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High Scores And Egos: There's Always A Bigger Doodle Not all Pokémon are created equally. Some are very powerful. Some look badass. Some are adorable. And some simple suck. Game site 1up has put together a list of the five worst Pocket Monsters. Here’s a quick rundown:
5. Unown – The “Gimmick” Pokémon
4. Beautifly – The “Generic Copy” Pokémon
3. Luvdisc – The “Filler Underclass” Pokémon
2. Probopass – The “Clever Design Gone Terribly Wrong” Pokémon
1. Mr. Mime – The “What Were They Thinking?” Pokémon
Click the link below for a full rundown on why these Pocket Monsters were selected. Surely with all those Pokémon that have been spawned, there must be more crap ones. Top 5 Lamest Pokemon [1up]
Last year’s E for All show kinda sucked. Then again, at least last year’s E for All had some exhibitors. This year’s show is looking like a complete dud, as with only six weeks to go before the thing kicks off the number of confirmed, big-name publishers stands at…two. EA and Microsoft. With Eidos still thinking about it. Those publishers not going include *deep breath* Activision, Capcom, Sony, 2K, Ubisoft, Midway, Atari, Sega, LucasArts, Sony Online, Square Enix, Codemasters and Gamecock. Just to name a “few”. Maybe next year they can do the smart thing, call it a day and just roll it into E3, let the public in ala TGS and GC.
Most major game publishers bypassing 2008 E For All Expo [Big Download Blog]
In an interview with the Arizona Daily Star‘s movie critic Phil Villarreal, actor Don Cheadle talks about his upcoming portrayal of jazz musician Miles Davis in Miles. Cheadle says he’s learning to play the trumpet for the flick. But wait, don’t stop reading, there is a game connection. While we were told that Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle learned how to play Shadow of the Colossus for Hollywood film Reign Over Me. According to Daily Star‘s movie critic:
…Cheadle laughed and said he doesn’t play video games. He and Sandler didn’t rehearse their gaming scenes and other than taking the home briefly to let his kids play it, Cheadle didn’t touch the controller.
“I brought it home to my daughter and she tried to play it. She could never get past the first Colossus. I tried to help her, but she was better than me”.
Perhaps this is a case of a Hollywood actor wanting to sound cool to movie press about gaming geek out, or perhaps he didn’t play the game at all. Thing is, those scenes where he and Sandler are playing, actually do look like they’re playing — and gaming isn’t something that you can easily fake. Maybe they can, maybe that’s why they’re actors!
What Don Cheadle told me [AZNightBuzz.com]
No weekly PC sales charts this week. No, we got monthly sales charts. Specifically, for the month of July, a period dominated by AAA PC exclusive Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice, which lived up to its pre-release hype by taking out the top spot. It’s followed by…yeah, pretty much everything Maxis and Blizzard have ever put out between them (though Civ IV at #12 should warm a cockle or two amongst you).
The Leipzig Games Convention is over, and PAX is just around the corner. What’s left? The Tokyo Games Show (and its STUPID slogan)! For those curious as to whom will be appearing, the complete list is after the jump. Read it if you like. If not, don’t.
Developer Cryptic has answers. In the first round of Star Trek Online developer Q&As, lead designer Al “Captain Geko” Rivera, executive producer Craig “Zinc” Zinkievich, and their nicknames answer probing questions. For example: How much of the game will stick to the canon? Captain Geko answers: Every series and movie is considered canon, and we are staying very true to this in our development. Star Trek is rich with lore and history, and there is a great deal of material to build upon as we move into the 25th century with Star Trek Online. We are working with CBS to ensure that everything we create is true to Trek and makes sense. We know that fans want to play Star Trek Online because they want to explore the Star Trek universe, and we are striving to deliver as authentic an experience as possible. Our team has seen all the shows and movies and we’re watching them again every single day. We are also studying other soft canon resources such as novels and comics. From those, we are looking for inspiration and references to further enhance our game. Where it makes sense, we will include some soft canon elements in Star Trek Online as well.
More questions and answers over at the official site. No more nicknames, though. Ask Crytic [Star Trek Online Thanks, Commodoure Jason!]
Too Human was first announced as a PS1 game back in 1999, but does that really mean it’s been ten years in development? Nope, no, no way, no dice says Silicon Knights boss Dennis Dyack, who says development on the title only begun in earnest once they’d finished with their Metal Gear Solid port for the GameCube. So not ten years in development, then, but four. Course, that gives them even less of an excuse for some of the game’s more outdated elements, but hey, if Dennis wanted that cleared up, he’s cleared it up!
Some Rock Band 2 songs will be easy. Some will be tough. Some will be freakin’ impossible. So let’s find out which is which, eh? Harmonix have released a comprehensive list ranking each song from easiest to hardest across five categories: vocals, guitars, bass, drums and an overall band ranking. The hardest guitar song? Judas Priest’s “Painkiller”. Hardest drums song? Dream Theater’s “Panic Attack”? Best song I never realised was even in the game? Mastodon’s “Colony of Birchmen”. Nobody tells me anything anymore.
Rock Band 2: Rated [IGN]
Otherwise known in real life as Milo Ventimiglia and Masi Oka, the pair will be at the Galeries Victoria JB Hi-Fi in Sydney on September 2, from 1:15PM to 2:45PM.
If your love of Heroes demands you to not only pick up the Season 2 DVD pack minus the DVDs, but get the cover signed by the aforementioned personalities, Sept 2 will be like a second Christmas. Personally, I found the second season all over the place (writer’s strike probably didn’t help). David Anders does a wicked UK accent though.
Press release with extensive details, after the jump.
Is a KOTOR MMO coming? All signs point to “yes”, but then, all signs are worth bupkis without official confirmation. Which this is not. What this is is an agreement between you and Amazon that, should BioWare be making a KOTOR MMO and it turn out to be real, and later goes on sale, that you’ll be one of the first people to be notified of its availability. Nothing more. Nothing less.
