods 2008, All-Pro Football 2K8 and NASCAR 08. Don’t like sports? There’s some Heavenly Sword vids (the latest animated episode and the making of the latest animated episode), a Folklore trailer, a Jericho trailer and movie trailers for Beowulf and…Bee Movie. OK, so that’s not DOWNLOAD CRAZY, more like…a somewhat generous offering. What’s New in the PLAYSTATION Store? [PlayStation.Blog] More »
This Fall, Drink FFVII Crap In Tinnies
7:05PM Brian Ashcraft | The best thing about last year’s Final Fantasy potion was not the potion. The potion was gross. The best thing was the blue bottle it came in! This October, the FF Potion is back, but those blue bottles are gone. (There is a special phallic one, though!) Partnering with beverage maker Suntory, Square Enix is releasing Final Fantasy VII Potion in tin cans that feature character artwork. Collectible tin cans! That’s sooooooo early 1990’s. There’s also cans bundled with TRADING ARTS mini figures out in November; these cans will have slightly different art. Still, they are tin cans! And tin cans are blergh. More »Kaz Says The “Best” Is Yet to Come
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R.I.P. Paul Anderson
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Paul Anderson, a Game Informer staffer who had been with the magazine since 1992, has passed away following a six-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He leaves behind a wife and two children, and was 38 years old. Our thoughts are with Paul’s family and the Game Informer team at this time. Rest in Peace. Paul Anderson, Long Time Game Informer Member, Passes [Game Informer] More »
Nothing Says Concept Car More Than Xbox 360 Dashboard
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | See that? Look closer. That’s an Xbox 360 in the dashboard. You’re looking at the winner of the Peugot International design competition winner. The Flux concept design, created by Romanian student Mihai Panitescu, was picked from over 4,000 entries. will get a full scale model at September’s Frankfurt Auto as well as inclusion in Project Gotham Racing 4. Says Martyn Chudley from developer Bizarre Creations: We were impressed with the innovative and the extreme car designs submitted; We hope that Mihai Panaitescu will be excited when he sees The Flux faithfully created on the Xbox 360. Imagine how Mihai will feel when he sees the Xbox 360… Ah, forget it. Neat design and congrats! More Pics [Jalopnik] More »
