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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

The Heart-Stopping History of Ken and Ryu

Joel, my partner in blogging crimes over at Re:Retro made me aware of GamesRadar’s hyper-excellent Street Fighter Week.
Amongst the offerings is “The History of Ken and Ryu,” which looks back at the relationship between the two fighters from the beginning of time to the present day. Did you know that Ryu’s red bandana comes from […]

By Nadia -- 0 comments

June 30th, 2008

Who’s Playing Rock Band With You.

See what I did there? That ain’t no question mark at the end of that sentence. That’s a period, boy. What do you suppose this implies?
In a bid to prove that it’s just as capable of running a franchise into the ground as its adversaries at Activision, EA has announced Rock Band 2 for the […]

By Nadia -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2008

They Don’t Do Like This Anymore: Mega Man 8

With the gaming world in a lather over the news about Mega Man 9, now’s a good time to look at the game’s predecessor: Mega Man 8.
Released in Amerikay during the winter of 1997, Mega Man 8 was a 2D No-No in Sony of America’s eyes. However, it did manage to make it Stateside without […]

By Nadia -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2008

Old-New Sonic Unleashed Trailer

This “new” trailer for Sonic Unleashed might look a bit familiar, but Sega sneaked some new footage in there. Oh those wily scamps.
Tags: 3D games, media, Playstation 3, Sega, Sonic Unleashed, Team Sonic, werewolf, Wii, Xbox 360Share This

By Nadia -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2008

Life With Playstation (He’ll Eat All Your Doritos)

When I eat Gummi Bears, I like to bite the arms and legs off, then chew the body slowly.
Sony Exec Kaz Hirai talked a little about Life With Playstation, a new feature that will put Playstation into your life.
Actually, it’s a fancy way of saying that Sony is yoinking the Wii’s news and weather feature.
This […]

By Nadia -- 2 comments

June 26th, 2008

Mega Man 9 Screenshots! Serious This Time!

The hoax that birthed “the first Mega Man 9 screenshot” went over with the fandom like a poop sandwich, but it looks like the August issue of Nintendo Power has the first real screenshots. Kombo has the story and The Mega Man Network has the pretty pictures, though the latter’s slow because of a […]

By Nadia -- 3 comments

June 25th, 2008

Squeenix To Stop Being A Douche About Downloadable Games?

Everyone was tres excited when they first heard about downloadable games for the Virtual Console, Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network. Now that the idea’s in full swing, the roar of approval has turned into more of a purr of half-contentment. We like the idea behind downloadable games and there are indeed some good […]

By Nadia -- 5 comments

June 24th, 2008

My Own Advice For Picking Up Gamer Chicks

Step one: Stop using the term “gamer chick,” goddammit.
Kombo.com published an obligatory article about successfully picking up girl gamers. Its credibility is blown right off the bat by its preface image: a girl in “Nintendo” knickers.
I’m going to share a secret with you. I’m not a bad-looking person, but I’m not a supermodel. I’ve attracted […]

By Nadia -- 8 comments

June 23rd, 2008

For Great Sexiness: Nathan “Rad” Spencer Figure

To get the world pumped for the upcoming next-gen Bionic Commando, the action figure wizards at NECA have developed a prototype Nathan Spencer dolly.
I’m not going to buy this action figure and I’m not going to dangle it from my ceiling on a string so that it’ll be the last thing I see before I […]

By Nadia -- 4 comments

June 22nd, 2008

They Don’t Do Like This Anymore: Wild ARMs

What the hell am I trying to do, you ask? Shucks, I don’t know. A lot about games changed with the introduction of the Playstation and although the change came quickly, it didn’t happen all at once. Once in a while I’d like to look back at that strange transition, if you’ll let me.
See, the […]

By Nadia -- 3 comments