Friday, January 18, 2008
New Crisis Core Trailer Knows What It’s Doing
11:30PM Luke Plunkett | Squeenix have got this whole advertising thing down pat. They know they don’t need to remind fans that Crisis Core is coming, and they sure as shit aren’t going to attract new customers to the franchise with a game like this. So instead, they do what they do best: focus on whipping the converted into a frenzy. More »
Street Fighter Online Toys Not So Very Ugly
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Sure, that computer Street Fighter Online Mouse Generation game is fugly, but these toys the game is based on look nice! This line of Kaiyodo’s Revoltech action figs has been announced and is in the planning stages — beyond that, we don’t know much. Well, other than that they look cool as toys and like shit as a game. New SF Toys [Revoltech Express via Heisei Democracy] More »The Day (Well, Its Art) Looks Gorgeous
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Ever Wanted Your Own Arm Tentacle?
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Social gaming website Gaia Online has some really neato items in its online store. Items like a tentacle arm! And not just a tentacle arm, but a tentacle arm with suction cups. So cool. There are other things as well, so swing by and check it out. Green Arm [Gaia Online Store via Alice] More »
OK, OK, Pro Evo On Wii Is Coming, It’s Coming
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Pro Evo on almost every other system’s been out for a few months now. Sadly for Wii owners, their new-fandangled version’s been delayed, no doubt while Konami tinker with its make-or-break Wii Remote control system. No more! It’s been confirmed the game’s due in March, and will be bringing full Mii support (ie make a whole team of them) as well as an, *ahem*, robust online mode. PES to make Wii debut in March [Eurogamer] More »
Game Controllers Make the Best Movie Props
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | We’ve never seen Earthstorm. Thankfully, commenter Scazza has! And on his new TV at that. While watching it, he noticed something very, very familiar. He writes: just watching this horrid B-movie about the moon getting hit by an asteroid when I spotted something fun filling in as some sort of control console in a NASA command-like room. I probably would not have noticed it if I had not have JUST got an HD-PVR today for my 3 day old 1080p Bravia. Anyway, its pretty funny how out of place this Steel Battalion controller looks, but then again, this movie is supposed to be a disaster movie but its filled with some of the worst CGI I have seen in awhile. It doesn’t help that Steven Baldwin is one of the leads. And look at that, Scazza’s even provided a handy comparison! Let’s hope the Earthstorm producers work the Power Glove into the sequel. That would be so bad. More »
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Atari Boss Sees Salvation In Nintendo
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Patrick Leleu is the boss of Infogrames, which means he’s also the boss of Atari. Rather him than me. Speaking with French paper Les Echos, he’s been outlining his plans to get both companies back on track. Which involves, obviously, the milking of existing franchises like Alone in the Dark, Test Drive and D&D, but also some new ventures. Like trying to ride the Nintendo wave: The second thing is our intention to increase our investment in games aimed at the mass market made up of consumers who were introduced to gaming on the DS and Wii. So…more rubbish Wii shovelware, then? Patrick, you need to think harder. Atari boss reveals turnaround plans [MCV] More »
Ubisoft Knows All The Lost Secrets
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | I like Lost. The wife and I rent the DVDs (she needs subtitles) and watch ‘em together. As Stephen Totilo at MTV Multiplayer pointed out, if you don’t like Lost, you probably won’t be interested in this post. MTV sat down with Ubisoft to check out upcoming Lost game adaptation Lost: Via Domus, which the game’s co-writer Kevin Shortt walked Totilo through. Lost, of course, is famous for its mysterious WTF plotline. In making this game, Shortt became privy to that. He says: They did send us some very specific guidelines. Here’s what the black smoke does. Here’s some information on the Black Rock… They were very specific about how far we could go and what we could say about it. That was one where they were very, very specific: ‘It does this. It does this.’ Or they wouldn’t say it does ‘this’ or ‘this.’ Sucks for Shortt. I kinda wouldn’t want to know how Lost ends. Spoils the fun, no? Lost Game [MTV Multiplayer] [Pic] More »
Did You Know WoW Has A Gold Limit?
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | That little yelp you just heard was a bunch of money-hungry WoW players seeing light at the end of their years-long tunnel. While a hard limit on the amount of gold a WoW player could possess had always been theorised, nobody had ever actually (legitimately) reached the limit. They have now. And that limit is 214,748 gold, 36 silver and 48 copper. I’ve no idea how much that’s actually worth, but since it’s taken this long for someone to hit it, I’ll just presume it’s worth a metric fuckton. Apparently you can have too much gold [WoW Insider] More »
