Saturday, September 8, 2007
No, Ubisoft Is Not Buying SCi
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | With SCi on the market, Ubisoft seemed a good fit for a buyer. Mainly because, well, they’re not EA. Turns out they’re not that interested, however, with a Ubi rep telling the Financial Times: We are not in discussion with SCi Entertainment any more than we are with any other company in the industry. Instead, the mysterious, unnamed Ubisoft rep believes Time Warner will make a move for the house of Lara. SCi Entertainment sees PE more likely than trade bidders; Tchenguiz not interested [Financial Times] More »
Pro Evo 2008 Adds New Licences, Seems To Lose Some As Well
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Pro Evo fans, you’ll know what this is about. American fans…imagine if the rights to Madden didn’t come in one all-encompassing package. Imagine if each team’s kit supplier, each team, each stadium, each league, each national body and even the players association had to be signed on individually. That’s an issue Pro Evo’s always faced, and one they’ve slowly improved each season as they add more and more official teams and leagues to their roster. For the 2008 version, Konami have announced a range of new club sides and national teams, which include: National teams: Brazil, Portugal, Greece, Scotland and Ireland Club teams: Newcastle, Tottenham, RSC Anderlecht, HJK Helsinki, IFK Goteborg, Panathinaicos, Spartak Moscow, Fenerbache, NK Dinamo Zagreb and FC Basel More »Chill Out With Gear Turning And Fish
2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Not just puzzles, but puzzles, gears and FISH. Theta (AKA “Shi—ta”) is a “relaxing and revolving puzzle” game for the DS. I get the revolving part, but think they might’ve confused “relaxing” with “boring.” More »
British 360 Sales Rise By 260%
1:40PM Luke Plunkett | British sales trackers ChartTrack have announced that, following the 360s recent price cut, sales in the UK have risen by 260%. And…that’s all they announced. Be nice to know just how many they sold, and then how that compares with how many Wiis and PS3s were sold, but since hard numbers aren’t released by ChartTrack without money changing hands, this is all we got. UK Xbox 360 Sales Triple After Price Cut [Kikizo] More »
Humans Get Baby Unicorns By Doing It With Adult Unicorns
1:20PM Luke Plunkett | When someone asks me why I think Second Life is so stupid, I normally just shrug and say “cos”. Figure it’d take too long to get into a discussion on the matter. Now, though, I can just point to this, and we’ll be all set! In-game merchants Sensual Stoneworks will provide you with a baby Unicorn…provided you consent to (or fail to resist) a rather unpleasant invasion of your personal space by a male adult Unicorn’s junk. So, yes. Short of painting a picture, you get fucked by a unicorn, then you get a baby Unicorn. If the world ends tomorrow, with fire, brimstone, four horsemen, etc, I’m blaming this. Baby Unicorn Power!!! [Second Life Herald, via Rock, Paper, Shotgun] More »
SEGA Reminds The Dreamcast Is Soon Dead
1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | As we previously posted, the last Friday of this month marks the end of official SEGA Dreamcast console and peripherals repairs. After that, SEGA of Japan officially (and humbly) disowns the product and you’ll be forced to get your machine in some back alley by some dude who doesn’t wash his hands. The horror! Over on its official site, SEGA just posted a friendly reminder online of this impending doom. Wait, this isn’t very friendly, this isn’t very friendly at all. A moment of silence, please — those are the last breaths of the SEGA Dreamcast support you hear. DC’s Time is Up Soon [SEGA] More »
PlayStation Phone Coming In February?
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Think we’re all sure a Sony gaming phone is coming. Question is when. Mobile Entertainment seem to believe that it’ll be February, during the Mobility World Congress. They also reckon the phone won’t be PSP-branded (but you’d think it’d carry the PlayStation name somewhere), will be designed with gaming as the #1 priority and will be motion-sensitive, so expect a LocoRoco game somewhere at launch. Sony Ericsson to launch games phone in Feb? [Mobile Entertainment] More »Travels… Or Trevails
12:00PM Brian Crecente | To: Ash and Flynn From: Crecente Re: Drink Less Booze, Drop Weight I don’t exactly have that problem. While I’ve put on a bit of gut weight, I’m still a slender 60kg and 173cm-ish. Maybe I need to start drinking more Sake. This hasn’t just been one hell of a week, it’s been one hell of a month. Next week I fly out to the northwest to spend some time playing an eagerly anticipated game for a few days, then I return to finish prep work for Tokyo Game Show and fly out that Sunday for Japan. I think I’m about ready for September to be over and with it all of these conventions. Not that I’m not going to have fun, but I can’t wait to relax a bit. This weekend I’m going to strive and beat BioShock and start prepping for a little World in Conflict tourney the developers are hosting. Fahey is going to be my second and it’s going to be a bloodbath.. not in our favour. Have a nice weekend guys. What you missed: Madame Tussauds’ Master Chief Invades Las Vegas Zero G Flight
Devil May Cry 4, Zack & Wiki, Harvey Birdman Box Art Blowout
11:40AM Michael McWhertor | Capcom has put out a fresh batch of piping hot box art for us to judge, including highly anticipated games such as Devil May Cry 4, Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure and Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law. Obviously, you can see Nero sporting his fancypants glowstick hand above, but the rest of box art fun continues after the break. More »
