Thursday, March 19, 2009
News
Final Fantasy Creator Waxes Lyrical Over The Economic Crisis
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | You may have heard. There’s an economic crisis going on. Many people are panicking about this, but Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi isn’t. He’s getting poetic. More »
Media
Ever See One Hundred Sheep Play Pong Before?
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | This ad for Samsung is trying to sell us on the benefits of an LED TV. Instead, it’s selling us on the benefits of buying a camera and lots and lots of sheep. More »
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Punch-Out!! Dated For Europe
10:15PM Luke Plunkett | Nintendo just let us know that Punch-Out!!, the Wii remake/re-imagining of the classic NES title, will be out in Europe on May 22. More »
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Ghostbusters Is ‘Gears of War Lite’
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | After getting dropped by one publisher, the release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game was pushed back. The Atari game is now slated for June 16. With that extra time, what has developer Terminal Reality done? More »
Culture
Now The Mushroom Kingdom Is In Russian Doll Form
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | The Matryoshka doll is the cake/custom action figure of 2009. Not the most obvious of pioneering creative avenues to pursue, true, but we can’t direct these artistic waves, only react to their flow. More »
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2D Fighter BlazBlue Gets Release Date
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Guilty Gear developers Arc System Works released BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger in Japanese arcades last November. A multi-platform console port was announced earlier this month. Today, the game gets a Japanese release date. More »
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The Mouse Sent Back In Time To Kill Sarah Connor
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Ask PC gaming snobs why they prefer playing games on a rig to a console and they’ll tell you, it’s the controls. Pads just can’t match the speed and accuracy of a mouse and keyboard. More »
Culture
Hideo Kojima’s iPhone Is Covered In Hideo Kojima
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | With Metal Gear Touch, Metal Gear Solid has arrived on Apple’s iPhone. It’s not a huge surprise as Apple products are littered throughout Metal Gear Solid 4. More »
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Online Game Gets Real-World Banking Licence
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | While some online games have problems with real-money transactions, Swedish MMO Entropia Universe has no such issues. Indeed, it’s so responsible that publishers MindArk have been granted a proper banking license. More »
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