Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Mario Goes Tabletop
11:30PM Luke Plunkett | Oh, good Lord no, not a tabletop cabinet. That’s boring. This is much nicer. Reader Aaron sent this into us, and writes: I decided to take an old table my grandfather made that had a stain on the top of it and tile it myself. Luckily my parents were tiling their bathroom so I got to use a nice industrial cutter :) Lucky indeed, Aaron! Great stuff. Great carpet, too. More »
Virtua Fighter 5 With Added Pirate Fighting!
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | If a new arcade version of Virtua Fighter 5 wasn’t enough to get excited about, how about a new version with pirates? Yes, PIRATES. Labelled Virtua Fighter 5 Version D, this is the fourth update to the arcade version. This latest update adds a CPU pirate-fighting “Knockout Trial 2″ for one-player mode and the ability to easily have “Official Open Battles” in Japanese arcades. The new versions brings new costumes, too. What hasn’t been updated: The game’s fighting balance hasn’t changed since Version C. Gotta love the pirate brawling. You gotta. VF5 Update [Famitsu] [Pic] More »
SingStore Actually Updated (Again!)
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Still waiting on those “hundreds of songs”, but Sony promised a SingStore update on February 6, and an update is what we’ve received. Only seven tracks are on offer, mind, but that seven includes MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This”. Oh, and “Greatest Love of All” as well, though sadly, it’s the Whitney Houston version. Busting out the Randy Watson version will get you zero points. Don’t ask me how I know that… More »
Sound Effects Make the Best Game Themes
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The latest thing? Remixing game sound effects into the game’s theme. Right up there, that’s the original Super Smash Bros. Pretty catchy! Hit the jump for a stab at Super Mario 64. More »
You’ll Never Guess What This Trailer Is For
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Advertisements that have absolutely nothing to do with the product they’re advertising? Not generally the soundest of marketing strategies, but then when you’re marketing a game like this, what choice do you have but to go completely OTT? [via Game|Life] More »
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Twenty-Five People Who Are Changing Gaming
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Develop Magazine has its list of 25 people who are changing the game industry. Number one shouldn’t be a shocker (it’s Nintendo honcho Satoru Iwata). Luminaries like Hironobu Sakaguchi, Ray Muzyka, John Carmack and, yes, even Mark Rein. It’s a good list and worth checking out to see why these folks matter and how they’re reshaping gaming. Game Changers [devleop via DS Fanboy] [Pic] More »
Metal Gear Mobile Uses Camera For Camo
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Metal Gear Mobile, a Japan-only Metal Gear title for cellphones, looks kinda okayish. It’s Metal Gear Solid. But with keypad controls. Pros and cons, then. It does have one snazzy, original feature, though: Snake’s active camo, which is compatible with your camera’s phone. In other words, take a snap of your surrounds and that’s what Snake’s camo will look like. Knowing Metal Gear, I’m guessing it’s safer to play (and take your snaps) on the train or bus than it is in a grassy field on a sunny day. Camouflage Solid Snake with a camera phone in Metal Gear Solid Mobile [Siliconera] More »
One-Armed Ninja Gaiden II Enemies Can Fight
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Severed arms. Decapitated heads. And lots and lots of blood. Ninja Gaiden II looks pretty gross. The game’s mastermind, Tomonobu Itagaki, is to remind all that it plays pretty gross, too. Itagaki says: They [the enemy characters] can basically keep fighting until they’re in pieces. Even a one-armed enemy can still fight. Itagaki adds that his team is trying to be realistic to a degree, so don’t expect chopped off heads to attack you. Whew, that’s a relief! Itagaki Interview [Games.net via Go Nintendo] More »
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The PS2 Is Still Buttering EA’s Bread
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Buried amongst the rubble of EA’s Q3 fiscal results are some details on not only how each platform is doing for EA, but what EA is doing for each platform. Did you know, for instance, that for all the sheen and luster of current-gen consoles, the PS2 was EA’s biggest bread-winner for the quarter? Or that they released more mobile games than DS and PSP titles combined? Do now! More »
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