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Archive for the ‘News’ Category

August 12th, 2008

If You Own a PS2, You Own the Future

Do you own a PS2? Congratulations, Soldier.
Chris Deering at Sony predicts that there will be more Playstation 2s than Wiis in living rooms worldwide by 2011. This isn’t the first time Sony has boasted about the PS2’s longevity; I’m starting to sniff out an ulterior motive for axing backwards compatibility on the Playstation 3.
“Hey, we […]

By Nadia -- 2 comments

August 7th, 2008

Guitar Hero Makes Kids Smrt!

So here I am in Bahtamore. I’d rather not speak of the twenty-four hour train trip that carried me here; I’m sure I’ll re-visit its relaxing atmosphere often enough when I die and wind up in hell for my sins.
Today’s society adores a quick fix above wholesome foods or a dog’s unconditional kiss on the […]

By Nadia -- 0 comments

August 5th, 2008

EA Swears Off “Licensed Trash”

In today’s edition of “Yeah, We’ll Just See About That,” gaming behemoth EA has decided to wean itself off the licensed crap it’s been known for coughing up. From here on out, it’s all about original titles and hard work says EA CEO John Riccitiello.
Nope, no more quick cash-ins. No more cranking out movie titles […]

By Nadia -- 0 comments

August 4th, 2008

Hey Look, it’s Final Fantasy VII!…Psyche.

An error made by Best Buy highlights fandom’s willingness to cling to the false and useless. The chain store advertises Final Fantasy VIII for the Playstation 3 as being on sale mid-August.
Needless to say, that’s probably not the case. The shelfmonkeys at Best Buy probably weren’t paying attention and a casualty of hope happened.
Look […]

By Nadia -- 0 comments

July 29th, 2008

PS3’s Greatest Hits Launch Today

TRUFAX: Jewel cases and boxes for reduced-price “Greatest Hits” have been sinfully ugly since the 32-bit era of gaming. The PSOne was the worst offender with its screaming flu-snot green sidebar. “HEY I’M FINAL FANTASY VII, BUY ME AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME!!”
Today, Sony launches the Playstation 3’s Greatest Hits line. Doth […]

By Nadia -- 2 comments

July 27th, 2008

One Band’s Fans Will Never Be Guitar Heroes

Playback, which is Yahoo’s gaming news depository (everyone has one) has a small video feature about rock star relationships with Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It is interesting because it also reveals which band still refuses to be featured on the digital stage.
Tags: bands, chinese democracy, Guitar Hero, guns n roses, led zepplin, master tapes, […]

By Nadia -- 2 comments

July 25th, 2008

Kaz Hirai Would Rather Get Shot Than Have 360 Exclusives

In the 8 and 16-bit era of video gaming, there was a lot of cloak-and-dagger business going on behind Mario’s big jolly facade and Sonic’s confident smirk.
The game industry remains competitive. It’s not a Church picnic footrace where everyone can be told “Hooray, you’re a winner!” just for participating. Nevertheless, things don’t feel as fierce […]

By Nadia -- 6 comments

July 17th, 2008

“No, Blanka! Not the Head Bite!”

Poop on you, E3. It’s not like we needed your boring old statistics, anyway. The games are the real champions of the show, and Kombo.com has a nice hands-on of Capcom’s Street Fighter IV.
Bonus trailer with chatty Street Fighter bitches that need to get on IRC!
Tags: Capcom, E3, fighting game, hands-on, media, Playstation 3, preview, […]

By Nadia -- 3 comments

July 14th, 2008

Final Fantasy XIII comes to Xbox 360, Dogs Marry Cats

Videogame Land was long overdue for a good old fashioned coup and it looks like the day has finally arrived. Ladies, gentlemen and everyone else, Final Fantasy XIII will not be a Playstation 3 exclusive. The latest title in Square-Enix’s flagship series will be released on the Xbox 360 as well.
Tags: coup, exclusive, final fantasy […]

By Nadia -- 5 comments

July 11th, 2008

Good Morrow To Thee, Neighbours

IMPORTANT NOTICE: I am hungry.
IMPORTANTER NOTICE: I just cleaned out my spam queue and what do you think I found? Not the swirling Hell portal I was looking for, but something significant regardless: a whole bunch of legitimate comments.
If you’ve posted something to me in the past little while and it’s not shown up, I […]

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