Thursday, May 29, 2008
Bun Oven Update
11:40PM Brian Ashcraft | To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: Ubidays to Captivate After a gajillion years of feeling like bird shit and barfing like it was a recreation sport, Mrs. Bashcraft was in a little better spirits today. She was up and about — even decided she wanted to cook beef stew! (FYI: Her beef stew is way better than the dinner meals at 7-11.) After that, she passed out on the sofa for an eternity, woke up and played NSMB on the DS and then went back to sleep. Literally, like in the last two days, she has really started to show. There is a definite pregnant belly going on. She still isn’t up to walking the kid to the bus stop and waking up early. But just seeing her back to her old self (somewhat) has been great. Oh, so the hamster that powers the site went bananas a few hours back. Good times. What you missed last night Mass Effect PC ships without DLC Yahtzee on TWEWY PSP upskirt crime Saints Row 2 Delayed New Gears 2 characters 360 soccer team More »
360 Beats PS3 In UK GTA IV Throwdown
11:20PM Luke Plunkett | Yes. This old chestnut. Going off sales data compiled by European chart keepers ChartTrack, it’s been revealed that since the launch of GTA IV on April 29, the 360 version of the game has outsold the PS3 version in the United Kingdom. By how much? Well, by around 180,000 copies, with the 360 version moving 750,000 copies, and the PS3 version, 570,000. It’s also apparently had an affect on console sales, but since ChartTrack only give out percentages, and not hard numbers, those are useless, and I’m not going to post them. All in all, not a bad rear-guard action by Microsoft’s last European stronghold. 360 outselling PS3 since GTA IV launch [Eurogamer] More »BioShock PS3 Looks Like BioShock 360/PC
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft |Magical Segata Sanshiro Mullet Makes Rambo Return
10:40PM Brian Ashcraft | Forget the Sega Rambo arcade game for a moment, look at that mullet! Look!! That business-in-the-front party-in-the-back belongs to none over than Hiroshi Fujiioka, the Sega Saturn’s human mascot Segata Sanshiro. In the late 1990s, that character went around telling people to play the Sega Saturn — and had a truly amazing theme song. A Rambo arcade game makes this press conference cool. That mullet makes it even cooler. But that mullet belonging to Segata Sanshiro? Jeez, that pretty much seals this as the press event of 2008, hands down. Oh, that lady with him is Maomi Yuuki. Rambo Game [Game Watch Impress] More »
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What’s Ubisoft’s Biggest-Selling Franchise?
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | HINT: It’s not Splinter Cell. Not Rainbow Six either. Or Prince of Persia. No, when you look at the list Ubisoft released yesterday, showing the total lifetime sales of its major franchises, you’d best brace yourself for a surprise or two. Because atop the chart, beating out all Ubisoft’s current AAA series, is France’s favourite limbless platforming hero, Rayman, with 22 million copies sold (they have to be counting the Raving Rabbids games in that). Slightly shocking, no? But wait. That’s only surprise #1. Surprise #2? How about Petz games selling more than Prince of Persia titles. More »Swiingers
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Ah, yes. Swingers. Those interested in using game consoles to host orgies, listen up! Online swinger site Kasidie offers up some tips on how game consoles can be liven up an evening of sex with multiple partners. From the site: Even the names of today’s gaming consoles seem like they were geared towards swingers… How’d you like to come back to my “Playstation” so I can put my “Wii” into your “Xbox”? If you can make it through that line without cringing, perhaps you might be able to make it through the rest of the piece. Remember kids, writing about sex is way more difficult than actually having it! The New Social Lubricant [Kasidie via Go Nintendo via Next-Gen] [Pic] More »This Is How Home Will Flood You With PR
9:30PM Luke Plunkett |Tecmo Bowl Screens
8:30PM Luke Plunkett |Xbox 360 “Stolen”, Xbox Appears In Its Place
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Over at Northwestern University, an Xbox 360 was stolen from a locked dorm hall basement closet on May 11th. When the student checked the locked closet on May 22nd, he found an original Xbox inside. Oh, the hi-jinx! The kicker? Only one other dorm hall government officer and that student have access to the closet. This sounds less like a robbery and more like a practical joke — or a trade, even! Xbox 360 Stolen [The Daily Northwestern via Binge Gamer via Xbox 360 Fanboy] More »
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