Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Culture

Your Mario-Themed Laptop Looks This Good…In Your Dreams

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Reader Chris had his laptop laser-etched last night. He figured it’d look good with every level of Super Mario Land on the Game Boy laid out sequentially. He figured correctly. More »
Media

Watch Every Second Of Killzone 2’s Intro

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | You don’t have Killzone 2 yet. Be patient. Hungarian mag Gamestar do, though, and to keep you busy have recorded the game’s entire introductory sequence and posted it for viewing. More »
Culture

Rent 15 Movies That Influenced Metal Gear Solid

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | That’s Hideo Kojima. He makes Metal Gear Solid games and really likes movies — that last part is hard to believe, we know. More »
News

Say Hello To Ruffian Games

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sure, their cover was blown the other week when those Crackdown 2 rumours popped up, but that was an unofficial unveiling. Tonight, Ruffian Games have officially unveiled themselves. Hello, Ruffian Games! More »
News

Wii Is The New PS2, PS3 Is The New…

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | …GameCube. Website VentureBeat crunched the NPD numbers and has turned up the following results: More »
Culture

Let’s Look At The Valkyria Chronicles Anime

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Like we’ve told you, A-1 Pictures are doing the smart thing and are making a Valkyria Chronicles anime. Until now, we’ve only heard about the project, so today, let’s take a look at it. More »
Culture

How Much Would You Pay For This Broken Xbox 360?

8:00PM Luke Plunkett | Some guy in Wasilla is selling an Xbox 360. He’s selling it for US$250. That’s a steep price at the best of times, but when you read his pitch, it reads a little steeper. More »
News

Sony Exec Says Xbox 360 ‘Lacks Longevity’

7:30PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s 2006 all over again! Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai smacktalks the Xbox 360, but not the Nintendo Wii. More »
News

What The Final Fantasy XIII Demo WIll Let Players Do

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The 1/23 issue of Famitsu rings in 2009 with interviews with 21 developers who are slated to shake things up this year. The meatiest stuff comes from Yoshinori Kitase about the FFXIII demo. More »
News

PC Sales Charts

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Definitely a mixed bag in this week’s edition of the PC sales charts. Lich King sits atop the NPD charts, while on both Steam and Direct2Drive, EA games are punching above their weight. More »