Saturday, March 29, 2008
Do You Finish Every Game You Buy?
4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Ah, yes, Friday. The day of the week where we settle in, relax and just talk. You guessed it, we’ve got another round of TUD, (aka Tell Us Dammit) coming your way. For those not in the known, Tell us Dammit is our opportunity to learn more about you reader person. That way we can feel closer! And perhaps, even for a fleeting second, feel kinda bad when we ban your arse. Here’s how it works: We ask a question. You answer it. So! This week, the TUD Giraffe asks: More »
No, Microsoft, This Is Not How You Appeal To Parents
3:00PM Luke Plunkett | Microsoft, stop. Please! The 360 has struggled with “trying too hard” marketing since the day it was born, but taking that same adolescent tone and pitching it at adults? Parents, even? With hot chicks in lab coats, hand signals and some notion that this somehow gives you “parental street cred”? Little ridiculous. Maybe even a pinch pathetic. But hey, that’s just me. Those up for further uncomfortable viewing experiences can click through for many, many more. More »A Week In Comments
2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Ex-Microsoft Honcho Says Consoles Will Die Soon Comment by: Kanik Nominated by: liquid_kore This guy has the face of a criminal. If there’s no console underneath my TV, I’m blaming him. More »
Ubisoft Starts With GRAW Teasing
1:30PM Michael McWhertor | Visitors to the official Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell and EndWar web sites may have notice something unusual today—a Flash overlay that features smoldering, bullet-ridden debris that links to the official Ghost Recon web site. There, a similar Flash overlay shows a smoking black box or dossier case, then a series of mysterious videos, some of which are playable, some still locked down. The video and audio files are said to come from a recovered MACSAT or Multiple Access Commercial Satellite. More »
Sony Shrugs Off 360 Exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV Episodic Content In PR Shocker
12:30PM Michael McWhertor | In a rare move from a product marketing executive, Sony Computer Entertainment America’s Scott Steinberg has downplayed the commercial viability of the his competitor’s exclusive content for Grand Theft Auto IV. Surprisingly, Steinberg doesn’t think it’s exactly the bee’s knees. He tells GameDaily that “I personally don’t think there’s going to be a huge percentage of folks who jump into downloadable content for another price when they’re still playing through the core product.” I guess with a reported 100-hour playtime, he might have an argument. More »
Get Your Own Resistance Chimera Skull
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Got at least 2500 bones to drop on the centerpiece of a lifetime? If Resistance: Fall of Man is your thing, you’ll definitely want this authentic Chimera skull prop—used in the filming of the Resistance TV spot—to help complete your collection of things that will scare the bejeezus out of visitors and house guests. It’s super pricey, with the auction house expecting it to sell in the $US 3000 range, and will most likely be snapped up by Ted Price from Insomniac Games anyway, but it’s still fun to imagine this resting menacingly by your PlayStation 3. Chimera Skull from Playstation 3 game TV ad [eBay - thanks, Benj!] More »Your March Look At Prototype Screens Is Here
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Want To Go To Capcom’s Next Gamers Day?
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | Capcom’s recent Digital Day was merely a taste of what it has planned for the year. Heavy hitters are still planned for the publisher’s upcoming Gamers Day, now known as CAPTIVATE 08. It’s happening at the end of May, with news dripping out at the start of June, news that’s sure to create a torrent of drool. The best part? John Q. Gamer can go. But only five of you. More »
The PlayStation Network’s Next Big Games
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | The release of SOCOM Confrontation via the PlayStation Network this fall may have the mass appeal to be a digitally distributed “killer app” for the PlayStation fan base, but Sony has plenty of unique offerings over the next few months, some of which we are already intimately familiar with. Echochrome and Wipeout HD haven’t been lacking in exposure, but MTV’s Stephen Totilo goes hands-on with two more PSN originals, Elefunk and PixelJunk Monsters Encore to get a handle on what’s next for the Store. More »
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